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End Parole Secrecy
Tuesday, 3 February 2004, 12:47 am | ACT New Zealand
Tomorrow's parole hearing of Napier killer Tony Roma is a classic example of the attack that parole secrecy launches on the very foundations of our legal system, ACT New Zealand Justice Spokesman Stephen Franks said today. More >>
Who Rules, PM, Parliament Or Unelected Judges?
Monday, 2 February 2004, 5:51 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Justice Spokesman Stephen Franks today urged journalists to probe Prime Minister Helen Clark's plot to usurp our constitution, after she told State radio today that the courts would block a National/ACT Government from abolishing ... More >>
Revelations Re-Iterate Need For Urgent Inquiry
Monday, 2 February 2004, 4:44 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Police Spokesman Dr Muriel Newman today demanded to know why Police Minister George Hawkins has not yet ordered an urgent independent inquiry into the alleged police rape of Louise Nicholas - especially after revelations that at least ... More >>
Richard Prebble: State of the Nation 2004
Monday, 2 February 2004, 2:41 pm | ACT New Zealand
In 2004 the US election will dominate world politics and its outcome will have a significant impact on New Zealand. I visited America in November. Then Howard Dean had such a lead in the opinion polls he looked unstoppable to be the Democrat party’s ... More >>
ACT's The Letter - The State Of The Nation
Monday, 2 February 2004, 2:35 pm | ACT New Zealand
Excerpts from Richard Prebble’s State of the Nation address today. More >>
New Labour Law Dictated by Unions
Monday, 2 February 2004, 2:32 pm | ACT New Zealand
Labour Minister Margaret Wilson must explain why so many aspects of her Employment Relations Law Reform Bill match the requests made by the Council of Trade Union (CTU) in a previously secret document, ACT Leader Richard Prebble said today. More >>
Mallard's Axe, A Cruel Blow For Wairoa
Monday, 2 February 2004, 9:05 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Education Spokesman and buddy MP for Wairoa Deborah Coddington today accused Education Minister Trevor Mallard of waging a bitter war upon rural communities, following his announcement that nine Wairoa schools will effectively be closed. More >>
Independent Inquiry Needed On Police Complaint
Monday, 2 February 2004, 9:05 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Police Spokesman Dr Muriel Newman today demanded to know why rape allegations against three police officers were not independently investigated when Police Minister George Hawkins first became aware of them - before one of these officers ... More >>
Déjà Vu Over Nurses' Strike
Friday, 30 January 2004, 5:57 pm | ACT New Zealand
Once again, Health Minister Annette King's double-dealings with nurses and District Health Boards have come back to haunt her, with 4,000 lower North Island nurses preparing to strike on February 13, ACT New Zealand Health Spokesman Heather Roy said today. More >>
Timing Right To Tell The Truth, Labour
Friday, 30 January 2004, 2:24 pm | ACT New Zealand
The Labour Department's prediction, that unemployment will drop to four percent by 2006, shows it's time for Labour to remedy the inconsistencies in its recording of unemployment, ACT New Zealand Social Welfare Spokesman Dr Muriel Newman said today. More >>
Turia Decides While Labour Dithers
Friday, 30 January 2004, 1:42 pm | ACT New Zealand
Associate Maori Affairs Minister Tariana Turia's decision to abstain from voting on foreshore and seabed laws shows that Cabinet is unable to lead on the major choice issue that New Zealand will face over the next three months, ACT New Zealand Maori ... More >>
Labour's Two-Pronged Attack
Friday, 30 January 2004, 12:54 am | ACT New Zealand
I want to use this opportunity today to address two issues that are of serious concern to Northlanders, where responsibility for these outcomes can be fairly and squarely pinned on Government failure. More >>
Muriel Newman: The Child-Destroying Welfare Trap
Thursday, 29 January 2004, 1:06 pm | ACT New Zealand
This week, the Column looks at the need to modernise a benefit that is destroying the lives of children. More >>
Rural NZ Will Know Better Next Time, Mallard
Thursday, 29 January 2004, 11:01 am | ACT New Zealand
Education Minister Trevor Mallard's announcement last night, that the axe will fall on 15 Timaru schools, has highlighted his breathtaking hypocrisy, ACT New Zealand Education Spokesman Deborah Coddington said today. More >>
Labour 'Newspeak' over Treaty
Thursday, 29 January 2004, 8:01 am | ACT New Zealand
George Orwell would envy Helen Clark and Dr Michael Cullen's gall in calling Dr Brash's honesty `racial divisiveness', ACT New Zealand Maori Affairs Spokesman Stephen Franks said today. More >>
Tribute To Janet Frame
Thursday, 29 January 2004, 12:10 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Acting Leader Ken Shirley today paid tribute to New Zealand literary giant Janet Frame, who sadly passed away after a long battle with leukaemia. More >>
Govt Pays A High Price For Birchwood Station
Wednesday, 28 January 2004, 11:57 am | ACT New Zealand
The Labour Government has driven the price of land to extraordinary new heights in the purchase of Birchwood Station, ACT New Zealand Rural Affairs Spokesman Gerry Eckhoff said today. More >>
Welcome Aboard, Dr Brash
Wednesday, 28 January 2004, 11:00 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Acting Leader Ken Shirley today welcomed National Leader Don Brash's clear enunciation of National's Treaty policy, and noted that his messages directly reflect what ACT has been saying since its inception 10 years ago. More >>
Labour Must Take A Leaf Out Of DHB's Booklet
Wednesday, 28 January 2004, 12:22 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Health Spokesman Heather Roy today urged the Government to follow the example set by Wairarapa District Health Board, which published its booklet `Our Children, Their Health' in a bid to address the Wairarapa's appalling child health ... More >>
Schools Close, Despite Excellent ERO Reports
Wednesday, 28 January 2004, 12:07 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Education Spokesman Deborah Coddington today slammed Education Minister Trevor Mallard's decision to close five Upper Hutt and Stokes Valley schools, describing the latest round of closures a disgrace. More >>
