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Drop The Act, Labour
Friday, 22 August 2003, 3:27 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Police Spokesman Dr Muriel Newman today demanded to know how Labour could continue its charade of cracking down on crime, when new information shows a huge backlog of drug clan labs awaiting examination by the Department of Environmental ... More >>
Straitjacket Lawyers Who Threaten Volunteers
Friday, 22 August 2003, 3:26 pm | ACT New Zealand
It is time to reverse the recent law changes that tempt people into brooding over old grievances, like today's threats to sue the Salvation Army for alleged harsh treatment many years ago ACT New Zealand Justice Spokesman Stephen Franks said today. More >>
PTEs Face An Uncertain Future Under Labour
Friday, 22 August 2003, 9:40 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Tertiary Education Spokesman Deborah Coddington today described today's Government policy announcement of a new fee and course costs maxima as further evidence of its ideological bias against private tertiary providers. More >>
Sort It Out, Minister, Before More Patients Die
Thursday, 21 August 2003, 4:25 pm | ACT New Zealand
The situation in Northland and Auckland, where cancer patients must wait weeks for life-saving chemotherapy treatment, is just another example of the Labour Government's willingness to let patients die, ACT New Zealand Health Spokesman Heather Roy said ... More >>
TVNZ Must Fire PM's Media Adviser
Thursday, 21 August 2003, 4:16 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Finance Spokesman Rodney Hide said today that TVNZ had no option but to fire Dr Brian Edwards from his own show, `Edwards at Large'. More >>
Foreshore And Seabed Letter To Dr Michael Cullen
Thursday, 21 August 2003, 4:15 pm | ACT New Zealand
The media has asked me whether ACT will support the Labour Government's proposed legislation on the foreshore and seabed. More >>
Labour Must Be Honest About Iraq Risks
Thursday, 21 August 2003, 2:20 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Deputy Leader and Defence Spokesman Ken Shirley today expressed sympathy to UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan and his colleagues for the loss of UN Mission Chief Sergio Vieira de Mello, but questioned Mr Annan's comments against ... More >>
ESR Hamstrung By Labour
Thursday, 21 August 2003, 1:44 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Police Spokesman Dr Muriel Newman today called on Labour to re-address the issue of investigative forensic research funding, after new information revealed a huge backlog of alleged burglary cases awaiting examination by the Department of ... More >>
Labour Kicks Farmers - Again
Thursday, 21 August 2003, 10:06 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Rural Affairs Spokesman Gerry Eckhoff today criticised the Labour Government's exclusion of the farming sector from research grants being allocated to New Zealand industry through the use of carbon credits. More >>
Damage Control Won't Help Workers Or Business
Wednesday, 20 August 2003, 10:43 pm | ACT New Zealand
Labour Minister Margaret Wilson resorted to spin doctoring in response to my leaking of planned changes to the Employment Relations Act this morning, ACT New Zealand Business Development Spokesman Deborah Coddington said this afternoon. More >>
Assurance Accepted - Deborah Coddington MP
Wednesday, 20 August 2003, 5:21 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Business Development Spokesman Deborah Coddington today said that she had been contacted by the New Zealand Herald in response to a comment she made in a speech this morning. More >>
But Will Anderton Stop The National Bank Sale?
Wednesday, 20 August 2003, 3:19 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Associate Commerce Spokesman Stephen Franks today asked Progressive Leader Jim Anderton what he is doing to stop the sale of National Bank to Australians. More >>
Back To The Dark Days Of Unionism
Wednesday, 20 August 2003, 11:46 am | ACT New Zealand
Things have come to a pretty pass for New Zealand business when our liberty rests in the hands of Hon Jim Anderton. Alas, that appears to be the situation. More >>
Death By 1,000 Cuts - Labour Panders to Unions
Tuesday, 19 August 2003, 10:22 pm | ACT New Zealand
The Labour Cabinet has completely succumbed to union bosses' demands to kill New Zealand's flexible labour market, ACT New Zealand Business Development Spokesman Deborah Coddington said today in a speech on the North Shore. More >>
Coddington To North Shore Business Women's Network
Tuesday, 19 August 2003, 10:21 pm | ACT New Zealand
Recently I was reminded how the heavy hand of government policy impacts especially adversely on women. The National Council of Women presented their submission on the Holidays Amendment Bill to the Transport and Industrial Relations Select Committee. ... More >>
Muriel Newman: Race-Based Welfare Not The Answer
Tuesday, 19 August 2003, 6:31 pm | ACT New Zealand
Revelations that the Government’s newly-introduced Jobs Jolt welfare initiative has different rules for Maori and non-Maori provides another insidious example of Labour’s racist agenda. More >>
New Zealand Out Of The Loop - Yet Again
Tuesday, 19 August 2003, 6:17 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Deputy Leader Ken Shirley today accused the Labour Government of denying New Zealand's armed forces the opportunity to maintain skill levels equal to those of our allies, in light of the fact that we will not be participating in ... More >>
Crown Contracts Are Worthless
Tuesday, 19 August 2003, 4:17 pm | ACT New Zealand
Land Information Minister John Tamihere's announcement of new Government objectives during the Tenure Review of the South Island high country is just another example of why contracts with the Crown are worthless, ACT New Zealand Rural Affairs Spokesman ... More >>
Political Patronage Inevitable With Govt Proposal
Tuesday, 19 August 2003, 11:31 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Rural Affairs Spokesman Gerry Eckhoff today warned that New Zealand landowners could expect further confiscation of their property rights under the Labour Government. More >>
Trust, Minister, Ministry Must Be Accountable
Tuesday, 19 August 2003, 10:12 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Health Spokesman Heather Roy today demanded to know exactly when Health Minister Annette King became aware of so-called Maori healer Apera Clark's alleged misuse of taxpayer funding, and called on the Minister to publicly outline ... More >>
