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Clark's Comments On FTA: Absurd And Inappropriate

Tuesday, 19 November 2002, 9:44 am | ACT New Zealand

Prime Minister Helen Clark's claim that ACT and National do not want a free trade agreement for party political reasons is absurd and not an appropriate comment for a prime minister to make, ACT New Zealand Leader Richard Prebble said today. More >>

University Blows Compulsory Levy Out of the Water

Monday, 18 November 2002, 3:53 pm | ACT New Zealand

Victoria University's response to Government plans for an export education compulsory levy is devastating, ACT Associate Education Spokesman Deborah Coddington said today. More >>

Richard Prebble’s Letter From Wellington

Monday, 18 November 2002, 2:38 pm | ACT New Zealand

Is Labour about to change... …the nuclear policy? Inquiries by The Letter reveal that the issue has not been debated within the party but in the Byzantine government of Helen Clark, that means little. Last week’s snap decision to send Te Kaha and ... More >>

Hawkins Supplies More Dodgy Figures

Monday, 18 November 2002, 2:28 pm | ACT New Zealand

The Police Minister has been caught out providing dodgy crime figures again, ACT New Zealand Police Spokesman Dr Muriel Newman said today. More >>

D-Day for Maori Television

Monday, 18 November 2002, 11:28 am | ACT New Zealand

Ministers in Helen Clark's cabinet must this morning either go ahead with plans to set up Maori Television to fail, or face making a very embarrassing turnaround, ACT Broadcasting Spokesman Deborah Coddington said. More >>

ACT to Introduce Nuclear Free Ammendment Bill

Monday, 18 November 2002, 9:18 am | ACT New Zealand

We liberals believe in the power of ideas. We support open debate because we believe in the good sense of the electorate and, over time, like Rachel Hunters hair, good ideas will prevail. (It won't happen overnight, but it will happen!) More >>

Hide Speech: Economics and Freedom

Monday, 18 November 2002, 9:16 am | ACT New Zealand

I want to thank you too for all the hard work that you put in at the election, because I believe the result that ACT got was a fantastic result and it was the efforts of the members that delivered that result You should be very proud of your achievement ... More >>

PC Rape Trials Bad for Victims

Monday, 18 November 2002, 9:14 am | ACT New Zealand

Moves to muzzle rape accused conducting their own defence could harm genuine rape victims ACT Justice Spokesman Stephen Franks said today. More >>

Go Dr Fogelberg

Friday, 15 November 2002, 3:42 pm | ACT New Zealand

ACT New Zealand applauds the stinging attack launched on the Government earlier this week by one of this country's leading academics, ACT Commerce Spokesman Deborah Coddington said today. More >>

Newman: Your Chance to Speak out on Welfare Reform

Friday, 15 November 2002, 10:39 am | ACT New Zealand

I am very concerned by Labour's expansion of the welfare state and would like to see whether there is support in New Zealand for a campaign for welfare reform. More >>

OZ/USA FTA As Big a Blow as Britain joining the EC

Friday, 15 November 2002, 10:21 am | ACT New Zealand

ACT leader Richard Prebble said The Knowledge Wave Trust on 8 October put out six proposals to enable NZ to return to the top half of the OECD. More >>

Just Settle Down, Peter

Thursday, 14 November 2002, 4:53 pm | ACT New Zealand

ACT Commerce Spokesman Deborah Coddington today urged the rattled Associate Minister for Industry and Regional Development to calm down, lest he do himself an injury. More >>

Animal Welfare Ahead of New Zealanders' Welfare

Thursday, 14 November 2002, 4:07 pm | ACT New Zealand

ACT leader Richard Prebble said today he was disappointed that the government regarded debate on the Animal Welfare Amendment Bill as being more important than parliament disassociating itself from Mr Peters' attack on Asian New Zealanders. More >>

Black Day for New Zealand

Thursday, 14 November 2002, 3:04 pm | ACT New Zealand

ACT leader Richard Prebble said today's announcement that Australia and the USA are about to start talks on a free trade deal that excludes NZ, represents the most significant foreign affairs trade policy failure. It's a black day for New Zealand. More >>