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Labour Refuses To Support Shared Parenting
Thursday, 28 August 2003, 9:19 am | ACT New Zealand
In Parliament today the Labour Government confirmed that it had no intention of supporting an amendment to the Care of Children Bill to introduce Shared Parenting, ACT New Zealand Social Welfare Spokesman Dr Muriel Newman said today. More >>
Govt In Full Retreat Over Fart Tax
Wednesday, 27 August 2003, 8:49 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Rural Affairs Spokesman Gerry Eckhoff today predicted that it would not be long before the Labour Government backed-down over the proposed Flatulence Tax, in light of Climate Change Convenor Pete Hodgson's behaviour in Parliament today. More >>
Kyoto Rorts And Scams
Wednesday, 27 August 2003, 8:48 pm | ACT New Zealand
The fart tax on pastoral farming and Labour's appropriation of forest-owners' carbon credits is just the start of the Government's Kyoto rorts, ACT New Zealand Deputy Leader Ken Shirley said today. More >>
Labour Must Address Trade Deficit
Wednesday, 27 August 2003, 5:53 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Deputy Leader and Trade Spokesman Ken Shirley today accused the Labour Government of running New Zealand trade into the ground, in light of new information showing the largest trade deficit in almost 17 years. More >>
LAV: Lacks Army Value
Wednesday, 27 August 2003, 3:02 pm | ACT New Zealand
It is completely outrageous that the Government has spent hundreds of millions of dollars on military vehicles that cannot be transported by air when our soldiers are deployed overseas, ACT New Zealand Deputy Leader and Defence Spokesman Ken Shirley ... More >>
Who's The Racist, Dr Cullen?
Wednesday, 27 August 2003, 3:01 pm | ACT New Zealand
Perhaps Deputy Prime Minister Dr Michael Cullen should have taken a look in the mirror - or at his Cabinet colleagues - before he decided to brand Marlborough Mayor Tom Harrison a racist, ACT New Zealand Deputy Leader Ken Shirley said today. More >>
Government May Reap Bitter Fart Tax Harvest
Wednesday, 27 August 2003, 11:14 am | ACT New Zealand
Over the weekend, I joined the ACT bus on the northern leg of a nationwide tour to support our primary producers by campaigning against the Government’s stupid livestock emissions tax. More >>
Another Nail In The Coffin Of Quality Healthcare
Wednesday, 27 August 2003, 10:23 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Health Spokesman Heather Roy today expressed disappointment at the defeat of her motion to exclude doctors from the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Bill, saying the Bill would create more problems in an already flawed health ... More >>
Oh Peter, How Very Un-Christian
Tuesday, 26 August 2003, 10:27 am | ACT New Zealand
United Future Leader Peter Dunne obviously did not include his own conduct when he campaigned to lift standards of behaviour for MPs, in light of his rudeness toward a concerned correspondent, ACT New Zealand Health Spokesman Heather Roy said today. More >>
Small Business Again The Losers
Monday, 25 August 2003, 5:04 pm | ACT New Zealand
The Labour government is destroying New Zealand small businesses said ACT Leader Richard Prebble today in response to the Business NZ - KPMG Compliance Cost Survey. "The Compliance Cost Survey released today confirms ACT's own survey of businesses ... More >>
What About Your Promises, Labour?
Monday, 25 August 2003, 4:50 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Associate Health Spokesman Dr Muriel Newman today accused Prime Minister Helen Clark of hiding from the `Bad Blood' issue, and asked why Health Minister Annette King has not yet fulfilled her earlier promise to address this problem. More >>
Where Were You Mr Gallagher?
Monday, 25 August 2003, 4:49 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Rural Affairs Spokesman Gerry Eckhoff described this afternoon's anti-Flatulence Tax protest in Hamilton as a real wake-up call for Prime Minister Helen Clark and the Labour Government. More >>
ACT's The Letter 25 August 2003
Monday, 25 August 2003, 4:03 pm | ACT New Zealand
Labour does not have a parliamentary majority for its proposal to declare the foreshore and seabed “public domain”. The Greens have said they will not support legislation reducing Maori customary title and United, that they will not support preserving ... More >>
Farmers Vent Anger At Government
Monday, 25 August 2003, 4:01 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Rural Affairs Spokesman Gerry Eckhoff today described Invercargill's weekend outpouring of anger, against the Labour Government's proposed Flatulence Tax, as unprecedented. More >>
It's About Time, Labour
Monday, 25 August 2003, 3:53 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Housing Spokesman Dr Muriel Newman today welcomed Labour's plan to enable the address of former tenants who are beneficiaries to be accessed by officers of the court for the purpose of serving tenancy tribunal court orders for the recovery ... More >>
How Many More Must Die, Minister?
Monday, 25 August 2003, 11:42 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Health Spokesman Heather Roy today demanded to know how many more patients had to die needlessly before the Labour Government learnt that ideology is in no way more important than saving patients' lives. More >>
Labour Cooked By Its Own Hangi
Monday, 25 August 2003, 8:36 am | ACT New Zealand
This tax and bride Labour Government must stop wasting taxpayer's money on the charade that is the Maori Television Service, ACT New Zealand Broadcasting Spokesman Deborah Coddington said today. More >>
Richard Prebble’s THE LETTER
Monday, 25 August 2003, 12:39 am | ACT New Zealand
Labour does not have a parliamentary majority for its proposal to declare the foreshore and seabed “public domain”. The Greens have said they will not support legislation reducing Maori customary title and United, that they will not support preserving ... More >>
Horomia Must Front Over Resignation
Friday, 22 August 2003, 8:37 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Finance Spokesman Rodney Hide said today it was not good enough for the Maori Affairs Minister Parekura Horomia to disappear declaring the resignation of Maori Television Service Chief Executive Derek Fox an operational matter and nothing ... More >>
Liberty Belle: The Govt. As An Obedient Canine
Friday, 22 August 2003, 3:30 pm | ACT New Zealand
First, my apologies for the drastic error in last week's Liberty Belle. I was having a blonde day. I wrote "$4 billion deficit" instead of $4 billion surplus. I now know only three of you read my Liberty Belle, because only three people came back and ... More >>
