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A Victory For Common Sense
Thursday, 16 October 2003, 5:19 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Rural Affairs Spokesman Gerry Eckhoff today congratulated farmers for their efforts in forcing Climate Control Convenor Pete Hodgson to make an embarrassing U-turn on his proposal to introduce a tax on livestock emissions. More >>
Appointment Process Already Contaminated
Thursday, 16 October 2003, 2:31 pm | ACT New Zealand
Attorney-General Margaret Wilson's advertisements for new judges fit with her rejection of any mechanism to ensure they are appointed without political bias, ACT New Zealand Justice spokesman Stephen Franks said today. More >>
President Bush Downplays Tensions
Thursday, 16 October 2003, 2:27 pm | ACT New Zealand
In desperation, Labour is reading too much into US President George Bush's off-the-cuff comments before the APEC summit. A seasoned politician would never say anything inflammatory while on his way to an international forum, ACT New Zealand Deputy Leader Ken Shirley ... More >>
Franks To Run Again -- Catherine Judd
Thursday, 16 October 2003, 11:40 am | ACT New Zealand
This evening is one of those rare and special occasions when I can put on several of the various hats I wear in my life. I'm here as president of ACT, I'm here as a Wellington Central voter, and I'm here as a long-standing friend of Stephen and ... More >>
Wellington Central, Quite Frankly
Thursday, 16 October 2003, 9:13 am | ACT New Zealand
Last year, as we headed into an early election, some of you asked me why I was standing again. Good friends wanted to know whether I had come to my senses. Had the mid-life crisis that lifted me from my comfortable berth in legal practice run its course? More >>
Referendum More Worthwhile Than Ever
Thursday, 16 October 2003, 9:13 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Justice Spokesman Stephen Franks today assured the public that, although Attorney-General Margaret Wilson managed to vandalise our constitution, they will still have a voice in Parliament over the Supreme Court Act. More >>
Franks For Wellington Central
Thursday, 16 October 2003, 8:29 am | ACT New Zealand
Stephen Franks selected for Wellington Central; Museum Hotel, 7.30 pm, Wednesday 15th October 2003 More >>
Muriel Newman’s The Column
Wednesday, 15 October 2003, 10:52 pm | ACT New Zealand
I recently received a letter complaining about a woman with seven children to six different fathers – all of whom have been live-in partners – who has been claiming the sole parent DPB for the past decade. Apparently the present de-facto partner ... More >>
Charter TV Costs Taxpayers Millions
Wednesday, 15 October 2003, 10:29 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Broadcasting Spokesman Deborah Coddington today labelled TVNZ's disappointing dividend announcement of $7.8 million as another blow to Labour's politically correct Charter. More >>
Why The Secrecy, Trevor?
Wednesday, 15 October 2003, 4:43 pm | ACT New Zealand
Not content with closing state schools throughout New Zealand, Education Minister Trevor Mallard now wants to change the law to allow him to close, or merge, integrated schools, ACT New Zealand Education Spokesman Deborah Coddington said today. More >>
Smokefree Bill A Cancer To Freedom
Wednesday, 15 October 2003, 4:42 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Health Spokesman Heather Roy today accused the Labour Government of using the Smokefree Bill to nail shut the coffin of personal freedom, and also to release New Zealanders from taking responsibility for their own actions. More >>
Labour Contempt For New Zealanders
Wednesday, 15 October 2003, 4:38 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Northland-based MP Dr Muriel Newman today accused the Labour Government of committing an affront to the democratic process, by rejecting out-of-hand her petition to the Transport and Industrial Relations Committee. More >>
Property Rights Petition Launched
Wednesday, 15 October 2003, 3:51 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Rural Affairs Spokesman Gerry Eckhoff last night offered landowners an opportunity to speak out against further property rights abuse, by launching his petition, at the Government-organised meeting in Cromwell, to promote public access ... More >>
NEWSFLASH: TPK Stuffed - No-One Responsible
Wednesday, 15 October 2003, 3:47 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT MP Rodney Hide today welcomed the release of the State Services Commissioner's report on Te Puni Kokiri. More >>
Finally! Lianne Dalziel Climbs Off High Horse
Wednesday, 15 October 2003, 11:38 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Finance Spokesman Rodney Hide today said that it was pleasing that the Minister of Immigration Lianne Dalziel had finally admitted that the Immigration Service should have called in the police following the complaint that an immigration ... More >>
School Too Hard? Drop Out - Labour
Wednesday, 15 October 2003, 11:36 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Education Spokesman Deborah Coddington today accused Labour of consigning thousands of youngsters to the scrapheap, in light of new information showing that approvals for children to leave school early have risen 1,179 percent since 1993. More >>
Stop Burning Bridges, Helen
Wednesday, 15 October 2003, 11:33 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Deputy Leader Ken Shirley today urged Prime Minister Helen Clark to heed the message - not attack the messenger - following Gerald Henderson's criticisms of her for not making the effort to attend the commemoration service in Bali. More >>
The Proof Is In The Pudding, Labour
Wednesday, 15 October 2003, 10:35 am | ACT New Zealand
It is time Labour stopped waffling about its governing abilities and actually showed some leadership, by doing something that successive governments have failed to do for decades - build Transmission Gully, ACT New Zealand Wellington-based MP Heather ... More >>
Logic Absent From Mallard Initiatives
Tuesday, 14 October 2003, 3:25 pm | ACT New Zealand
Education Minister Trevor Mallard's willingness to accept that something must be done about truancy may be commendable, but throwing money at this problem is no solution, ACT New Zealand Education Spokesman Deborah Coddington said today. More >>
ACT Welcomes Education Forum's Schooling Vision
Tuesday, 14 October 2003, 3:23 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Education Spokesman Deborah Coddington today welcomed the launch of the Education Forum's `A New Deal: Making Education Work for all New Zealanders', describing it as another voice in the growing chorus calling for a reform of New ... More >>
