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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 >>
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 >>
