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Prime Minister's Lament

Tuesday, 5 August 2003, 2:48 pm | ACT New Zealand

ACT New Zealand Deputy Leader Ken Shirley today asked why Prime Minister Helen Clark would not publicly release the working group's report on public access, but today issued a press statement lamenting the erosion of the Queens Chain. More >>

Maharey's Chickens Home To Roost

Tuesday, 5 August 2003, 8:15 am | ACT New Zealand

ACT New Zealand Social Welfare Spokesman Dr Muriel Newman today described Social Services and Employment Minister Steve Maharey's `Jobs Jolt' initiatives as a transparent attempt to pre-empt the inevitable criticism that will come from the rise in unemployment ... More >>

Hide Speech To Wizard NZ Annual Conference

Tuesday, 5 August 2003, 12:02 am | ACT New Zealand

The All Blacks make all kiwis feel proud when they take to the field. They are a winning team. We should be proud of them. And we should reflect on what makes them a winning team. More >>

Drugs Not The Only Strain On Mental Health

Monday, 4 August 2003, 3:21 pm | ACT New Zealand

ACT New Zealand Health Spokesman Heather Roy today said that strain on Wellington's mental health services was the result of more than just increased drug use, in light of reports that young adult drug-users now account for 60 percent of all mental health ... More >>

Richard Prebble’s The Letter

Monday, 4 August 2003, 3:18 pm | ACT New Zealand

CAUGHT FIBBING Immigration Minister Dalziel is in trouble. After an editorial criticising the Immigration spokesman Ian Smith for failing to provide information about the Algerian suspected terrorist, Ahmed Zaoui, he sent his colleagues this email explanation: More >>

Labour Backs Pharmacists Into A Corner

Monday, 4 August 2003, 11:37 am | ACT New Zealand

ACT New Zealand Health Spokesman Heather Roy today accused the Labour Government of backing pharmacists into a corner, thereby forcing them to pass any added costs onto the public. More >>

Prebble: Labour is Undermining the Constitution

Monday, 4 August 2003, 8:20 am | ACT New Zealand

Speech to Wellington Regional Conference Museum Hotel Conference Room Wakefield Street, Wellington 9:30 am, Saturday 2 August 2003 More >>

President Speech: Creating a Credible Alternative

Monday, 4 August 2003, 8:18 am | ACT New Zealand

Thank you for attending today. We begin this round of conferences in good heart, albeit with a growing sense of urgency about the task ahead. More >>

Murray McCully's ACT Conference Speech

Monday, 4 August 2003, 8:17 am | ACT New Zealand

I truly appreciate your invitation to address you today, because I believe we have some business to get on with together. More >>

Respect For Rights The Only Answer

Monday, 4 August 2003, 8:15 am | ACT New Zealand

ACT New Zealand Maori Affairs Spokesman Stephen Franks today said that respect for property rights is the only long-term solution to the foreshore and seabed controversy - respect which must include private and public property. More >>

PM Must Listen To Ratepayers

Monday, 4 August 2003, 8:14 am | ACT New Zealand

ACT Finance Spokesman Rodney Hide said today that Prime Minister Helen Clark can't sit on the rate revolt sideline. "She is the Prime Minister. She has to listen to the hardship and heartache that spiralling rates are causing working families ... More >>

Crime Survey Misrepresented

Friday, 1 August 2003, 5:08 pm | ACT New Zealand

ACT Justice Spokesman Stephen Franks today accused top justice official Warren Young of misrepresenting the official survey of periodic detainees' views on sentencing and crime, when he claimed it `demonstrates that harsher penalties do not necessarily ... More >>

Maharey's Housing Double Standard

Friday, 1 August 2003, 3:17 pm | ACT New Zealand

ACT New Zealand Housing Spokesman Dr Muriel Newman today said that beneficiaries with private landlords deserve the same support from the Department of Work and Income as those who are Housing New Zealand tenants. More >>

Heather Roy's Diary - One Year On

Friday, 1 August 2003, 3:16 pm | ACT New Zealand

One Year On I have now been an MP for one year and it is a good time to reflect on the Parliamentary term so far. More >>

Liberty Belle: Saving Kids From Sexual Predators

Friday, 1 August 2003, 2:06 pm | ACT New Zealand

In 1996 when US President Bill Clinton signed in Megan's Law he said: 'We respect people's rights, but there is no right greater than a parent's right to raise a child in safety and love. That's why the law should follow those who prey on children wherever ... More >>

Wake Up Greens - The World Is Moving On

Friday, 1 August 2003, 9:06 am | ACT New Zealand

"The Greens have yet to come to terms with the fact that the world is moving on over the GM issue," ACT New Zealand Rural Affairs Spokesman Gerry Eckhoff said today. More >>

Appeal Court Damns Minister's Pride and Joy

Friday, 1 August 2003, 7:41 am | ACT New Zealand

ACT New Zealand Justice Spokesman Stephen Franks today described yesterday's Appeal Court judgement, on the section of the Sentencing Act that allows judges to set minimum non-parole periods, as a very blunt condemnation of Justice Minister Phil Goff. More >>