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Our Immigrant Nation
Monday, 27 January 2003, 9:09 am | ACT New Zealand
Speech by Dr Muriel Newman, ACT New Zealand Member of Parliament, to the AGM of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce. More >>
Praise, Not Prosecute, Knife Defender -
Monday, 27 January 2003, 12:50 am | ACT New Zealand
It is outrageous that police are even considering charging the Rotorua teenager who stabbed her ex-boyfriend as he kidnapped and assaulted her, ACT Justice Spokesman Stephen Franks said today. More >>
Government Insults Rural New Zealand
Friday, 24 January 2003, 5:08 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Rural Affairs Spokesman Gerry Eckhoff today stepped up his opposition to Labour's new land access reference group by calling on representatives to resign, saying they risked being seen as pandering to the Labour agenda. More >>
Legalising Corruption in a Neighbourhood Near You
Friday, 24 January 2003, 5:01 pm | ACT New Zealand
Today the Resource Management Act (RMA) is widely acknowledged as the greatest inhibitor of economic development and progress in New Zealand. Every Government report on compliance costs and red tape - estimated a decade ago to add up to $1.88 billion annually - ... More >>
DoC Ban on Filming Tongariro is Idiotic Lunacy
Friday, 24 January 2003, 9:58 am | ACT New Zealand
The draft management plan for Tongariro National Park reveals the idiotic lunacy that has become ingrained within DoC's culture, ACT New Zealand Deputy Leader Ken Shirley said today. More >>
Anniversary of CER: Time for Clark to Apologise
Friday, 24 January 2003, 9:44 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Deputy Leader Ken Shirley is calling on the Prime Minister to denounce the anti-free trade utterances contained in her Maiden Speech on April 27, 1982. More >>
Whipping Boy Sutton Wounds Rural New Zealand
Thursday, 23 January 2003, 4:14 pm | ACT New Zealand
Rural Affairs Minister Jim Sutton, and the Labour Government, have confirmed my prediction of an outrageous affront to New Zealand landowners and the abolition of property rights in New Zealand, ACT New Zealand Rural Affairs Spokesman Gerry Eckhoff ... More >>
Cullen Should Cut Taxes, Not Just Talk About It
Thursday, 23 January 2003, 3:21 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Finance Spokesman Rodney Hide today criticised Finance Minister Dr Michael Cullen for talking about cutting taxes instead of just getting on and cutting them. More >>
Whipping Boy Sutton Wounds Rural New Zealand
Thursday, 23 January 2003, 3:12 pm | ACT New Zealand
Rural Affairs Minister Jim Sutton, and the Labour Government, have confirmed my prediction of an outrageous affront to New Zealand landowners and the abolition of property rights in New Zealand, ACT New Zealand Rural Affairs Spokesman Gerry Eckhoff ... More >>
Mallard Way Off Target
Wednesday, 22 January 2003, 5:30 pm | ACT New Zealand
The Government's plan to offer cash bonuses for young secondary school teachers to remain in their positions for two years shows that Education Minister Trevor Mallard is clearly missing the point when it comes to the country's drastic teacher shortage, ... More >>
Property Rights Under Threat
Wednesday, 22 January 2003, 5:26 pm | ACT New Zealand
Property rights are well on their way to becoming a distant memory for New Zealand landowners. More >>
A True ACT Victory in the War of Ideas
Wednesday, 22 January 2003, 2:19 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand welcomes the National Party statement of principles as espoused by Leader Bill English today, ACT New Zealand Deputy Leader Ken Shirley said today. More >>
Quieten Down Mallard
Wednesday, 22 January 2003, 10:02 am | ACT New Zealand
The Life Education trust, recently slated by Education Minister Trevor Mallard for accepting a $100,000 donation from a tobacco company, has been praised for its positive contribution to the health education of New Zealand primary school children, ACT ... More >>
Prison Problem Won't Go Away
Wednesday, 22 January 2003, 12:02 am | ACT New Zealand
Proposed trouble at this year's Waitangi Day celebrations is a direct result of the Government's `divide and conquer' approach to the building of the Northland prison, ACT New Zealand Police Spokesman Dr Muriel Newman said today. More >>
Government On Wrong Track
Tuesday, 21 January 2003, 11:35 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Transport Spokesman Deborah Coddington today questioned the Government's reported plan to buy the national rail network from Tranz Rail for up to $130 million. More >>
NCEA Results System is Pathetic
Tuesday, 21 January 2003, 8:27 am | ACT New Zealand
The release of the first ever NCEA results prove exactly why they should also be the last, ACT Associate Education Spokesman Deborah Coddington said today. More >>
Patients Die Waiting for Minister to See Reason
Monday, 20 January 2003, 3:31 pm | ACT New Zealand
Revelations that patients are dying waiting for cardiac surgery are not surprising, ACT Health Spokesman Heather Roy said today. More >>
Somebody Tell the Greens: The Cold War is Over
Monday, 20 January 2003, 3:19 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Deputy Leader Ken Shirley has slammed the Green Party, branding them Luddites for opposing the bid by Air New Zealand's engineering operation at Christchurch International Airport to win a huge new contract to service Hercules ... More >>
Did Carter Know About Auckland University Threats?
Monday, 20 January 2003, 3:13 pm | ACT New Zealand
Conservation Minister Chris Carter is - at the very least - allowing a ministerial employee to intimidate Auckland University over its plans to sell land at Waikawau Bay, ACT New Zealand Tertiary Education Spokesman Deborah Coddington revealed today. More >>
Muriel Newman: "Have We Gone Too Far?"
Friday, 17 January 2003, 3:36 pm | ACT New Zealand
New Zealand has formed a reputation as a great country to make movies. This lucrative standing is being placed at serious risk. While most New Zealanders greeted the news that The Last Samurai was to be filmed on the slopes of Mt Taranaki with enthusiasm ... More >>
