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UK Supreme Court Move Good News for New Zealand?
Monday, 16 June 2003, 8:40 am | ACT New Zealand
United Kingdom Prime Minister Tony Blair plans to remove Ministerial input from the appointment of judges to the proposed top court in the UK -this removes one of the odd arguments pushed those supporting the dumping our right of appeal to the ... More >>
Protect Legal Self-Defence Rights, Says ACT
Monday, 16 June 2003, 12:23 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Justice Spokesman Stephen Franks today disagreed with the National Party on restricting self-defence rights, and reiterated that the abuse of process during the Burrett trial did not warrant a change in our law - or any tinkering with ... More >>
Liberty Belle Visits Commons For PM's Questions
Monday, 16 June 2003, 12:12 am | ACT New Zealand
This week I went to the House of Commons for Prime Minister's question time and I was appalled to realise how far the New Zealand Parliament has strayed from the Westminster system. For a start, New Zealand - unlike Britain - doesn't have a session whereby ... More >>
Newman Speech in the Parliamentary General Debate
Friday, 13 June 2003, 3:47 pm | ACT New Zealand
Yesterday the Government tabled its Care of Children Bill. It was a long awaited response to concerns over the state of family law in New Zealand. I have campaigned long and hard for family law reform – in particular, to introduce shared parenting ... More >>
New Zealand Confined To Slow Track In Trade
Friday, 13 June 2003, 9:54 am | ACT New Zealand
In defending his officials, against claims they did not alert the Government that the US had started linking trade and defence, Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Phil Goff has missed the point ACT New Zealand Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade ... More >>
Heather Roy's Diary: The Redundant Male
Friday, 13 June 2003, 12:21 am | ACT New Zealand
The recently introduced Care of Children Bill has caused consternation in Parliament this week. The Bill proposed to effectively change the legal definition of a father to include women. The offending section reads: "to avoid doubt a reference in ... More >>
Tonga In A Timewarp
Thursday, 12 June 2003, 8:35 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Deputy Leader Ken Shirley today asked why on earth Foreign Affairs Minister Phil Goff was expressing regret that an official briefing paper, he received in 2001, on Tonga has been made public. More >>
Cancel Air NZ Deal Now
Thursday, 12 June 2003, 8:34 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Leader Richard Prebble said the Government should, as shareholder of Air New Zealand, abandon the Qantas merger immediately. More >>
Jury Still Out On John Jury
Thursday, 12 June 2003, 12:18 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand ACC Spokesman Heather Roy today called for ACC Minister Ruth Dyson to launch an inquiry into the case of 27-year tetraplegic John Jury, who is currently being cared for by his 11-year-old grandson. More >>
Catherine Judd Speech: Launch of Liberal Thinking
Wednesday, 11 June 2003, 3:51 pm | ACT New Zealand
Tonight's book launch continues the process in establishing our rightful claim to the word 'liberal'. More >>
Parole Highlights Urgent Need For Change
Wednesday, 11 June 2003, 10:40 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Justice Spokesman Stephen Franks today called for an immediate amendment of the Parole Act - to make it illegal for the Parole Board to hear an application until they have evidence that the victims have been asked for their view - after ... More >>
TV3 Story Totally Wrong
Wednesday, 11 June 2003, 9:40 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Leader Richard Prebble said today that TV3's lead story that the ACT Caucus had re-suspended Donna Awatere Huata is totally wrong. More >>
Child Care Bill Huge Disappointment
Wednesday, 11 June 2003, 9:39 am | ACT New Zealand
The long-awaited Care of Children Bill was tabled today, and ACT's initial response is one of huge disappointment, ACT New Zealand Social Welfare Spokesman Dr Muriel Newman said today. More >>
Book Launch Liberal Thinking -- Richard Prebble
Wednesday, 11 June 2003, 9:38 am | ACT New Zealand
We are responding to a challenge put down by our President, Catherine Judd, to set out what it means to be a classic liberal in 2003. More >>
Time For Some Honesty On Welfare
Wednesday, 11 June 2003, 9:37 am | ACT New Zealand
Social Services and Employment Minister Steve Maharey claims to be trying to move beneficiaries into work, yet his track record shows he is a soft-on-welfare Minister pandering to the Beneficiary Union's demands, ACT New Zealand Social Welfare Spokesman ... More >>
Hope That Sex Offenders Register Will Be Backdated
Tuesday, 10 June 2003, 3:07 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand MP Deborah Coddington said today that Justice Minister Phil Goff's plans to monitor sex offenders have provided her with hope that her Sex Offenders Register Bill will be strengthened in Select Committee. More >>
Labour Failing Mentally Unwell And Police
Tuesday, 10 June 2003, 2:23 pm | ACT New Zealand
While police have done a fantastic job plugging the gaps in the mental health system, it is not their job - prison and jail are no place for the mentally unwell, ACT New Zealand Health Spokesman Heather Roy said today. More >>
Government Heeds Warnings Too Late
Tuesday, 10 June 2003, 2:22 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Health Spokesman Heather Roy today said it was disgraceful that a psychiatric patient was mauled by a tiger before warnings of acute mental health bed shortages were heeded, after a report cited overcrowding as a factor in the incident. More >>
Good Work Unrewarded
Tuesday, 10 June 2003, 7:50 am | ACT New Zealand
It comes as no surprise that the Whanganui District Health Board has had its projected $1.8 million deficit for the 2003-04 financial year rejected by the Labour Government, ACT New Zealand Health Spokesman Heather Roy said today. More >>
Sex Offender Register One Step Closer
Tuesday, 10 June 2003, 7:49 am | ACT New Zealand
Justice Minister Phil Goff's decision to further investigate the creation of a central register of sex offenders is highly positive, ACT New Zealand MP Deborah Coddington said from London today. More >>
