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We All Know What Grows In The Dark
Tuesday, 25 February 2003, 2:41 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Treaty Spokesman Stephen Franks today welcomed National's new focus on the real Treaty, and Opposition Leader Bill English's denial of the Treaty's apocryphal fourth article. More >>
Kia Kaha, John
Monday, 24 February 2003, 5:39 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Social Welfare Spokesman Dr Muriel Newman today urged junior Minister John Tamihere to remain strong in his views on social welfare, rather than apologising to fellow Minister Steve Maharey as ordered by Prime Minister Helen Clark. More >>
Resignation Indicative Of System Failures
Monday, 24 February 2003, 5:02 pm | ACT New Zealand
The fact that one of Timaru Hospital's longest serving senior doctors has resigned, over safety concerns, highlights the problems endemic in our current health system, ACT New Zealand Health Spokesman Heather Roy said today. More >>
Exploitation Not The Norm
Monday, 24 February 2003, 4:15 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Rural Affairs Spokesman Gerry Eckhoff today criticised farmers who seek to exploit workers, but said the recent alleged exploitation of Ukrainian farm workers is more likely to be an aberration, rather than a regular occurrence. More >>
Now What, Mr Hawkins?
Monday, 24 February 2003, 4:14 pm | ACT New Zealand
Monday 24 Feb 2003 Dr Muriel Newman Press Releases -- Crime & Justice -- Zero Tolerance for Crime More >>
Richard Prebble's Letter from Wellington Feb. 24
Monday, 24 February 2003, 4:12 pm | ACT New Zealand
Helen Clark fell off the knowledge wave when she attacked the attendees saying, "We do not accept the unspoken agenda behind so much of the rhetoric about the need for vision, leadership and change. "Decoding that rhetoric generally reveals discredited ... More >>
Faith In Parole System? Fat Chance
Monday, 24 February 2003, 1:02 pm | ACT New Zealand
Children's Commissioner Roger McClay is right to worry that the parole system will not make sure convicted child-killer Edward Smith keeps to his parole conditions, ACT Justice Spokesman Stephen Franks said today. More >>
Report Full Of Excuses, But No Confidence
Monday, 24 February 2003, 9:43 am | ACT New Zealand
Last week, the Government released a report on youth justice and social service delivery to the children and young people convicted in relation to the 2001 murder of Michael Choy. More >>
Blueprint: Promises We've Heard Before
Friday, 21 February 2003, 3:55 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Social Welfare Spokesman Dr Muriel Newman today questioned Social Services and Employment Minister Steve Maharey's Care and Protection Blueprint 2003. More >>
Knowledge Wave Wipes Out Helen Clark
Friday, 21 February 2003, 3:48 pm | ACT New Zealand
The Prime Minister has been wiped out by the Knowledge Wave, ACT Finance Spokesman Rodney Hide said today. More >>
Feeble Sentence Should Provoke Shame
Friday, 21 February 2003, 3:47 pm | ACT New Zealand
The fact that a 15 year-old has to be given an adult sentence should cause those who defend our failed youth justice system to hang their heads in shame, ACT Justice Spokesman Stephen Franks said today. More >>
Newman Demands Answers
Thursday, 20 February 2003, 5:56 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Police Spokesman Dr Muriel Newman today demanded to know what Police Minister George Hawkins was doing to combat New Zealand's looming methamphetamine crisis. More >>
Record Student Debt Under Labour
Wednesday, 19 February 2003, 9:18 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Social Welfare Spokesman Dr Muriel Newman today accused the Labour Government of entrenching New Zealand's young people in a cycle of debt. More >>
Cabinet Contempt for Treaty of Waitangi
Wednesday, 19 February 2003, 9:17 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Treaty Spokesman Stephen Franks today called for Attorney General Margaret Wilson to clean her own stables of ignorance about the Treaty of Waitangi, before presuming to lecture the nation on its need to study and understand it. More >>
Gangs Wage War On New Zealand
Wednesday, 19 February 2003, 2:09 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Police Spokesman Dr Muriel Newman today attacked the Government for standing idly by and doing nothing as criminal gangs effectively declare war on law-abiding New Zealanders. More >>
Mallard Locks the School Gates
Wednesday, 19 February 2003, 1:49 pm | ACT New Zealand
The legacy of Trevor Mallard's time in office will be a generation of low-income families locked out of the education system, ACT Education Spokesman Deborah Coddington said today. More >>
Govt Admin Committee Dumping Ground for Dog Law
Tuesday, 18 February 2003, 5:01 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Leader Richard Prebble said today that the Government Administrative Committee was a totally unsuitable committee to look at dog control. More >>
Helen Clark Makes Major Mistake in Australia
Tuesday, 18 February 2003, 1:44 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Deputy Leader Ken Shirley today strongly criticised the Prime Minister for involving herself in domestic Australian politics, and for delivering a frightening message that New Zealand does not stand alongside our traditional allies. More >>
Can Minister Ensure Safety?
Tuesday, 18 February 2003, 11:23 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Police Spokesman Dr Muriel Newman today demanded an assurance from Police Minister George Hawkins that the secondment of 100 police officers to America's Cup duties would not be detrimental to police districts throughout the country. More >>
Return Respect To Police
Tuesday, 18 February 2003, 11:19 am | ACT New Zealand
Recently released figures showing that frontline police are being attacked more often are a clear indictment of the Labour Government's soft approach to crime, ACT New Zealand Police Spokesman Dr Muriel Newman said today. More >>
