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Education Can Make A Difference - Coddington

Monday, 10 November 2003, 9:07 am | ACT New Zealand

Address to ACT Central Regional Conference, Awatea Conference Centre, Palmerston North, Sunday 9 November 2003 More >>

Seabed, Foreshore And Politics -- Ken Shirley

Monday, 10 November 2003, 9:06 am | ACT New Zealand

Address to ACT Central Regional Conference, Awatea Conference Centre, Palmerston North, Sunday 9 November 2003 More >>

Eckhoff Speech: Property Rights Must Be Protected

Monday, 10 November 2003, 9:05 am | ACT New Zealand

Address to ACT Central Regional Conference, Awatea Conference Centre, Palmerston North, Sunday 9 November 2003 More >>

Govt Must Listen To Rural Crime Concerns

Friday, 7 November 2003, 4:39 pm | ACT New Zealand

ACT New Zealand Rural Affairs Spokesman Gerry Eckhoff today said the theft of $300,000 worth of livestock from an Otago farmer would contribute to the growing sense of insecurity among rural communities. More >>

Liberty Belle: Big Billy Goat Gruff

Friday, 7 November 2003, 1:49 pm | ACT New Zealand

For my sins, when the House is sitting, I have to wake up to state radio. Not that I mind Sean Plunkett and Geoff Robinson. They're nice enough sounding chaps. It's just that, in order to know what's happening before I reach Parliament, I have to ... More >>

Wellington Hospital Investigation Welcomed

Friday, 7 November 2003, 8:30 am | ACT New Zealand

ACT New Zealand Health Spokesman Heather Roy said today that families of heart patients who have died, and patients who continue to wait for surgery at Wellington Hospital, will welcome the Associate Minister of Health's commitment to investigate why patients ... More >>

Waitangi Tribunal Dead

Friday, 7 November 2003, 8:26 am | ACT New Zealand

News that the Crown will not take part in the urgent foreshore and seabed hearing proposed for tomorrow is another indication that the Waitangi Tribunal has lost its clout said ACT's Maori Affairs spokesman Stephen Franks. More >>

Awatere Huata Must Resign

Thursday, 6 November 2003, 4:31 pm | ACT New Zealand

"I was shocked to learn that Donna Awatere Huata and trusts that she is both directly and indirectly associated with have received nearly $2 million of taxpayers money from various Government departments and Crown agencies," ACT New Zealand ... More >>

Addressing the CYF Problem

Thursday, 6 November 2003, 2:08 pm | ACT New Zealand

In her column this week, ACT New Zealand Social Welfare Spokesman, Dr Muriel Newman, has come up with a five-point plan to reduce child abuse and reform welfare in New Zealand. More >>

Addressing the Problems: The 5-Point Plan

Thursday, 6 November 2003, 8:47 am | ACT New Zealand

It is a sad fact that while for most parents our children are everything to us, some children are not so fortunate. Instead of the love, support and security they should expect in their normal family life, these children face risk, fear and violence, ... More >>

Health Dollars Pay Koha Tax For Spiritual Healers

Tuesday, 4 November 2003, 5:57 pm | ACT New Zealand

ACT New Zealand Health Spokesman Heather Roy was today stunned to discover that precious health dollars were used to pay tax on koha given to workers at a failed health trust that was supposedly providing spiritual and cultural healing to Maori ... More >>

Donna Awatere Huata Must Resign

Tuesday, 4 November 2003, 2:45 pm | ACT New Zealand

ACT New Zealand Acting Leader Ken Shirley today called on Donna Awatere Huata to resign from parliament forthwith. More >>

Are Our Troops Safe Or Not?

Tuesday, 4 November 2003, 10:53 am | ACT New Zealand

ACT New Zealand Deputy Leader Ken Shirley today accused the Labour Government of deliberately misleading the public by grossly understating the risks that our troops would face in Iraq. More >>

Maharey Should Resign, Not Pivac

Monday, 3 November 2003, 6:37 pm | ACT New Zealand

While the sudden resignation of CYFS chief executive Jackie Pivac is good news, it is her political masters who should resign - especially Social Services Minister Stave Maharey, ACT New Zealand Social Welfare Spokesman Dr Muriel Newman said today. More >>

Sonographers' Strike No Surprise

Monday, 3 November 2003, 6:36 pm | ACT New Zealand

It is totally unacceptable that patients urgently requiring ultra-sound scans to diagnose often sinister illnesses are being forced to wait up to five months to be seen at Whangarei Hospital, ACT New Zealand Health Spokesman Heather Roy said today. More >>

Stop Risking Lives And Take Action

Monday, 3 November 2003, 6:35 pm | ACT New Zealand

ACT New Zealand Social Welfare Spokesman Dr Muriel Newman today vowed not to sit back and allow the Government to put more innocent children's lives at risk by hiding CYF's failure in more complex bureaucracy. More >>

ACT's The Letter - Monday 3 November 2003

Monday, 3 November 2003, 3:19 pm | ACT New Zealand

Politics has suddenly got exciting. While Labour claims to be pleased with Don Brash’s election, in fact Labour hoped that Bill English would remain leader. In retrospect, what is hard to understand is how 12 National MPs thought Bill could carry on. More >>