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New Zealand's Un-Armed Forces

Friday, 2 May 2003, 6:22 pm | ACT New Zealand

While Anzac Day is our chance to commemorate, and show our respect for, the sacrifices made by those who fought against tyranny, it is also a time to reflect on the state of our nation's defence capabilities - our readiness to protect ourselves from international ... More >>

NCEA is Corrupt: $78 Million Won't Help

Friday, 2 May 2003, 5:27 pm | ACT New Zealand

Mallard's taxpayer-funded $78 million fix-up job for the absolutely flawed NCEA is pathetic, ACT New Zealand Spokesman Deborah Coddington said today. More >>

Shonky Unemployment Measure May Be Changed

Friday, 2 May 2003, 4:57 pm | ACT New Zealand

The Government is working on a new measure to better reflect New Zealand's true rate of unemployment, ACT Employment Spokesman Dr Muriel Newman revealed today. More >>

The Diary of Heather Roy

Friday, 2 May 2003, 3:52 pm | ACT New Zealand

It has been quite some time since - as a health professional - I sat down to write a case history about a patient with a disease. With more information about SARS available every day, for this week's diary I have engaged my previously abandoned taxpayer-funded ... More >>

Sentence Another Limp Slap On The Wrist

Friday, 2 May 2003, 3:17 pm | ACT New Zealand

If Justice France felt that Malcolm Alan Francis should serve 12 years for manslaughter, she should have been able to make that 12 years non-parole, because the non-parole period is likely to be the true sentence, ACT New Zealand Justice Spokesman Stephen ... More >>

Barker's Comments False

Thursday, 1 May 2003, 5:54 pm | ACT New Zealand

ACT New Zealand Justice Spokesman Stephen Franks today questioned what faith New Zealanders can have in our justice system, when Associate Justice Minister Rick Barker does not even know the difference between parole and home detention. More >>

Medicine Ban Ridiculous, Knee-Jerk Reaction

Thursday, 1 May 2003, 10:43 am | ACT New Zealand

Waitemata DHB member Warren Flaunty's suggestion, to ban over-the-counter sales of cold and cough remedies containing pseudoephedrine in the DHB's catchment area, is absolutely ridiculous, ACT New Zealand Health Spokesman Heather Roy said today. More >>

Abolish The HRC - It Would Never Be Missed

Thursday, 1 May 2003, 9:25 am | ACT New Zealand

ACT New Zealand Justice Spokesman Stephen Franks today accused the Human Rights Commission of abandoning all claim to moral authority by allowing Race Relations Commissioner Joris de Bres to claim immunity from its own rules. More >>

Adoption Viable Option For Unprepared Parents

Wednesday, 30 April 2003, 11:58 am | ACT New Zealand

ACT New Zealand Social Welfare Spokesman Dr Muriel Newman today urged the Labour Government to review its approach to child adoption, after two teenage parents in Dunedin were convicted of neglecting their three-month-old baby girl. More >>

Mallard's Budget Offering: Quantity, Not Quality

Wednesday, 30 April 2003, 10:32 am | ACT New Zealand

Labour has responded to the teaching crisis in a typical neo-socialist, pro-union manner, ACT Education Spokesman Deborah Coddington said today. More >>

NZ Govt Dot Com Purchase Crazy

Wednesday, 30 April 2003, 9:03 am | ACT New Zealand

ACT Finance Spokesman Rodney Hide today said that the Clark Government's purchase of `NewZealand.com' for $US 500,000 was crazy. More >>

Time For Change Is Now

Wednesday, 30 April 2003, 9:02 am | ACT New Zealand

ACT New Zealand Police Spokesman Dr Muriel Newman today claimed that it is not only car crash victims who are subjected to inadequate policing, but car theft victims as well. More >>

Ministers Engage in Double Dealing

Tuesday, 29 April 2003, 4:31 pm | ACT New Zealand

The Conservation Minister's refusal to allow a land-swap that would let Trustpower's Arnold River hydro scheme proceed is a graphic example of this Government's double dealings, ACT Deputy Leader Ken Shirley said today. More >>

Are You Mean, Or Are They Greedy, Mr Goff?

Tuesday, 29 April 2003, 2:48 pm | ACT New Zealand

ACT New Zealand Justice Spokesman Stephen Franks today called on the Labour Government to let New Zealanders know the principles for the compensation for false convictions. More >>

Helen Clark's Anti-NZ Tour

Tuesday, 29 April 2003, 2:30 pm | ACT New Zealand

Helen Clark's use of her trip to France to express concern, that the US might emerge as an unchallenged superpower, takes the New Zealand Prime Minister's anti-Americanism to a whole new level, ACT Deputy Leader Ken Shirley said today. More >>

Prison Arguments Hypocritical, Lefty Tosh

Monday, 28 April 2003, 5:24 pm | ACT New Zealand

The Employers & Manufacturers Association is dead right - Attorney General Margaret Wilson has absolutely no valid arguments for ending the management contract of New Zealand's only privately-managed prison, ACT New Zealand Justice Spokesman Stephen ... More >>

Richard Prebble’s Letter From Wellington

Monday, 28 April 2003, 2:26 pm | ACT New Zealand

The Letter strongly supports Reserve Bank Governor Alan Bollard's surprise move to cut interest rates - a signal to the market that the Bank will respond to the coming slow-down. In the last slow-down caused by the Asian crisis, both Treasury and the ... More >>