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PM And Ministry Hoist With Own Petard

Thursday, 5 June 2003, 12:26 am | ACT New Zealand

Plans to unveil a tomb of the unknown warrior, at the National War Memorial on Armistice Day, have now hit the RMA's wall of frustration, ACT New Zealand Deputy Leader Ken Shirley said today. More >>

Nothing More Permanent than Temporary Tax

Wednesday, 4 June 2003, 3:16 pm | ACT New Zealand

Labour just likes taxing people said ACT Leader Richard Prebble today. "The government is continuing with its so-called temporary petrol tax despite having a $4 billion surplus, and despite the fact that most of the extra revenue has not been ... More >>

Tragic History Set To Repeat

Wednesday, 4 June 2003, 3:16 pm | ACT New Zealand

New Zealand Health Spokesman Heather Roy has expressed concern over the Health (Screening Programmes) Amendment Bill - on which the Health Select Committee has today heard submissions - and said the Bill raises questions about whether the Ministry will ... More >>

Maharey Not Helping Worker Shortages

Wednesday, 4 June 2003, 2:00 pm | ACT New Zealand

ACT New Zealand Social Welfare Spokesman Dr Muriel Newman today accused Social Services and Employment Minister Steve Maharey of three years' inaction, after reports that Northland fruit-growers have had to rely on immigrant fruit-pickers because workers ... More >>

Paedophile's Privacy 'Garbage'

Wednesday, 4 June 2003, 1:23 pm | ACT New Zealand

It is ludicrous that the innocent family of a TV presenter is told by the court that they have no right to privacy, while the Government decides - without any legal requirement - to hide the identity of a paedophile who is about to restrict the freedoms ... More >>

Green Man's Bluff

Wednesday, 4 June 2003, 12:28 am | ACT New Zealand

Green Party co-leaders are confusing the public with inconsistent messages on their GE `bottom line', ACT New Zealand Deputy Leader Ken Shirley said today. More >>

Front Up, Labour

Tuesday, 3 June 2003, 1:53 pm | ACT New Zealand

ACT New Zealand Health Spokesman Heather Roy today attacked the Ministry of Health for claiming to encourage public-private partnerships in healthcare - when the unnecessary deaths of two patients tell a very different story. More >>

Meth Programme Not Enough

Tuesday, 3 June 2003, 1:52 pm | ACT New Zealand

ACT New Zealand Police Spokesman Dr Muriel Newman today welcomed the methamphetamine education programme Patua Te Ngangara, and applauded its creators for taking the developing drug crisis seriously - even if the Labour Government does not. More >>

Richard Prebble's Letter From Wellington - June 3

Tuesday, 3 June 2003, 1:51 pm | ACT New Zealand

The Green Party conference at Karapiro was potentially the Party’s most important since they split from the Alliance. The Party that had expected to be in government with Labour finds itself irrelevant and facing electoral defeat. More >>

Sex Offender Register will help in McIntosh Case

Tuesday, 3 June 2003, 11:42 am | ACT New Zealand

ACT New Zealand MP Deborah Coddington today urged the politicians who express concern at the release of convicted paedophile Lloyd Alexander McIntosh to get behind her legislation to create a register of sex offenders. More >>

Leave No Child Behind

Tuesday, 3 June 2003, 11:24 am | ACT New Zealand

Just imagine Trevor Mallard's reaction if the country's worst 10 schools included eight private schools, ACT Education Spokesman Deborah Coddington said today. More >>

Muriel Newman’s The Column

Tuesday, 3 June 2003, 9:00 am | ACT New Zealand

On Wednesday I was invited to the launch of the National Party’s welfare discussion paper, “Saving The Next Generation From Welfare Dependency”. More >>

Heather Roy's Diary: The Generation Gap

Friday, 30 May 2003, 2:58 pm | ACT New Zealand

New Zealand is in the midst of a power crisis, and the prospect of losing water heating looms for many people. The Prime Minister isn't worried for herself, as she recently explained that she uses gas for heating. More >>

New Broom, Or Cover-Up Carpet For TMP?

Friday, 30 May 2003, 9:51 am | ACT New Zealand

Having Wira Gardiner take over at Te Mangai Paho raises a key question: `is he a new broom, or just a carpet to cover the sweepings of cronyism and corruption that masquerade as cultural entitlement?' ACT New Zealand Maori Affairs Spokesman Stephen ... More >>

Deborah Coddington's Liberty Belle

Friday, 30 May 2003, 9:26 am | ACT New Zealand

It's a rare day New Zealand makes it to a news story in the British papers, so it's been nice this week to see Sir Edmund Hillary feted as a New Zealand icon and the conqueror of Everest. One article talked of his being bullied at school, and that ... More >>

Crime Policy Means More Than Just Police Numbers

Friday, 30 May 2003, 12:35 am | ACT New Zealand

NZ First is right to express concern about the rising levels of crime, ACT New Zealand Leader Richard Prebble said today. More >>

Let Parents Choose

Friday, 30 May 2003, 12:17 am | ACT New Zealand

If New Zealand had an education system like that of the Netherlands, parents in places like Putaruru, Papakura, and Stratford would not be writing to me, pleading for help to keep their schools open, ACT New Zealand Education Spokesman Deborah ... More >>