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ACT's The Letter - Monday 17 November 2003
Monday, 17 November 2003, 2:08 pm | ACT New Zealand
It is open. A year out from the election, US President George W Bush’s approval rating is higher than that of Reagan and Clinton at this point – but lower than that of his dad. Iraq is the problem. The US public believes 60%-30% that the war was right, ... More >>
Labour To Axe Local Hospital Wards
Monday, 17 November 2003, 2:06 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Health Spokesman Heather Roy today accused the Labour Government of trying to conceal its plans to abolish local wards for health board elections next year, as proposed in a discussion document sent to District Health Boards. More >>
Commonsense Must Prevail
Monday, 17 November 2003, 2:03 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Economic Development Spokesman Deborah Coddington today described proposed changes to the Building Bill - that would restrict the rights of home-owners to work on their houses without supervision - as yet another nail in the coffin of ... More >>
Talk Is Cheap. Just Pay Him The Money Minister!
Monday, 17 November 2003, 8:46 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Finance Spokesman Rodney Hide today said that Prime Minister Helen Clark and Defence Minister Mark Burton should just pay up on behalf of all New Zealanders the wages owed to ex-POW Mr Ross Lynneberg. More >>
Deborah Coddington's Liberty Belle
Friday, 14 November 2003, 10:59 am | ACT New Zealand
On a warm, spring afternoon, late last week, I flew in over the Tukituki River to Napier airport with its smart new terminal. In the 1930s my mother caught her first fish right here. That was before the Napier earthquake pushed up this airport land ... More >>
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 >>
