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Youth Unemployment Rockets Upward
Thursday, 7 November 2002, 12:18 am | ACT New Zealand
It is frightening that unemployment among young adults has soared by over thirty percent in just twelve months, ACT Social Welfare and Employment Spokesman Dr Muriel Newman said today. More >>
Maharey Funds Another Dodgy North Health Provider
Wednesday, 6 November 2002, 11:40 am | ACT New Zealand
Child, Youth and Family has again funded a Northland health organisation that has closed its doors following allegations of poor governance and mismanagement of funds, ACT Social Welfare Spokesman Dr Muriel Newman said today. More >>
Farmers Should Rebuff Government's Kyoto Demand
Wednesday, 6 November 2002, 10:08 am | ACT New Zealand
The farming community should refuse point blank to agree to the Government's demand that the agricultural sector spend an extra twenty million dollars on identifying ways to reduce emissions from livestock, ACT Rural Affairs Spokesman Gerry Eckhoff ... More >>
RMA Allows Taniwha to Halt Road Project
Tuesday, 5 November 2002, 6:18 pm | ACT New Zealand
It is outrageous that work on the Waikato expressway can be stopped by the `discovery' of a taniwha, ACT Transport Spokesman Deborah Coddington said today. More >>
NCEA Computer Glitch is Last Straw
Monday, 4 November 2002, 9:25 pm | ACT New Zealand
The computer faults that could cost many secondary students hard-earned marks provide more evidence that the flawed NCEA qualification has been rushed through with nowhere near enough planning, ACT Education Spokesman Donna Awatere Huata said today. More >>
Clark Closes the Gaps by Making Workers Poorer
Monday, 4 November 2002, 9:24 pm | ACT New Zealand
Labour may end up `closing the gaps' after all - but by making workers poorer and beneficiaries richer, ACT Social Welfare Spokesman Dr Muriel Newman said today. More >>
ACT Proposes Amendments to Protect Volunteers
Monday, 4 November 2002, 9:22 pm | ACT New Zealand
Today's National Party warning of new OSH risks to community volunteers is correct but too mild says ACT Justice Spokesman Stephen Franks. More >>
Turia's Releases Could be Used in Treaty Claims
Monday, 4 November 2002, 9:03 pm | ACT New Zealand
When a Minister's official "Press Release by the New Zealand Government" says that state-run "campaigns to prevent family violence and neglect, to improve health, and education ... further undermine rangatiratanga" even this Government must cry taihoa, ... More >>
Families Are the Losers Again
Monday, 4 November 2002, 8:59 pm | ACT New Zealand
The latest labour cost and Consumers Price Index figures show that working families are worse off today than they were a year ago, ACT Family Spokesman Heather Roy said today. More >>
Government too Cheap to get Troops Home Safely
Monday, 4 November 2002, 4:47 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Leader Richard Prebble said today that the New Zealand government was turning the New Zealand army into a money making operation. More >>
RICHARD PREBBLE’S Letter from Wellington
Monday, 4 November 2002, 2:24 pm | ACT New Zealand
Why did the dog not bark? The decision of the Primary Production select committee to set up an inquiry into the allocation of scampi could be very interesting. The scampi allocation is worth multimillions. Allegations are that fisheries’ officials ... More >>
Government Will Sacrifice Maori TV to TVNZ
Monday, 4 November 2002, 8:27 am | ACT New Zealand
Odds are on that this week the Labour Government will instruct Maori Television Service to purchase a second-rate UHF channel from state-owned Broadcast Communications, ACT Broadcasting Spokesman Deborah Coddington said today. More >>
Muriel Newman: The Conveyer Belt to Adult Crime
Monday, 4 November 2002, 8:26 am | ACT New Zealand
Some 12, 541 children aged 13 and under were apprehended by police for committing offences in the year to June 30. Of those, 1,522 were aged nine years and under with 39 percent classified as Caucasian, 52 percent Maori and 5 percent Pacific Islanders. More >>
Mikus' Judge Does Great Job With Poor Law
Monday, 4 November 2002, 8:24 am | ACT New Zealand
Justice Gendall's judgment today sentencing Jules Pierre Nicolas Mikus to life imprisonment, preventive detention and two terms of fourteen years is refreshingly old-fashioned, ACT Justice Spokesman Stephen Franks said today. More >>
SAS Troops Must Stay in Afghanistan
Monday, 4 November 2002, 8:24 am | ACT New Zealand
New Zealand's SAS troops must stay in Afghanistan while they are contributing to the global war on terrorism, ACT Foreign Affairs and Defence Spokesman Ken Shirley said today. More >>
Warehouse Handout Gets Worse
Thursday, 31 October 2002, 5:29 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Finance Spokesman Rodney Hide said today that Industry New Zealand's explanation for why The Warehouse received $75,000 of taxpayer cash raises more questions than it answers. More >>
Police Better Prove Their Case
Thursday, 31 October 2002, 8:42 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Justice Spokesman Stephen Franks tonight responded to reports that Kawakawa farmer Paul McIntyre will face charges for shooting intruders on his property. More >>
Taxpayer Handout to The Warehouse Stinks
Thursday, 31 October 2002, 12:13 am | ACT New Zealand
Industry New Zealand's $75,000 grant to retailing giant The Warehouse is an outrage, ACT Finance Spokesman Rodney Hide said today. More >>
Waikato's Early Release Insults Memory of Victim
Wednesday, 30 October 2002, 4:08 pm | ACT New Zealand
The release of Lisa Marie Waikato who was involved with the killing of Michael Choy insults his memory and his family, ACT Justice Spokesman Stephen Franks said today. More >>
Labour encourages Grievance Industry
Tuesday, 29 October 2002, 3:11 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Leader Richard Prebble said he wasn't surprised that the taxpayers bill for Treaty lawyers had swelled to more than $10 million over the last year. More >>
