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Rugby Union?s New CEO Welcomed
Monday, 16 December 2002, 1:16 pm | ACT New Zealand
The dairy industry's loss is rugby's gain. Chris Moller's international experience and authority should help repair the damage of last year's debacle, ACT Sport and Recreation Spokesman Stephen Franks said today. More >>
Cullen Must Provide Urgent Answers on MP Tax Rort
Monday, 16 December 2002, 11:21 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Finance Spokesman Rodney Hide said today that Revenue Minister Dr Michael Cullen must front up and explain the tax rort that he has had legislated for MPs' overseas air travel. More >>
Burglars' Christmas Bonus from Arrogant Law Bungle
Monday, 16 December 2002, 11:13 am | ACT New Zealand
From Tuesday burglars, arsonists, wife beaters and other criminals will have a new technical defence when they come to court, unless the Government urgently and retrospectively fixes another criminal law bungle, said ACT Justice Spokesman Stephen Franks. More >>
Reverse Christmas Jail Release Scheme
Monday, 16 December 2002, 11:11 am | ACT New Zealand
Instead of keeping a scheme that deliberately lets hundreds of prisoners out of jail three weeks before Christmas, the Government should change the law so that most can't get out until three weeks after festivities are over, ACT Justice Spokesman ... More >>
Collect The Answers On Christmas Release Policy
Monday, 16 December 2002, 11:10 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Justice Spokesman Stephen Franks has today written to Corrections Minister Mark Gosche putting him on notice to collect the data on the experience with the Christmas `get out of jail free' policy. More >>
Where To Now With Silver Fern?
Monday, 16 December 2002, 11:09 am | ACT New Zealand
Your Government chose to withdraw the SOP rather than defer consideration of the Statutes Amendment Bill for the week, suggested by ACT, to enable third parties to at least know about the proposal. More >>
Muriel Newman: Ratepayers - Be Vigilant!
Monday, 16 December 2002, 11:07 am | ACT New Zealand
The Local Government Bill, which introduces sweeping new powers to local authorities, will be debated under urgency next week. More >>
Porirua PHO More Government Favouritism
Monday, 16 December 2002, 12:56 am | ACT New Zealand
The establishment of Labour's Primary Health Organisations is displaying a disturbing trend, where the Government looks after its favoured voter groups - who are receiving priority funding under the new PHO strategy, ACT New Zealand Health Spokesman Heather ... More >>
Letter from Richard Prebble to the PM
Friday, 13 December 2002, 3:13 pm | ACT New Zealand
This is to respond to your statement in Parliament today that the government is considering appointing me to be a judge in the new Supreme Court to replace appeals to the Privy Council. More >>
PM Goes to New York and Finally Gets It
Friday, 13 December 2002, 9:35 am | ACT New Zealand
It is pleasing to note the Prime Minister has finally recognised, accepted and conceded that the New Zealand economy will suffer significant damage if Australia enters a free trade agreement with the US and we don't, ACT Deputy Leader Ken Shirley said ... More >>
Go Hard, New Zealand Business
Friday, 13 December 2002, 12:03 am | ACT New Zealand
Now is the time for every employer in this country to speak out against the Labour Government's hidden agenda to strip them of their rights, ACT New Zealand Business Development Spokesman Deborah Coddington said today. More >>
ACT MP Publishes Suppressed NCEA Report
Friday, 13 December 2002, 12:02 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Education Spokesman Donna Awatere Huata today released her Minority Report on the implementation of NCEA, which the Education and Science Select Committee blocked her from publishing or tabling in Parliament. More >>
Welfare Under Spotlight
Thursday, 12 December 2002, 8:04 pm | ACT New Zealand
The recent imprisonment of the leaders of a paua-smuggling ring has shone a harsh light into the dark recesses of our welfare system," ACT New Zealand Social Welfare Spokesman Dr Muriel Newman said today. More >>
Setting the Record Straight on the All Black Brand
Thursday, 12 December 2002, 7:54 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT has required the Government to slow down the law changes which would give legal royalty status to the Rugby Union silver fern logo. The changes would have gone through this afternoon without anyone outside having more than an hour's notice of what they ... More >>
Anderton Incorporated Spends More Public Cash
Thursday, 12 December 2002, 7:48 pm | ACT New Zealand
Spending $350,000 on the loss-making Industry New Zealand magazine Venture clearly isn't enough for Minister of Industry and Regional Development Jim Anderton. He has now embarked on a new promotional venture with taxpayer cash, ACT New Zealand Commerce ... More >>
Cash Band-Aid Won't Heal CYF
Thursday, 12 December 2002, 5:17 pm | ACT New Zealand
Reports that recently convicted RSA murderer William Duane Bell was a ward of the State from the age of eight, highlights the fact that there are serious flaws in our Social Welfare system, ACT New Zealand Social Welfare Spokesman Dr Muriel Newman ... More >>
An Announcement Isn't Enough, Ms King
Thursday, 12 December 2002, 5:13 pm | ACT New Zealand
Government statistics out today confirm massive underspending in the health budget of $173 million for the first four months of the year- almost half the extra $400 million the Health Minister announced a year ago, ACT Health Spokesman Heather Roy ... More >>
PM Puts Cart First, Horse Second
Thursday, 12 December 2002, 2:07 pm | ACT New Zealand
Prime Minister Helen Clark is putting the cart before the horse in visiting the US for the premiere of a documentary in which she features, ACT New Zealand Rural Spokesman Gerry Eckhoff said today. More >>
Help For NZRFU Must Not Cost Others
Thursday, 12 December 2002, 10:12 am | ACT New Zealand
Any provision made to enable the New Zealand Rugby Football Union to protect its stylised fern symbol must not come at a cost to any other code or brand, ACT Sports Spokesman Stephen Franks said today. More >>
Treasury Report Short Of The Mark
Thursday, 12 December 2002, 9:26 am | ACT New Zealand
Treasury's latest study, into the effectiveness of social spending to improve the well-being of children, has failed to address the real issues of the causes of social dysfunction" ACT New Zealand Social Welfare Spokesman Dr Muriel Newman said ... More >>
