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PPTA And Labour Must Think Outside The Box
Tuesday, 14 October 2003, 2:38 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Education Spokesman Deborah Coddington today congratulated Rangitoto College Principal Allan Peachey for rewarding parents and teachers who went above and beyond the call of duty to coach sports teams and help with school activities. More >>
Bush's Worst Nightmare - Lunch With Helen
Tuesday, 14 October 2003, 10:33 am | ACT New Zealand
It must be US President George W Bush's worst nightmare - denying Prime Minister Helen Clark a scheduled meeting, only to have her buttonhole him at the APEC summit, ACT New Zealand Deputy Leader Ken Shirley said today. More >>
New Zealand On The Road To Ruin
Monday, 13 October 2003, 5:37 pm | ACT New Zealand
The Land Transport Management Bill, the result of a deal between Labour and the Greens, will do absolutely nothing to improve this country's prosperity, ACT New Zealand Transport Spokesman Deborah Coddington said today. More >>
Pay Equity Not The Answer
Monday, 13 October 2003, 5:29 pm | ACT New Zealand
When talking about Pay Equity, it is very important to define the topic. I'm sure everyone here is well aware of the difference between pay equality and pay equity, but when I speak to most people about equity they automatically assume I mean equal ... More >>
Plea To Sign Petition
Monday, 13 October 2003, 4:15 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Leader Richard Prebble today called on New Zealanders to sign a widely circulating petition calling for a referendum on Labour's Supreme Court Bill. More >>
ACT Opposes The Politicisation Of New Zealand Cour
Monday, 13 October 2003, 2:34 pm | ACT New Zealand
The Labour minority government should not proceed with the Supreme Court Bill that abolishes New Zealanders right to appeal to the Privy Council. More >>
ACT's The Letter - 13 October 2003
Monday, 13 October 2003, 2:20 pm | ACT New Zealand
At midday today there was the first ever joint press conference of the leaders of the centre right parties. Richard Prebble, Bill English, and Winston Peters issued a combined statement opposing the government’s intention to change the country’s ... More >>
Calling All Former New Zealand Party People
Monday, 13 October 2003, 11:49 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT MP Deborah Coddington is seeking to contact anyone who was involved in the setting up of, or standing for, The New Zealand Party which was founded by Sir Robert Jones in 1983. Names of people involved in this political party are needed for a project ... More >>
Police Need 'Shields' To Save Downed Colleagues
Monday, 13 October 2003, 8:47 am | ACT New Zealand
The Government must provide police with more than body armour - they must also have enough ballistic shields to rescue officers and people downed by gunfire and under threat by armed assailants, ACT New Zealand Justice Spokesman Stephen Franks said ... More >>
Remove The Family Court Shroud Of Secrecy
Monday, 13 October 2003, 12:25 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Social Welfare Spokesman Dr Muriel Newman today labelled proposed changes to the Family Court as nothing more than window-dressing, and accused the Government of just fiddling round the edges rather than addressing the real issue. More >>
Liberty Belle: Launching "Let Parents Choose"
Friday, 10 October 2003, 2:04 pm | ACT New Zealand
Last night we held the first launch of "Let Parents Choose", a little book I wrote while I was at Cambridge University as a Wolfson Press Fellow researching the Dutch and Swedish system of freedom in education. More >>
Labour Must Remove Its Anti-US Tinted Glasses
Friday, 10 October 2003, 2:00 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Deputy Leader Ken Shirley today demanded to know how much evidence would make the Government realise things are not all well with New Zealand-US relations, in light of reports that US President George W Bush has left us off his travel itinerary. More >>
Figures Prove Maharey's Failure
Friday, 10 October 2003, 1:59 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Social Welfare Spokesman Dr Muriel Newman today questioned how Labour could pretend it has a competent Social Services and Employment Minister, when new information shows a 65 percent increase in the number of people unemployed for more ... More >>
Freedom Of Choice
Friday, 10 October 2003, 9:42 am | ACT New Zealand
We are here this evening to launch an important new book "Let Parents Choose" by ACT's newest MP Deborah Coddington. I believe this book is going to be a turning point in our country's education. More >>
Let Parents Choose
Friday, 10 October 2003, 8:25 am | ACT New Zealand
Imagine the scene in New Zealand if nearly 20 percent of children leaving school each year were so physically maimed by their schooling that they were unable to walk, and couldn't cope with everyday life. More >>
Move Over, Reuben Thorne
Thursday, 9 October 2003, 9:50 pm | ACT New Zealand
United Future Leader Peter Dunne has more chance of being the next All Blacks captain than he does of ever being Prime Minister, ACT Leader Richard Prebble said today - in light of Mr Dunne's comment, to the Wellington Diplomatic Club, that he believes ... More >>
Let Parents Choose
Thursday, 9 October 2003, 3:43 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Education Spokesman Deborah Coddington was today pleased to launch `Let Parents Choose', the culmination of the research she undertook earlier this year as a Qantas Press Fellow at Wolfson College, Cambridge. More >>
Government Must Take Its Head Out Of The Sand
Thursday, 9 October 2003, 11:21 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Deputy Leader Ken Shirley today expressed concern over the Government's disturbing response to US Ambassador Swindells' speech, labelling it a harbinger of Labour's determination to pursue an isolationist policy. More >>
The Column – Muriel Newman
Thursday, 9 October 2003, 8:52 am | ACT New Zealand
The global economy is a weave of intricate and complex relationships between nations. Small shifts in government policy to reflect political favour or disfavour can have a huge impact on economic performance. In that context, how overseas governments ... More >>
Health Dollars Spent Lobbying MPs
Thursday, 9 October 2003, 8:31 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Finance Spokesman Rodney Hide today revealed in Parliament that the Ministry of Health has been paying anti-smoking groups to lobby MPs and the media to support a law change to ban smoking in bars and RSAs. More >>
