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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 >>

Waitangi Tribunal Dying as Honest Broker

Monday, 3 November 2003, 2:43 pm | ACT New Zealand

Maori Affairs Minister Parekura Horomia's three new appointments to the Waitangi Tribunal will help it decay into toothlessness ACT New Zealand Maori Affairs Spokesman Stephen Franks said today. More >>

Labour Says: Do As We Say, Not As We Do

Monday, 3 November 2003, 11:05 am | ACT New Zealand

ACT New Zealand Education Spokesman Deborah Coddington today slammed Labour's hypocrisy after it awarded former Teachers Council director Margaret Kouvelis a golden handshake following her secret resignation last month. More >>

Crown Ignores Property Rights Sends Victim To Jail

Monday, 3 November 2003, 8:50 am | ACT New Zealand

Clearing private land for personal use and enjoyment can now attract a jail term of five months ranking it alongside sentences for serious crimes, ACT Rural Affairs Spokesman Gerry Eckhoff said today. More >>

Everybody Must Be Heard On Foreshore Debate

Monday, 3 November 2003, 8:49 am | ACT New Zealand

Address to ACT Waikato/BOP Regional Conference, Quality Hotel, Hamilton, Saturday 1 November 2003, 11.00 am More >>

Judd Speech: Beyond The 'Tipping Point'

Monday, 3 November 2003, 8:48 am | ACT New Zealand

It has been a memorable week in politics. The return of our absent Party Vice President Vince Ashworth, has been one of the highlights for me this week. I'd like to acknowledge the wonderful job Diane Mulcock has done as acting Vice President, and thank her ... More >>

National Could Win Hamilton East

Monday, 3 November 2003, 8:47 am | ACT New Zealand

Hamilton East is a seat that National should win back from Labour, ACT New Zealand President Catherine Judd said today. More >>

Brash PM in 18 Months - Prebble

Monday, 3 November 2003, 8:42 am | ACT New Zealand

New National Party leader Don Brash could be Prime Minister in 18 months, ACT New Zealand Leader Richard Prebble said today. More >>

Education Minister Can't Cope

Monday, 3 November 2003, 8:41 am | ACT New Zealand

Recent events show that Trevor Mallard is suffering from a crisis of mismanagement in education, ACT's education spokesman Deborah Coddington said today. More >>

Speech: Rodney Hide To Contest Epsom

Monday, 3 November 2003, 8:40 am | ACT New Zealand

ACT Epsom Candidate Selection Meeting, Parnell Community Centre, 545 Parnell Road, 1pm Sunday 2 November 2003 More >>

Firearms, Lies and the Police

Monday, 3 November 2003, 8:39 am | ACT New Zealand

ACT Justice spokesman Stephen Franks today warned that three bills Parliament will attempt to push through in the pre-Christmas rush will frustrate frontline police. More >>

Prebble Speech: "Labour's Law-making Machine"

Monday, 3 November 2003, 8:17 am | ACT New Zealand

The job of being a director of a company has become very risky. Directors often have their own money at risk and always their reputational capital at risk. Just look at the attacks on Lindsey Payne, who in my observation of the BNZ, certainly ... More >>

End Government Racism - Richard Prebble Speech

Friday, 31 October 2003, 1:59 pm | ACT New Zealand

It is a pleasure to speak to the ACT Waikato Regional Conference. This years regional conferences have been the most successful in our party's history. More >>

Is Cullen Funding New Zealand Sell Off?

Friday, 31 October 2003, 1:57 pm | ACT New Zealand

ACT Associate Commerce spokesman, Stephen Franks today called for assurance from Dr Cullen that the deal he has done with Toll is not indirectly funding Toll's surprise raid on New Zealand transport company, Owens Group. Toll's ambush on Owens blocks ... More >>