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Where's the Benefit in Benefit?
Tuesday, 28 October 2003, 10:54 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Social Welfare Spokesman Dr Muriel Newman today said she was appalled at the Ministry of Social Development's 2003 annual report that so unashamedly promotes the spending of more than $2.1 billion on Maori "clients". More >>
Prebble on National Leadership
Tuesday, 28 October 2003, 12:26 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Leader Richard Prebble congratulated Don Brash on his election as Leader of the National party. More >>
Stand Alone National Bank or Propping Up ANZ?
Friday, 24 October 2003, 9:46 pm | ACT New Zealand
The Reserve Bank's stand alone condition of approval on the sale of National Bank to ANZ looks like making the best of a bad situation says ACT Associate Commerce Spokesman Stephen Franks. More >>
Liberty Belle: Times Are A Changin'
Friday, 24 October 2003, 1:52 pm | ACT New Zealand
How times have changed. This week I, along with Andrew Little from the Engineers' Union, delivered a speech to HRH Princess Anne when she visited Auckland. More >>
Who's Responsible For Closing Schools?
Friday, 24 October 2003, 9:22 am | ACT New Zealand
Education Minister Trevor Mallard is closing schools all over New Zealand, but the Education Ministry is still advertising for senior staff to manage the process, ACT New Zealand Education Spokesman Deborah Coddington revealed today. More >>
Buzz Off Qantas
Thursday, 23 October 2003, 3:51 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Associate Commerce spokesman Stephen Franks' message for Minister of Finance, Michael Cullen today was " Tell Air New Zealand not to sulk." More >>
A Dingo Took My Baby
Thursday, 23 October 2003, 3:38 pm | ACT New Zealand
Every New Zealander who values private property rights should object to the Telecommunications Commissioner Douglas Webb's recommendation that Telecom be forced to rent access to its copper wire network to Telstra and other competitors, ACT New Zealand Communications ... More >>
Massive Cover Up Continues
Thursday, 23 October 2003, 2:53 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT's Social Welfare spokesman, Dr Muriel Newman said the Department of Child Youth and Family Services First Principles Baseline Review released today confirms our worst nightmares of a dysfunctional department forced to struggle on with no accountability, ... More >>
NZ Film Commission - a Taxpayer Funded Film Studio
Thursday, 23 October 2003, 11:07 am | ACT New Zealand
The Minister in charge of the Prime Minister's Handbag, Judith Tizard, aka Associate Arts, Culture and Heritage Minister, should come clean on the true role of the New Zealand Film Commission, ACT New Zealand Associate Finance Spokesman Deborah Coddington ... More >>
Remember the Family Values Mandate Mr Dunne
Thursday, 23 October 2003, 11:01 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Leader Richard Prebble today reminded the United party they were elected to promote family values and challenged them to stop supporting the Labour government's attempt to have CYF become every child's father. More >>
Save Karetu Primary School - A National Treasure
Thursday, 23 October 2003, 10:14 am | ACT New Zealand
If Education Minister Trevor Mallard really cared about the education of Bay of Islands children he would butt out and leave their good schools alone, ACT New Zealand Education Spokesman Deborah Coddington said today. More >>
Et Tu Brute!
Wednesday, 22 October 2003, 10:34 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT spokesman for mental health, Heather Roy said that the findings of the Ellis Inquiry into mental health services in South Auckland released today highlights exactly what has changed in mental health in recent years - nothing! More >>
One Rule For All Kiwis, Minister
Wednesday, 22 October 2003, 10:33 pm | ACT New Zealand
The Labour Government's Land Access Ministerial Reference Group, formed to review public access to private land, now appears to be advocating a separate strategy for Maori land, ACT New Zealand Rural Affairs Spokesman Gerry Eckhoff said today. More >>
Foreshore And Seabed - The Debate Continues
Wednesday, 22 October 2003, 10:32 pm | ACT New Zealand
Address to public meeting on seabed and foreshore, Thames War Memorial Hall, Thames, Wednesday 22 October 2003, 8.00 pm More >>
Muriel Newman’s The Column
Wednesday, 22 October 2003, 10:25 pm | ACT New Zealand
A growing number of doctors are being pressured by unemployed patients to sign the assessment forms that entitle them to a Sickness Benefit. According to one such doctor: “In recent years the Department of Work and Income has been increasingly sending ... More >>
Arrogant Government Lets Kiwis Eat Cake
Wednesday, 22 October 2003, 3:20 pm | ACT New Zealand
The second reading of the Land Transport Management Bill in Parliament yesterday typifies Labour's arrogant attitude towards the democratic process, ACT New Zealand Transport Spokesman Deborah Coddington said today. More >>
Prebble: Show Some Leadership, National
Wednesday, 22 October 2003, 2:01 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Leader Richard Prebble said today that National needed to show some leadership on the nuclear issue. More >>
Heartless Shameless Guilt Free Education Minister
Wednesday, 22 October 2003, 11:02 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Education Spokesman Deborah Coddington today challenged Education Minister Trevor Mallard to personally pay a visit to the schools he's picked to axe and explain to the teachers, parents and pupils why they're being persecuted. More >>
False Claims Ruin Lives
Wednesday, 22 October 2003, 11:00 am | ACT New Zealand
Sexual abuse claims must be investigated thoroughly said Heather Roy, ACT's spokesman for ACC. More >>
Come Clean On Vehicle Emissions, Ms Tizard
Tuesday, 21 October 2003, 9:43 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Transport Spokesman Deborah Coddington today revealed that Mitchell J Williams - the US scientist brought from Colorado to Auckland to research vehicle gas emissions - believes the Labour Government's stance on automobile testing is ... More >>
