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NCEA Inquiry Will Expose Failure
Thursday, 17 October 2002, 8:50 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand, the only political party in parliament that has consistently opposed the National Certificate in Education Achievement, is delighted that the education select committee is conducting an inquiry into the qualification, Education Spokesman ... More >>
Hapless Burton Must Explain Failure
Wednesday, 16 October 2002, 3:59 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Finance Spokesman Rodney Hide said today the Defence Minister must explain why New Zealand's mobile field hospital units have not been used in Bali to help terror attack victims. More >>
Two Housing Petitions Presented to Parliament
Wednesday, 16 October 2002, 3:03 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Housing Spokesman Dr Muriel Newman MP today presented two petitions to Parliament. More >>
Coddington to Name Sex Offender in House
Wednesday, 16 October 2002, 3:01 pm | ACT New Zealand
The Department of Child, Youth and Family wants to award custody of a ten-year-old and a six-year-old to a convicted sex offender, ACT MP Deborah Coddington said today. More >>
Two Air Force Planes Break Down in One Day?
Tuesday, 15 October 2002, 6:04 pm | ACT New Zealand
Reports that two Air Force aircraft have broken down in one day show a massive rundown of capacity, ACT Defence Spokesman Ken Shirley said today. More >>
Internal Police Report on Greymouth is Whitewash
Tuesday, 15 October 2002, 4:08 pm | ACT New Zealand
The police report into allegations of dysfunctional practices at the Greymouth Station are nothing but a carefully orchestrated whitewash, ACT Deputy Leader Ken Shirley said today. More >>
Unpaid Fines Skyrocket -- Dr Muriel Newman
Tuesday, 15 October 2002, 1:41 pm | ACT New Zealand
Labour has allowed the amount owed by criminals in unpaid fines to increase by more than $109 million in just two years, ACT Police Spokesman Dr Muriel Newman said today. More >>
Petition to Open Family Court Launched Today
Tuesday, 15 October 2002, 9:25 am | ACT New Zealand
Campaigner for family law reform and ACT New Zealand Social Welfare Spokesman Dr Muriel Newman tonight launched a petition to Parliament calling for the Family Court to be opened for scrutiny. More >>
Richard Prebble's Letter From Wellington
Monday, 14 October 2002, 3:15 pm | ACT New Zealand
Having called an early election saying its legislative programme was log jammed Labour felt the need to put parliament into urgency last week. But the bills chosen increased their embarrassment. More >>
Terror Attack Must Prompt NZ to Change Stance
Monday, 14 October 2002, 12:21 am | ACT New Zealand
Every New Zealander will be shocked that organised terror has struck in our region, ACT New Zealand Defence and Foreign Affairs Spokesman Ken Shirley said today. More >>
Victims Rights Bill Does Not Go Far Enough
Friday, 11 October 2002, 6:56 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand does not believe the Victims' Rights Bill being passed today goes far enough, ACT MP Deborah Coddington said today. More >>
System Fails To Cope With Children Suffering STDs
Friday, 11 October 2002, 6:55 pm | ACT New Zealand
A multi-disciplinary approach is necessary for Government agencies to appropriately respond to children suffering from sexually transmitted diseases, ACT Social Welfare Spokesman Dr Muriel Newman said today. More >>
Jules Mikus: A Murderer Who Lived Off the Taxpayer
Friday, 11 October 2002, 4:11 pm | ACT New Zealand
Jules Mikus, found guilty of the murder of six-year-old Teresa Cormack, is in prison awaiting sentencing on November 1. As Teresa's family - and indeed the country - expresses relief that justice has finally been done in a case that shocked us all, ... More >>
715% Increase in Work Days Lost to Strikes
Friday, 11 October 2002, 9:24 am | ACT New Zealand
The dramatically rising trend in the number of strikes noted in the latest work stoppage statistics is a major concern, ACT leader Richard Prebble said today. More >>
Labour Won't Accept Housing Recommendation
Thursday, 10 October 2002, 5:26 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Housing Spokesman Dr Muriel Newman today applauded the Ombudsman for his common sense in recommending the Ministry of Social Development to provide courts with address details of beneficiaries who owe money to private landlords. More >>
Tax Policy Programme a Make Work Scheme
Thursday, 10 October 2002, 3:34 pm | ACT New Zealand
The Labour government's tax policy work programme is a make-work scheme, ACT leader Richard Prebble said today. More >>
Time for National Database of Sex Offenders
Thursday, 10 October 2002, 10:27 am | ACT New Zealand
New Zealand is ready for a national database of sex offenders, ACT MP Deborah Coddington said today. More >>
Mikus Had Sole Custody of Newborn Baby Girl
Wednesday, 9 October 2002, 5:51 pm | ACT New Zealand
Jules Mikus, serial child sex abuser and murderer of six-year-old Teresa Cormack, was paid the Domestic Purposes Benefit and had sole custody of his newborn daughter, ACT Social Welfare Spokesman Dr Muriel Newman revealed today. More >>
King's Treatment of Mentally Ill is Shameful
Tuesday, 8 October 2002, 5:54 pm | ACT New Zealand
It is shameful for Health Minister Annette King to allow mentally unwell patients to be locked in police cells and shunted onto mattresses on hospital floors because of a lack of acute psychiatric beds, ACT Health Spokesman Heather Roy said today. More >>
53 Escapes From CYF "Secure" Youth Facilities
Tuesday, 8 October 2002, 10:11 am | ACT New Zealand
There have been fifty-three escapes from Child, Youth and Family "secure" youth residences in the past eighteen months, ACT Social Welfare Spokesman Dr Muriel Newman revealed today. More >>
