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Labour Looking More Like Dictators Every Day

Wednesday, 17 December 2003, 2:27 pm | ACT New Zealand

Releasing three critical reports on the failure of CYF on the same day media attention will be focused on the important seabed and foreshore report - and when the House has already risen - highlights Labour's utter distain for the Parliamentary process, ... More >>

Dyson Must Accept Blame For CYF's Failings

Wednesday, 17 December 2003, 2:27 pm | ACT New Zealand

ACT New Zealand Social Welfare Spokesman Dr Muriel Newman today accused CYF Minister Ruth Dyson of a whitewash, following the release of two CYFS reports into the tragic deaths of Kelly Gush and Tamaiti Pokaia. More >>

Proposals are a Mess

Wednesday, 17 December 2003, 2:26 pm | ACT New Zealand

It is ACT's strong view that the government's response to the foreshore issue has been wrong from day one, ACT Leader Richard Prebble said today. More >>

Mrs Huata Must Resign

Wednesday, 17 December 2003, 8:20 am | ACT New Zealand

ACT Leader Richard Prebble said he believes it is wrong that Donna Awatere-Huata can go on collecting her pay as a Member of Parliament purely because of a court injunction. More >>

ACT Caucus Votes To Expel Donna Awatere Huata

Tuesday, 16 December 2003, 11:28 am | ACT New Zealand

ACT New Zealand Leader Richard Prebble today announced that the ACT Caucus has voted by more than 75 percent to expel Donna Awatere Huata from Parliament. More >>

Ho, Ho, Home Invasion

Tuesday, 16 December 2003, 8:36 am | ACT New Zealand

ACT New Zealand Justice Spokesman Stephen Franks today expressed a fervent hope that Santa does not slide down a chimney to deliver presents, and come face to face with one of the 242 inmates being granted early release for Christmas. More >>

ACT's The Letter - Monday 15 December 2003

Monday, 15 December 2003, 3:43 pm | ACT New Zealand

The government hopes to end parliament and announce the foreshore policy with no parliamentary scrutiny. Labour is pleased Maori are criticising the proposals because that means the rest of the country concludes it must be ok. The Letter fears the ... More >>

Urgent Hearing Tommorow

Monday, 15 December 2003, 3:11 pm | ACT New Zealand

ACT Leader Richard Prebble said today the Court of Appeal has agreed to consider why it is urgent that the court hears argument as to why the injunction granted to Mrs Awatere Huata be lifted. More >>

Labour Fuels Treaty Grievance Industry

Monday, 15 December 2003, 1:55 pm | ACT New Zealand

ACT New Zealand Deputy Leader Ken Shirley today accused the Labour Government of duplicity and inconsistency over the transfer of ownership of 14 Rotorua lakes and foreshores from the Crown to local iwi. More >>

Wrong Again, Prime Minister

Monday, 15 December 2003, 11:54 am | ACT New Zealand

It seems that Prime Minister Helen Clark's crystal ball has let her down yet again, this time over the possibility of US forces ever capturing Saddam Hussein, ACT New Zealand Deputy Leader Ken Shirley said today. More >>

PHO Criticisms Echo ACT Warnings

Monday, 15 December 2003, 11:21 am | ACT New Zealand

Media reports today of PHO staff criticisms of the Government's implementation of the primary health strategy, have simply re-iterated what ACT has always warned - that changes in the delivery of primary healthcare have actually resulted in very ... More >>

ACT Welcomes National Call For Seabed Debate

Monday, 15 December 2003, 9:58 am | ACT New Zealand

ACT New Zealand Deputy Leader Ken Shirley today lent his support to National Deputy Leader Gerry Brownlee's proposal to forego any adjournment debate in favour of a debate over the foreshore and seabed issue. More >>

Prebble: Urgent Hearing Sought

Friday, 12 December 2003, 6:42 pm | ACT New Zealand

ACT Leader Richard Prebble said today he is applying for leave from the Court of Appeal for a special urgent hearing of the Court to squash the High Court ruling preventing him from invoking the Electoral Integrity Act in the case of former ACT ... More >>

Labour's Spin Knows No Bounds

Friday, 12 December 2003, 6:42 pm | ACT New Zealand

Labour's propaganda machine has gone into overdrive this Christmas, with news that a large sum of taxpayers' money is being given to an advertising/PR agency to run a campaign `explaining' to the public the dangers of climate change, ACT New Zealand ... More >>

"Just more expensive to sit in a traffic jam?"

Friday, 12 December 2003, 6:06 pm | ACT New Zealand

ACT Leader Richard Prebble said in his view, as a former Transport Minister, the Labour government's transport measures will fail to resolve Auckland's gridlock and the nations inferior roading system. More >>

Labour Ignores Auckland's Real Problem

Friday, 12 December 2003, 2:15 pm | ACT New Zealand

The only way to fix Auckland's gridlock problems is to radically overhaul the Resource Management Act, ACT New Zealand Transport Spokesman Deborah Coddington said today. More >>

Research Indicates National Radio Bias

Friday, 12 December 2003, 11:37 am | ACT New Zealand

Radio New Zealand is in breach of its obligations under the Radio New Zealand Act's Section 7 1(f) to provide `comprehensive, independent, impartial and balanced national news services and current affairs', ACT New Zealand Broadcasting Spokesman Deborah ... More >>