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Save Our Schools Website Launched
Friday, 14 November 2003, 10:06 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Education Spokesman Deborah Coddington today welcomed the launch of www.saveourschools.co.nz (http://www.saveourschools.co.nz/) - a website designed to allow communities an opportunity to have their say on the Labour Government's ... More >>
Labour Refuses To Rule Out Further Petrol Taxes
Thursday, 13 November 2003, 6:39 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Transport Spokesman Deborah Coddington today warned motorists that Labour will not rule out further petrol taxes. More >>
The Buck Stops With The Minister
Thursday, 13 November 2003, 6:38 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Social Welfare Spokesman Dr Muriel Newman today condemned the Government after CYF Minister Ruth Dyson admitted in Parliament that Labour is continuing to fail New Zealand children who are at risk of abuse. More >>
The Column: CYFS: The tragic failure
Thursday, 13 November 2003, 4:14 pm | ACT New Zealand
This is the final column of a series of three addressing the problem of child abuse within New Zealand society. It outlines the finding of official investigations into the involvement of the Department of Child Youth and Family with two young girls ... More >>
Labour Guilty of Highway Robbery - Yet Again
Thursday, 13 November 2003, 10:10 am | ACT New Zealand
Transport Minister Paul Swain's admission that Labour is considering raising the price of petrol nationwide, by five to fifteen cents a litre, shows the price it is paying for doing deals with the Greens over the Land Transport Management Bill, ... More >>
Astrid Anderson Fallout Begins
Wednesday, 12 November 2003, 6:13 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Sport Spokesman Stephen Franks today described the cancellation of the 40-year-old Akaroa Harbour endurance race as a tragedy. More >>
Welcome, Winston
Wednesday, 12 November 2003, 3:28 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Acting Leader Ken Shirley today said he was pleased to see that New Zealand First Leader Winston Peters has finally adopted ACT's policies. More >>
Children's Death Result Of Government Failure
Wednesday, 12 November 2003, 1:54 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Social Welfare Spokesman Dr Muriel Newman today expressed deep concern that the fundamental failure of proper social work practice by the Labour Government's agencies contributed to the deaths of Saliel Aplin and Olympia Jetson. More >>
DHBs: 'E' For Achievement
Wednesday, 12 November 2003, 10:49 am | ACT New Zealand
Victoria University's interim findings on the District Health Board system does not truly tell it as it really is, ACT New Zealand Health Spokesman Heather Roy said today. More >>
Victory At Last For Northern Motorists
Wednesday, 12 November 2003, 12:02 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Northland-based MP Dr Muriel Newman today welcomed Transit New Zealand's decision to fast-track the completion of the Northern Motorway Alpurt project, from Orewa to Puhoi, but said the next challenge would be to ensure that it is not a toll ... More >>
Numbers Highlight CYF Failure
Tuesday, 11 November 2003, 8:33 pm | ACT New Zealand
On the eve of the release of the report into the murder of Saliel Aplin and Olympia Jetson, ACT New Zealand Social Welfare Spokesman Dr Muriel Newman today expressed shock at the 31 percent increase in the number of cases referred to CYF that require ... More >>
Don't Kill Safe Family Pets
Tuesday, 11 November 2003, 5:47 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Justice Spokesman Stephen Franks will today move an amendment to the proposed Dog Control Bill, to allow dog owners to rebut a presumption that a dog is dangerous just because it attacked a cat. More >>
Nice Work If You Can Get It
Tuesday, 11 November 2003, 11:20 am | ACT New Zealand
Throwing an extra $10 million at the New Zealand Film Commission won't guarantee great New Zealand films, but it might mean more taxpayer-funded overseas junkets for staff, ACT New Zealand Business Development Spokesman Deborah Coddington said ... More >>
Labour Abandons Police
Tuesday, 11 November 2003, 11:19 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Police Spokesman Dr Muriel Newman, who has slammed Police Minister George Hawkins and his Labour colleagues for misleading the public about cracking down on methamphetamine crime, today accused them of abandoning police after reports ... More >>
Why Did She Wait On The Judges?
Tuesday, 11 November 2003, 8:29 am | ACT New Zealand
If only Attorney General Margaret Wilson had promised to elevate the senior Court of Appeal judges to the new Supreme Court, when she first introduced the Bill giving herself power to appoint them all, much damage to our courts' prestige could have ... More >>
Donna Awatere Huata No Longer ACT Member
Monday, 10 November 2003, 4:14 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Acting Leader Ken Shirley today said he had written to Speaker Jonathan Hunt, advising him that Donna Awatere Huata was no longer a member of the ACT Party. More >>
ACT's The Letter - 10 November 2003
Monday, 10 November 2003, 4:05 pm | ACT New Zealand
No chance in this term. Despite Bush’s call for an FTA with Australia, officials doubt it. While agriculture is a big hurdle, pharmaceuticals have emerged as the problem. More >>
Say It With Flowers
Monday, 10 November 2003, 1:36 pm | ACT New Zealand
Labour's arrogance and cynicism in promising mandatory four-weeks annual leave after the next election is breathtaking in the extreme, ACT New Zealand Commerce Spokesman Deborah Coddington said today. More >>
Clamp Down On Foreign Ownership Bizarre
Monday, 10 November 2003, 1:35 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Rural Affairs Spokesman Gerry Eckhoff today described the Labour Government's plan to clamp down on the sale of land to foreign interests as nothing short of bizzare. More >>
ACT's Hard-Working Staff
Monday, 10 November 2003, 11:16 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Acting Leader Ken Shirley today expressed extreme disappointment that the New Zealand Herald chose to print the spoof report on staff prepared by a fellow staffer and included as a joke in strategy papers leaked to the media. More >>
