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PM Lacks Understanding Of Health Issues
Tuesday, 20 January 2004, 10:14 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Health Spokesman Heather Roy today called on Prime Minister Helen Clark to admit that her Government has abused its position as a monopoly health employer, in light of her weekend assurance that Cabinet would "do some stuff on waiting ... More >>
Empress Clark Fiddles While Business Burns
Monday, 19 January 2004, 11:43 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Finance Spokesman Rodney Hide today said that Helen Clark's stated government goals for the year - as reported in today's Herald - were misguided and pathetic. More >>
Labour Fails To Protect Public From Drug 'P'
Friday, 16 January 2004, 2:40 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Police Spokesman Dr Muriel Newman today accused the Labour Government of failing to protect New Zealanders from the methamphetamine crisis, in the wake of today's Massey University report showing that the `P' epidemic is spiralling out ... More >>
Goff Must Explain Niue's Spending Proposals
Friday, 16 January 2004, 1:07 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Associate Commerce Spokesman Stephen Franks today renewed his call for Foreign Minister Phil Goff to assure New Zealand taxpayers that Niue doesn't bite the hand that feeds it, before its spends tens of millions of dollars restoring ... More >>
Labour Promotes Racial Inequities? Again
Friday, 16 January 2004, 10:02 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Tertiary Education Spokesman Deborah Coddington today accused the Labour Government of promoting racial inequities by continuing its practice of preferential funding for select ethnic groups in tertiary institutions. More >>
Lower Taxes, And Rebates, For Health's Sake
Friday, 16 January 2004, 9:32 am | ACT New Zealand
It is not surprising that General Practitioners are now having to charge parents directly, in order to top up the Government's subsidy of $35 per child visit, ACT New Zealand Health Spokesman Heather Roy said today. More >>
Labour Must Keep Its Promise To Maori Children
Thursday, 15 January 2004, 2:31 pm | ACT New Zealand
New information, revealing that Maori children are more at-risk now than they were four years ago, shows that Labour is no friend to Maori - no matter how hard it tries to pretend otherwise, ACT New Zealand Social Welfare Spokesman Dr Muriel Newman said ... More >>
Muriel Newman: State-Funded Neighbours From Hell
Thursday, 15 January 2004, 12:21 am | ACT New Zealand
I have a constituent who, for years, has been battling the neighbours from hell. Not ordinary neighbours, who can become annoying from time to time, but a family steeped in anti-social and disorderly behaviour, where violence and intimidation ... More >>
ACT Rejects Greens’ Backward Cabotage Call
Thursday, 15 January 2004, 12:18 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Transport Spokesman Deborah Coddington today rejected Green Party Co-leader Rod Donald's backward call for the reintroduction of cabotage, predicting that it would have a devastating effect on small to medium-sized business. More >>
Labour's $750,000 Artworks Spend-up
Wednesday, 14 January 2004, 10:47 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Associate Finance Spokesman Deborah Coddington today revealed that Labour has spent more than $727,000 of taxpayers' money on works of art to decorate Government departments and Ministries since coming to office. More >>
Labour Leaves At-Risk Maori Children In Danger
Wednesday, 14 January 2004, 10:46 am | ACT New Zealand
Latest statistics on critical notifications of potential child abuse have exposed the Labour Government's role in perpetuating abuse against Maori children, ACT New Zealand Social Welfare Spokesman Dr Muriel Newman said today. More >>
Cullen All Mouth And No Policy
Wednesday, 14 January 2004, 9:39 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Finance Spokesman Rodney Hide said today that Finance Minister Michael Cullen had again proved himself all mouth and no policy. More >>
Maori To Benefit Most From ACT's Crime Policy
Wednesday, 14 January 2004, 9:38 am | ACT New Zealand
Statistics from the New Zealand Victims Survey 2001 show that Maori stand to gain the most from ACT's `Truth in Sentencing' and `Zero Tolerance for Crime' policies, ACT New Zealand Justice Spokesman Stephen Franks revealed today. More >>
Maharey Says 'No-Go' To The Real Answers
Tuesday, 13 January 2004, 2:18 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Social Welfare Spokesman Dr Muriel Newman today accused the Government of unsettling communities throughout the country, with its secrecy over the `No-Go' zones for the Jobs Jolt package. More >>
ACT Represents NZ In Taiwan
Tuesday, 13 January 2004, 2:03 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Deputy Leader Ken Shirley today said he was pleased to join politicians from 52 other countries and - with National MP Richard Worth - represent the New Zealand Parliament at the first International Parliamentary Forum for Asia Pacific ... More >>
Sponsor New Zealand, Not Niue, As A Tax Haven
Tuesday, 13 January 2004, 10:32 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Associate Commerce Spokesman Stephen Franks today advised Labour to determine just how much Niue's tax haven status draws from New Zealand before spending as much as $30 million to restore the living standards of 2,000 Niueans. More >>
School Closures: Christchurch Next?
Monday, 12 January 2004, 4:11 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Education Spokesman Deborah Coddington today urged Christchurch principals, boards of trustees, teachers, parents and students to fight any attempts by the Labour Government to implement a round of network reviews in the area - a ... More >>
Too Late for Water Harvesting?
Sunday, 11 January 2004, 12:01 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Rural Affairs Spokesman Gerry Eckhoff said today the Government's failure to review and modify the Resource Management Act is the biggest impediment to solving the continuing problem of water shortages during the summer months, especially ... More >>
Muriel Newsman’s The Column
Thursday, 8 January 2004, 11:20 am | ACT New Zealand
While the Christmas season is a time of joy and hope for many families, others struggle with the aftermath of messy divorces and separations – Christmas presents and cards returned unopened, children denied visits with non-custodial mums, dads and grandparents, ... More >>
ACT Letter To Maherey: Demanding Public Apology
Thursday, 8 January 2004, 10:30 am | ACT New Zealand
I write to demand an immediate full public apology for your personal attack on ACT in the media. More >>
