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ACT Will Hold National To New Clarity On Treaty
Tuesday, 27 January 2004, 12:36 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Maori Affairs Spokesman Stephen Franks today said he hoped that National Leader Don Brash's speech would show that National had come to its senses on the racism soaking every cell of Government. More >>
Govt Spin Won't Solve Teacher Shortage
Monday, 26 January 2004, 1:56 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Education Spokesman Deborah Coddington today accused the Government of driving teachers away from the profession, after 270 teacher vacancies were still being advertised in the same week that secondary schools are due to reopen their ... More >>
In Need Of A Home? Don't Ask Labour
Monday, 26 January 2004, 1:52 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Housing Spokesman Dr Muriel Newman today expressed concern - but not surprise - at new information that has revealed a huge increase in the number of people urgently awaiting state housing. More >>
ACT Welcomes Parole Lawsuit
Monday, 26 January 2004, 9:08 am | ACT New Zealand
"I usually deplore inventive new lawsuits, but this one is good news," was ACT New Zealand Justice Spokesman Stephen Franks' welcome to reports that Tai Hobson is seeking $5 million damages for government negligence in letting parolee ... More >>
Government-Funded Fatherlessness
Monday, 26 January 2004, 8:53 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Social Welfare Spokesman Dr Muriel Newman today asked how Labour could claim to encourage DPB mothers to name their children's father when new information shows that, even with the 70A deduction, one beneficiary was paid $731.10 a week. More >>
Admit It, Minister, You're Interfering
Thursday, 22 January 2004, 2:25 pm | ACT New Zealand
Energy Minister Pete Hodgson's claims of not interfering in the New Zealand electricity market are completely farcical, ACT New Zealand Deputy Leader and Energy Spokesman Ken Shirley said today. More >>
King Can't Hide From The Facts
Thursday, 22 January 2004, 1:35 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Health Spokesman Heather Roy today predicted that, despite its assurances, Capital and Coast District Health Board would inevitably have to cut patient services as a result of its $5 million budget blowout for the year to date. More >>
ACT's Fresh Idea For South Island Drought
Thursday, 22 January 2004, 1:34 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Rural Affairs Spokesman Gerry Eckhoff today proposed the formation of a cross-party rural working group - to develop practical and workable solutions to ease the South Island's current, and future, drought problems. More >>
Jury Law Change Right - And Wrong
Thursday, 22 January 2004, 1:31 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Justice Spokesman Stephen Franks today welcomed plans to replace unanimous jury verdicts with majority verdicts, but worried that another part of the package would erode key rights protecting defendants if the establishment decides ... More >>
Muriel Newman: Meth Problem Out Of Control
Wednesday, 21 January 2004, 1:06 pm | ACT New Zealand
This week, the Column looks at New Zealand’s rapidly spreading methamphetamine epidemic, and asks why the Government did not do something when it first discovered the risks of the problem. More >>
Rising Energy Costs Could Cripple New Zealand
Wednesday, 21 January 2004, 11:07 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Deputy Leader and Energy Spokesman Ken Shirley today slammed the Labour Government for its incompetent handling of the energy sector. More >>
ACT Invites PM To See Southern Drought
Wednesday, 21 January 2004, 9:49 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Rural Affairs Spokesman Gerry Eckhoff today wrote to Prime Minister Helen Clark requesting that both she, and Conservation Minister Chris Carter, visit the South Island's drought affected areas. More >>
No Parole For Kurariki
Wednesday, 21 January 2004, 12:33 am | ACT New Zealand
Bailey Jnr Kurariki should not be released back into the community - whether on home detention or parole - until he has spent enough time in our youth justice system to ensure he will never offend again, ACT New Zealand Police Spokesman Dr Muriel ... More >>
The Fruits Of Labour
Tuesday, 20 January 2004, 3:33 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Social Welfare Spokesman Dr Muriel Newman today slammed the Government's irresponsible attitude toward New Zealand fruit-growers, and said that any waste of crops and profits could be laid firmly at Labour's door. More >>
Govt Departments, Not Koha Cash Cows
Tuesday, 20 January 2004, 3:32 pm | ACT New Zealand
Reports of Government departments spending more than a million dollars on koha have revealed a disturbing attitude toward taxpayers' money, ACT New Zealand Social Welfare Spokesman Dr Muriel Newman today. More >>
Time For A Realistic Welfare Idea, Minister
Tuesday, 20 January 2004, 11:04 am | ACT New Zealand
The Labour Government's long-awaited Jobs Jolt initiative will not work so long as welfare to work programmes remain ineffective, ACT New Zealand Social Welfare Spokesman Dr Muriel Newman warned today. More >>
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 >>
