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How Many More Must Die, Minister?
Tuesday, 2 September 2003, 5:24 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Police Spokesman Dr Muriel Newman today demanded that Labour stop procrastinating and start dealing with the growing methamphetamine crisis, after it was revealed that four men accused of murder were all heavy users of methamphetamines. More >>
Labour Nurtures New Gang Generation
Tuesday, 2 September 2003, 5:24 pm | ACT New Zealand
It is outrageous that, while denying police the resources they urgently need to combat New Zealand's gangs, Labour is financially supporting gang members and giving them the free time to commit crimes, ACT New Zealand Police Spokesman Dr Muriel Newman ... More >>
Jim Anderton Socks Taxpayers For Another $2 M
Tuesday, 2 September 2003, 9:15 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Finance Spokesman Rodney Hide today said that taxpayers shouldn't have to work hard paying tax so that politicians like Jim Anderton can play at being businessmen. More >>
Heather Roy For Ohariu-Belmont
Tuesday, 2 September 2003, 9:14 am | ACT New Zealand
Ohariu-elmont candidate confirmation 7:30 pm, Monday 1 September "Jay's Bar", 1 Disraeli Street, Johnsonville More >>
Labour Promotes Racial Disharmony
Tuesday, 2 September 2003, 9:04 am | ACT New Zealand
The conviction of four Bay of Plenty men, of kidnapping and demanding that hunters surrender part of their kill to the local marae, is the type of behaviour we can expect to see more of if Labour changes the status of Crown lands, ACT New Zealand ... More >>
Project Aqua 'Call In' Patently Unfair
Tuesday, 2 September 2003, 9:03 am | ACT New Zealand
The Government's `call in' of Project Aqua, under the procedures of the Resource Management Act, raises a number of issues while, at the same time, highlighting two points of conflict, ACT New Zealand Deputy Leader Ken Shirley said today. More >>
National Bank Sale Another Air NZ/Qantas Mess?
Monday, 1 September 2003, 5:19 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Associate Commerce Spokesman Stephen Franks today called on Finance Minister Dr Michael Cullen to tell the Reserve Bank that he does not want it to sacrifice New Zealanders' financial security for political peace with Australia. More >>
ACT's The Letter 1 September: It’s Clarkgate
Monday, 1 September 2003, 1:57 pm | ACT New Zealand
The real issues are these: 1 Helen Clark has publicly claimed until last week that all documents were released. 2 That claim is false. 3 Helen Clark knew it was false. More >>
Hobbs confirms RMA Unworkable
Monday, 1 September 2003, 10:27 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Leader Richard Prebble said today that the Labour government's intention to fast track the Resource Management Act's decision-making process is confirmation of what ACT has been saying for years. More >>
Chris Carter Turns Back On Ratepayers
Monday, 1 September 2003, 9:05 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Finance Spokesman Rodney Hide today said he was disappointed to learn that Local Government Minister Chris Carter was advising his Labour caucus to vote against Rodney's Local Government (Rating Cap) Amendment Bill. More >>
Keep Criminal Law for Criminals
Friday, 29 August 2003, 9:15 pm | ACT New Zealand
The Astrid Andersen case shows we must restore criminal law to its proper sphere - controlling and punishing criminals, not well meaning people who make an unfortunate mistake, ACT New Zealand Sport and Justice Spokesman Stephen Franks said today. More >>
Deborah Coddington's Liberty Belle
Friday, 29 August 2003, 9:05 pm | ACT New Zealand
This week several things reminded me of why I'm here, in Parliament, trying to fight for individual freedom, small government, property rights, choice and personal responsibility. More >>
Seeds Of Doubt As Labour Covers Its Tracks
Friday, 29 August 2003, 5:22 pm | ACT New Zealand
It seems that Environment Minister Marian Hobbs and Prime Minister Helen Clark are working desperately to cover their tracks in the Corngate issue, ACT New Zealand Deputy Leader and Environment Spokesman Ken Shirley said today. More >>
ACT's Message To Farmers: Stand Firm
Friday, 29 August 2003, 5:12 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Rural Affairs Spokesman Gerry Eckhoff today said the Labour Government's retreat over the ridiculous Flatulence Tax - as reported to him from many sources - is now accelerating in an attempt to head off next Thursday's farmers rally at ... More >>
Resist Pirate Pete And His Labour Crew
Friday, 29 August 2003, 2:07 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Rural Affairs Spokesman Gerry Eckhoff today urged Fonterra and Meat New Zealand to stand firm against Labour pressure to fund methane gas emissions research, and labelled the Government move nothing more than a backdoor attempt to save face. More >>
Labour: Jack Of All Trades, Master Of None
Friday, 29 August 2003, 2:06 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Broadcasting Spokesman Deborah Coddington today said that the Labour Government should address the problems plaguing the Maori Television Service before it concerns itself with introducing free-to-air digital television. More >>
Maternal Instinct Reserved For Foreigners
Friday, 29 August 2003, 11:51 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Health Spokesman Heather Roy today called on Health Minister Annette King to explain why she had not addressed the issue of non-residents having their babies in New Zealand, in light of reports that it had been brought to her attention ... More >>
Nana, Where's Mummy?
Thursday, 28 August 2003, 6:24 pm | ACT New Zealand
It is outrageous that, while the Government continues to drag its feet on methamphetamines, a growing number of grandparents are being left to raise children whose parents are meth addicts, ACT New Zealand Police Spokesman Dr Muriel Newman said today. More >>
Labour Must Vote For Consumers On Pharmacies
Thursday, 28 August 2003, 1:51 pm | ACT New Zealand
Labour MPs are being urged to ignore the special pleading of chemists and to put the health of their constituents first when they vote in Parliament on ACT MP Rodney Hide's SOP to end the chemists' monopoly on owning chemist shops. More >>
New Zealand Patients First, Minister
Thursday, 28 August 2003, 1:37 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Health Spokesman Heather Roy today accused Health Minister Annette King of giving non-residents free healthcare at the expense of hard-working New Zealand taxpayers, in light of reports that foreign mothers are coming to New Zealand to ... More >>
