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Picking Winners Dumped for Placating Winston
Thursday, 21 November 2002, 2:02 pm | ACT New Zealand
The Government's knee-jerk reaction to immigration will damage one of its own "picking winners" policies, ACT IT spokesman Deborah Coddington said today. More >>
Another Job for the Girls
Thursday, 21 November 2002, 2:01 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Leader Richard Prebble said today that the only possible explanation for Miss Lee's appointment to this tiny island is that Helen Clark's former ally needs a job in the sun and they couldn't trust her to go anywhere else. More >>
Mallard Rolls Over For Winston
Thursday, 21 November 2002, 1:59 pm | ACT New Zealand
Education Minister Trevor Mallard has committed his most cowardly and unprincipled act yet in endorsing the call by New Zealand First for a cap on foreign student numbers, ACT Education Spokesman Donna Awatere Huata said today. More >>
ACT Moves to Prevent Big Business Censorship
Thursday, 21 November 2002, 1:58 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Associate Commerce Spokesman Stephen Franks will move an amendment today to the Trade Marks Bill, to ensure global companies are not forced into trying to stop the public from using trademarked words as a general description. More >>
Mallard Makes Life Harder for Foreign Students
Thursday, 21 November 2002, 1:57 pm | ACT New Zealand
The Education Minister is worsening a difficult situation for foreign students by remaining silent while unions make strident attacks on their presence in New Zealand schools, ACT Education Spokesman Donna Awatere Huata said today. More >>
No Enron/Worldcom Changes in Securities Markets
Thursday, 21 November 2002, 9:05 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Justice Spokesman Stephen Franks deplored today's forced passage in urgency of all remaining stages of the Securities Markets & Institutions Bill. More >>
Minister of Immigration Has Panicked
Wednesday, 20 November 2002, 2:32 pm | ACT New Zealand
The Government's overnight changes to immigration criteria appear to be a panic reaction to Winston Peters' inflammatory remarks, ACT Leader Richard Prebble said today. More >>
PPTA Gets In Bed With Populist Politicians
Wednesday, 20 November 2002, 11:33 am | ACT New Zealand
The call from the secondary school teachers' union for fewer foreign fee paying students is misleading, crude and short-sighted, ACT Education Spokesman Donna Awatere Huata said today. More >>
Nuke Bill is Small Step for Huge Benefit
Tuesday, 19 November 2002, 4:17 pm | ACT New Zealand
"My Members' Bill to remove the New Zealand legislative ban on visits by nuclear propelled ships is a very small measure to achieve an enormous beneficial outcome," ACT New Zealand Deputy Leader Ken Shirley said today. More >>
English ACT-ing Up
Tuesday, 19 November 2002, 4:17 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Justice and Treaty Spokesman Stephen Franks today welcomed National Leader Bill English's adoption of ACT New Zealand's stances and philosophies, but worried that the proof will be in how National politicians vote in practice, on the ... More >>
Biased Report Lacks Credibility
Tuesday, 19 November 2002, 2:25 pm | ACT New Zealand
The report blaming economic reform for harming New Zealand children is completely skewed by political correctness and a left-wing agenda, ACT Social Welfare Spokesman Dr Muriel Newman said today. More >>
What About Property Owners' Rights?
Tuesday, 19 November 2002, 9:45 am | ACT New Zealand
Private land owners in Welcome Bay whose properties have been made wähi tapu by the Historic Places Trust should not have their rights overridden, ACT Justice Spokesman Stephen Franks said today. More >>
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 >>
