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ARC 'Study' Should Be Treated with Caution
Monday, 28 April 2003, 8:37 am | ACT New Zealand
The latest shock horror tactics by the Auckland Regional Council should not be taken too seriously, ACT New Zealand Transport Spokesman Deborah Coddington said today. More >>
NZ Encourages North Korean Weapons Program
Monday, 28 April 2003, 8:36 am | ACT New Zealand
The admission by North Korea that it has nuclear weapons is a very dangerous development that directly affects the Pacific region, ACT Leader Richard Prebble said today. More >>
Labour Leaving Children In Danger
Monday, 28 April 2003, 8:35 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Social Welfare Spokesman Dr Muriel Newman today accused the Labour Government of an appalling lack of commitment to child welfare, in light of new information showing that some children at risk of abuse have waited more than two-and-a-half ... More >>
Thin Blue Line Set To Snap
Monday, 28 April 2003, 8:34 am | ACT New Zealand
I feel very sorry for the police - short-staffed and under-resourced, they are trying to fight a tidal wave of crime that is becoming more sophisticated and complex each day. More >>
TB Eradication Must Not Be Ignored
Thursday, 24 April 2003, 5:49 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Rural Affairs Spokesman Gerry Eckhoff today slammed Strategy Committee Chair for Possum and Bovine TB Control Dr Peter O'Hara for ignoring the potential for possum bio-control. More >>
Government's RMA Failure
Thursday, 24 April 2003, 5:20 pm | ACT New Zealand
The Committee of Parliamentary Opposition Parties hearing submissions on the RMA Amendment Bill heard overwhelming evidence today supporting the view that the Bill fails to address the Act's fundamental flaws, ACT New Zealand Deputy Leader and committee ... More >>
Surprise Cut First Step Only
Thursday, 24 April 2003, 4:44 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT leader Richard Prebble welcomed today the Reserve Bank's surprise cut in interest rates. More >>
Off-The-Wall and Typical of Peter Dunne
Thursday, 24 April 2003, 2:27 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT leader Richard Prebble said today that Peter Dunne's call for the population of New Zealand to increase by 1 million in just 12 years is silly even by his standards and his claim that New Zealand needs a policy that is well planned belies his lethargy ... More >>
Blue Line Among World's Thinnest
Thursday, 24 April 2003, 1:14 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Police Spokesman Dr Muriel Newman today demanded a response from Police Minister George Hawkins in light of new information showing that the numbers of police in New Zealand are among the lowest in the developed world. More >>
Outlawing 'Unhealthy' Food is Ridiculous
Thursday, 24 April 2003, 10:44 am | ACT New Zealand
Making it illegal to sell `unhealthy' food to children is ridiculous, ACT New Zealand Health Spokesman Heather Roy said today. More >>
NZ 'Displeases' US Administration Says Downer
Thursday, 24 April 2003, 8:43 am | ACT New Zealand
Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer's throwaway comment yesterday that he did not believe New Zealand was likely to be attacked by the United States is a very revealing statement, ACT New Zealand Leader Richard Prebble said today. More >>
Dry Times Ahead For Wine Industry
Thursday, 24 April 2003, 12:51 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Rural Affairs Spokesman Gerry Eckhoff today warned of the dangers posed by the proposed Wine Bill, and recommended that winemakers look to Australia to see what such dangerous legislation could mean for our own wine industry. More >>
Castro and Jong Il Are Not Ideal Role Models
Wednesday, 23 April 2003, 4:20 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Transport Spokesman Deborah Coddington today asked why the `Buy Back Rail' gang want to stop at nationalising railways. More >>
New Zealand's Hollow Gesture
Wednesday, 23 April 2003, 8:34 am | ACT New Zealand
While welcoming the Government's decision to provide mine-clearers for Iraq under a UN programme, ACT New Zealand Deputy Leader Ken Shirley noted that the Government continues to marginalise itself from our traditional allies abroad. More >>
What's the Problem, Mr Mallard?
Wednesday, 23 April 2003, 8:32 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Education Spokesman Deborah Coddington today questioned the Education Minister's decision to rule out a satellite arrangement between a private school and a kura kaupapa Maori. Arorangi School near Tokoroa and Te Kura Kaupapa Motuhake o Tawhiuau ... More >>
Taonga Could Kill Maori Language
Tuesday, 22 April 2003, 4:01 pm | ACT New Zealand
The attitude of a self-proclaimed `Maori intellectual property campaigner' to Sony PlayStation's The Mark of Kri shows nothing was learned from the Lego Bionicle debacle, ACT Maori Affairs Spokesman Stephen Franks said today. More >>
Prebble's Letter From Wellington
Tuesday, 22 April 2003, 4:00 pm | ACT New Zealand
Parliament is in a two-week recess. Labour is relieved. Helen Clark was failing to perform under pressure. Clark is not good in parliament. More >>
ACT Offers To Support Labour
Monday, 21 April 2003, 10:22 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Leader Richard Prebble today offered ACT's vote in Parliament to Labour to pass a prosperity-promoting tax cut. "Labour does not have to rely on either the Greens or United," Mr Prebble said. More >>
Tons Of Pests Crossing Our Borders
Monday, 21 April 2003, 10:20 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Rural Affairs Spokesman Gerry Eckhoff today slammed the Labour Government's `open door' and `wander at will' policy for unwanted pests, organisms and products, in light of new information showing that more than four tons of unwanted material ... More >>
Victimisation Report: Fact Or Fiction?
Monday, 21 April 2003, 10:20 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Justice Spokesman Stephen Franks today demanded that Justice Minister Phil Goff come clean over the 2001 Crime Victimisation Survey, now more than a year late. More >>
