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SPARC Criticism Overdue
Tuesday, 25 March 2003, 6:17 pm | ACT New Zealand
Sports bodies, local councils and regional sports trusts throughout the country are so afraid that SPARC will put its foot on the funding pipeline, that they will not speak out, leaving Neil Tonkin to criticise the body for them, ACT Sport Spokesman ... More >>
Saved Power, Wasted Opportunities
Tuesday, 25 March 2003, 8:01 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT SOE Spokesman Stephen Franks was incredulous today at Meridian Energy's huge hydro-generation investment in Australia. More >>
Time To Be Honest, George
Monday, 24 March 2003, 3:26 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Police Spokesman Dr Muriel Newman today welcomed the frank and free discussion, that occurred over the weekend, which has exposed the very real problems currently plaguing New Zealand Police. More >>
Prebble’s Letter From Wellington: ISOLATED
Monday, 24 March 2003, 3:14 pm | ACT New Zealand
On Thursday in parliament Richard Prebble asked Dr Cullen, “When is the PM going to make her statement to parliament?” The answer: “Helen has got to wait to see Bush’s statement on TV to confirm whether the war has started”. On Tuesday Clark boasted ... More >>
Muriel Newman: Buying Maori With Workers' Money
Monday, 24 March 2003, 7:41 am | ACT New Zealand
The Labour Government has recently been accused of killing Maori with kindness. This week that claim took on a new perspective, with the Government - supported by the United Party - passing into law a Bill that lowers tax rates for Maori. More >>
Anti-Discrimination Day Disgrace
Friday, 21 March 2003, 11:16 am | ACT New Zealand
Today's celebrations of the international Covenant for the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination are deeply insincere - New Zealand has not observed it for years, ACT Justice Spokesman Stephen Franks said today More >>
Minister Falls Victim To Clap Trap
Friday, 21 March 2003, 9:54 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Rural Affairs Spokesman today expressed his sorrow for Environment Minister Marian Hobbs, leaving for a Third World Water Forum tomorrow, and said it was a pity she had succumbed to the unadulterated clap trap that New Zealand wastes ... More >>
Tune Out, Turn Off And Stop Spending
Friday, 21 March 2003, 9:22 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Broadcasting Spokesman Deborah Coddington today criticised State-owned Radio New Zealand for calling on taxpayers to spend $26 million on a failing and ailing broadcaster. More >>
Another Life For Privy Council?
Friday, 21 March 2003, 7:50 am | ACT New Zealand
The Justice and Electoral Select Committee's request for submissions, on whether the Privy Council should go as our final appeal, is a poor substitute for a referendum - but it's much better than nothing, ACT Justice Spokesman Stephen Franks said today. More >>
Water Wastage Ranking All Wet
Thursday, 20 March 2003, 11:32 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Rural Affairs Spokesman Gerry Eckhoff today questioned the logic behind New Zealand's ranking as one of the world's top five water wasters, according to the first ever `Water Poverty Index'. More >>
Labour's Credibility Up In Smoke
Thursday, 20 March 2003, 10:13 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Health Spokesman Heather Roy today slammed the Government's proposed Smokefree Bill, calling it so flawed that even Labour's own Ministers are calling for it to be watered down. More >>
Benefit Rise Costs Workers $300 Million More
Wednesday, 19 March 2003, 4:02 pm | ACT New Zealand
The Government's announcement today, that all benefits will be increased by 2.72 percent, means working New Zealanders will have to fork out an extra $300 million this year to add to an annual $14 billion welfare bill, ACT New Zealand Social Welfare ... More >>
Socialists Well On Track
Wednesday, 19 March 2003, 4:01 pm | ACT New Zealand
The Labour Government's social engineers are well on track for their utopia of dumbing down the education system, ACT New Zealand Education Spokesman Deborah Coddington said today. More >>
Gang Crime Escalates
Wednesday, 19 March 2003, 2:44 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Police Spokesman Dr Muriel Newman today renewed her attack on Police Minister George Hawkins, demanding to know how he could allow gang-related crime to rise unchecked since 1999. More >>
Deadline Raises Serious Questions
Wednesday, 19 March 2003, 2:28 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Rural Affairs Spokesman Gerry Eckhoff today questioned the March 28 deadline for the inquiry into public access to private land, saying that it further proved the pending outcome was a foregone conclusion. More >>
Is Labour Simply Looking After Its Mates?
Wednesday, 19 March 2003, 2:27 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Rural Spokesman Gerry Eckhoff today attacked the Government's Public Access Reference Group, saying the presence of Mr Gottlieb Braun-Elwart in the group was a clear conflict of interest. More >>
Smokefree Bill: No Smoke, No Freedom
Wednesday, 19 March 2003, 9:31 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Health Spokesman Heather Roy today slammed the Government's Smokefree Bill, calling it another nail in the coffin of New Zealanders' personal freedom. More >>
Tragedy On The Way -- Heather Roy
Tuesday, 18 March 2003, 2:40 pm | ACT New Zealand
More and more psychiatric patients are slipping through the cracks of our fragmented mental health system - and it will not be long until one reappears, having committed a horrendous crime, ACT New Zealand Health Spokesman Heather Roy said today. More >>
ACT's Alternative Plan To Fight Poverty
Tuesday, 18 March 2003, 2:02 pm | ACT New Zealand
Recommendations from the Child Poverty Action Group to ease child poverty will not work, and will only serve to lower New Zealand's standard of living, ACT New Zealand Social Welfare Spokesman Dr Muriel Newman said today. More >>
Lock Up The Forests, Labour
Tuesday, 18 March 2003, 1:21 pm | ACT New Zealand
Fears of forests being locked up - or exorbitant rent being charged - for access, illustrates yet again that the criteria for Maori is different from that of the rest of the country, ACT New Zealand Rural Affairs Spokesman Gerry Eckhoff said today. More >>
