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Rotten Kings Are Always Badly Advised

Wednesday, 10 December 2003, 5:32 pm | ACT New Zealand

The depth of Maoridom's thrall to Labour is shown by today's complaint that officials are bullying Dr Michael Cullen into the wrong position on the seabed and foreshore issue, ACT New Zealand Maori Affairs Spokesman Stephen Franks said today. More >>

ACT Condemns Labour Arrogance

Wednesday, 10 December 2003, 11:55 am | ACT New Zealand

ACT New Zealand Health Spokesman Heather Roy today expressed frustration over Labour's arrogance in announcing the imminent signing of the trans-Tasman therapeutic goods joint agency agreement to include dietary supplements and complementary medicines ... More >>

Labour's Arrogance Beyond Contempt

Tuesday, 9 December 2003, 2:49 pm | ACT New Zealand

ACT New Zealand Health Spokesman Heather Roy today labelled Labour arrogant, for announcing the imminent signing of the trans-Tasman agency agreement to regulate dietary supplements and complementary healthcare products before the Health Select ... More >>

Labour's PTE Levy Increase Anti-business

Tuesday, 9 December 2003, 2:43 pm | ACT New Zealand

ACT New Zealand Education Spokesman Deborah Coddington today accused the Labour Government of driving private education providers across the Tasman, following its decision to increase levies against private training establishments by a massive ... More >>

Maharey The Grinch Who Stole Christmas

Tuesday, 9 December 2003, 10:54 am | ACT New Zealand

ACT New Zealand Social Welfare Spokesman Dr Muriel Newman today dubbed Minister Steve Maharey "the grinch who stole hard-working families' Christmas" after new information revealed that Labour is forcing taxpayers' to give beneficiaries ... More >>

Health Ministry Must Not Dither On Guidelines

Tuesday, 9 December 2003, 10:19 am | ACT New Zealand

ACT New Zealand Health Spokesman and former physiotherapist Heather Roy today welcomed the Health Ministry expert panel's guidelines for diabetes, cardiovascular disease and stroke, and urged the Ministry to implement them as soon as possible. More >>

Stop Beating Around The Child Support Bush

Tuesday, 9 December 2003, 10:13 am | ACT New Zealand

Last week's debacle over New Zealand's ballooning child support debt - now standing at more than $730 million - failed to even address the fundamental cause of the problem, ACT New Zealand Social Welfare Spokesman Dr Muriel Newman said today. More >>

ACT's The Letter - Monday 8 December 2003

Monday, 8 December 2003, 2:07 pm | ACT New Zealand

The new Employment Relations Law Reform Bill reflects this Labour government. “Just technical amendments. Employers predicted doom and gloom over the Employment Relations Act and employment is up,” said Margaret Wilson. Actually these proposals were in ... More >>

Maori Threats In Government Favour

Monday, 8 December 2003, 11:32 am | ACT New Zealand

Maori threats of Christmas beach occupations are political music to Government ears - if Maori are angry, ordinary New Zealanders will wrongly assume Labour is sticking up for them, ACT New Zealand Maori Affairs Spokesman Stephen Franks said today. More >>

Care of Children Bill - A Glimmer of Hope?

Monday, 8 December 2003, 9:58 am | ACT New Zealand

As we face the festive season we should spare a thought for the tens of thousands of New Zealand children who will be denied the opportunity to spend time with their fathers on Christmas Day because of the Family Court and the Domestic Purposes Benefit. More >>

Rip-Off Culture Helen Clark's Fault

Monday, 8 December 2003, 9:52 am | ACT New Zealand

ACT New Zealand Finance Spokesman Rodney Hide today slammed Prime Minister Helen Clark for the "rip-off" culture that has developed under her leadership. More >>

Drop The Spin, Minister

Friday, 5 December 2003, 2:24 pm | ACT New Zealand

ACT New Zealand Police Spokesman Dr Muriel Newman today claimed that Transport Minister Paul Swain's latest proposal to almost halve the drink driving limit - from 80 to 50 milligrams of alcohol per 100 millilitres of blood - to further reduce the road ... More >>

Dont's Stop There, Labour

Friday, 5 December 2003, 2:23 pm | ACT New Zealand

ACT's spokesman for Health, Heather Roy said today the advantages of private healthcare should be extended to patients on waiting lists. More >>

Private Hospitals For All?

Friday, 5 December 2003, 1:16 pm | ACT New Zealand

ACT Leader Richard Prebble today praised the statement by Social Welfare Minister, Steve Maharey, that he was considering referring sickness beneficiaries on state waiting hospital lists to private hospitals, where the cost of the operation would ... More >>