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Minister Must Review Auckland Rates

Thursday, 7 August 2003, 5:13 pm | ACT New Zealand

ACT New Zealand Finance Spokesman Rodney Hide today welcomed the news that Local Government Minister Hon Chris Carter was considering a ministerial review of Auckland's massive rate rise, which is causing such hardship and pain for working families and ... More >>

Too Many Cooks

Thursday, 7 August 2003, 3:32 pm | ACT New Zealand

ACT New Zealand Health Spokesman Heather Roy today criticised the Labour Government's lack of accountability, in the wake of reports that a cook has been placed in charge of a Wellington eating disorders clinic. More >>

Car Thieves Away Laughing

Thursday, 7 August 2003, 2:44 pm | ACT New Zealand

ACT New Zealand Police Spokesman Dr Muriel Newman today demanded that Police Minister George Hawkins stop pretending that Labour is cracking down on crime, in light of new information showing that police have resolved less than 20 percent of vehicle ... More >>

Sentence Shaves Scandalous

Thursday, 7 August 2003, 2:43 pm | ACT New Zealand

"Today's reduction of the sentences of Bruce Howse - convicted of murdering his step-daughters Saliel and Olympia - and RSA triple murderer William Dwane Bell are Sentencing Act failures," ACT New Zealand Justice Spokesman Stephen Franks ... More >>

School Camps A Thing Of The Past?

Thursday, 7 August 2003, 10:53 am | ACT New Zealand

ACT New Zealand Education Spokesman Deborah Coddington today expressed disbelief that, thanks to workplace health and safety regulations, New Zealand children may never get the chance to experience one of our country's greatest traditions - the ... More >>

Tizard's Tirade Rates Pensioner

Wednesday, 6 August 2003, 4:42 pm | ACT New Zealand

Auckland Issues Minister Judith Tizard exemplifies this Labour Government's arrogant attitude towards Auckland ratepayers, particularly superannuitants, Auckland-based ACT New Zealand MP Deborah Coddington said today. More >>

Prebble Calls On Speaker To Act At Once

Wednesday, 6 August 2003, 3:01 pm | ACT New Zealand

ACT New Zealand Leader Richard Prebble today called on Speaker Jonathan Hunt to immediately suspend Minister Harry Duynhoven from Parliament, as the Speaker has a statutory duty to declare vacant a seat where the MP concerned has made an act ... More >>

Auditor-General's Report A Wake-Up Call For IRD

Wednesday, 6 August 2003, 3:01 pm | ACT New Zealand

ACT New Zealand Revenue Spokesman Rodney Hide said today that the Auditor-General's report on the IRD's `Performance of Taxpayer Audit' was a wake-up call for the IRD and the Minister of Revenue Michael Cullen. More >>

The Column: Families An Endangered Species

Wednesday, 6 August 2003, 3:00 pm | ACT New Zealand

Amid ongoing concerns about the Government’s sinister anti-family agenda – and the detrimental effect it could have on children in the future – figures released by the Department of Child Youth and Family paint a grim picture of the immediate outlook ... More >>

Beneficiaries Need Consistency, Not Knee-jerks

Wednesday, 6 August 2003, 12:59 am | ACT New Zealand

How can Social Services and Employment Minister Steve Maharey pat himself on the back for his Jobs Jolts initiatives, when some of the problems he is trying to solve are of his own Government's making, ACT New Zealand Social Welfare Spokesman Dr Muriel ... More >>

What Cost For Delayed Project?

Tuesday, 5 August 2003, 4:37 pm | ACT New Zealand

ACT New Zealand Associate Health Spokesman Dr Muriel Newman today demanded an assurance from Labour that the closure of Nelson's Braemar Hospital and Kimberley Centre will not exceed budget, in light of new information showing that the project is running ... More >>

Talking Tough Not Enough

Tuesday, 5 August 2003, 4:37 pm | ACT New Zealand

ACT New Zealand Social Welfare Spokesman Dr Muriel Newman today called on Social Services and Employment Minister Steve Maharey to do more than just talk tough if he wants to fix the looming long-term unemployment problems. More >>

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 >>