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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 >>
Labour Comment Inaccurate And 'Cheap'
Tuesday, 19 August 2003, 12:59 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Deputy Leader Ken Shirley today criticised Prime Minister Helen Clark and Deputy Prime Minister Dr Michael Cullen for their cheap swipe at the Marlborough District Council, and said their comments were both inaccurate and offensive. More >>
Govt pays price for creating false expectations
Tuesday, 19 August 2003, 12:06 am | ACT New Zealand
The Government is today reaping the consequences of its policies that create false expectations among Maori, says National Party Leader Bill English. More >>
Rodney Hide Fails Miserably
Monday, 18 August 2003, 5:50 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Finance Spokesman Rodney Hide said today that he was very disappointed to have failed so miserably and comprehensively to have boosted the ratings of Dr Brian Edwards' show `Edwards at Large' last Saturday night. More >>
Foreshore and Seabed Legal Nonsense
Monday, 18 August 2003, 5:49 pm | ACT New Zealand
The government foreshore and seabed decision is legal nonsense ACT Leader Richard Prebble said today. More >>
Labour Must Leaves Lakes Alone
Monday, 18 August 2003, 5:48 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Deputy Leader Ken Shirley today called on the Labour Government to stop its intended transfer of the foreshore and lakebeds of 14 Rotorua lakes to Te Arawa, following today's announcements. More >>
Labour Tries To Snooker Pakeha Concerns
Monday, 18 August 2003, 5:46 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Maori Affairs Spokesman Stephen Franks today accused Labour of trying to snooker concerned pakeha who respect the rule of law, and the role of the courts in it, by shifting the real decision on seabed and foreshore to the Maori Land Court. More >>
Concession To Maori Will Damage All But Lawyers
Monday, 18 August 2003, 4:43 pm | ACT New Zealand
By saying that no one can own the seabed and foreshore, the Labour Government has guaranteed generations of uncertainty and dispute, ACT New Zealand Maori Affairs Spokesman Stephen Franks said today. More >>
Taxpayers Fund CTU Propaganda
Monday, 18 August 2003, 2:20 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Education Spokesman Deborah Coddington today condemned the use of taxpayer funds to finance the Council of Trade Unions' efforts to peddle union-biased propaganda in the country's secondary schools. More >>
