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Reform Necessary to Strengthen Families
Monday, 7 October 2002, 4:57 pm | ACT New Zealand
At a public meeting in Christchurch today, ACT Social Welfare spokesman Dr Muriel Newman challenged other political parties to support her call for dual reform - welfare and family law reform - as the only honest way to strengthen New Zealand Families. More >>
Nuclear Propelled Ships Make Sense
Monday, 7 October 2002, 4:39 pm | ACT New Zealand
Both Labour and National should stop shadow boxing on the nuclear propulsion issue and clearly state their position, ACT Foreign Affairs and Defence Spokesman Ken Shirley said today. More >>
ACT to Dalziel: Deport Murderer Gay Oakes Now
Monday, 7 October 2002, 4:36 pm | ACT New Zealand
The Minister of Immigration should explain exactly why convicted murderer Gay Oakes is not deported if that does not happen today, ACT Justice Spokesman Stephen Franks said. More >>
60 Complaints of Children Abused In CYF Custody
Monday, 7 October 2002, 4:34 pm | ACT New Zealand
A thirteen-year-old girl in the custody of the Department of Child, Youth and Family was sexually assaulted while being held in a Care and Protection Unit, ACT Social Welfare Spokesman Dr Muriel Newman revealed today. More >>
CT Launches Anti-NCEA Petition
Monday, 7 October 2002, 4:31 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Leader Richard Prebble and ACT education spokesperson Donna Awatere Huata today launched a petition calling for the government to abandon the NCEA and reinstate a system of high quality, internationally comparable external exams. More >>
Richard Prebble's Letter From Wellington
Monday, 7 October 2002, 1:43 pm | ACT New Zealand
The government is tired. Clark has been campaigning all year. Then it was straight into coalition talks, allocating portfolios, then parliament again. It’s a very tired PM whose flying home after having jinxed yet another top New Zealand team. (Have ... More >>
GE Future is Bright for New Zealand
Monday, 7 October 2002, 9:01 am | ACT New Zealand
Dr Muriel Newman's weekly column: This week the Environmental Risk Management Authority, the independent body that regulates genetic science, approved a genetic engineering application by AgResearch, the Crown research institute. More >>
NZ Must Copy Australian Family Court Changes
Friday, 4 October 2002, 3:04 pm | ACT New Zealand
Radical changes to the Australian Family Court announced today to increase fairness and justice in family law must be urgently replicated in New Zealand, ACT Social Welfare Spokesman Dr Muriel Newman said. More >>
RMA is Used for Extortion
Friday, 4 October 2002, 11:03 am | ACT New Zealand
The RMA is being used to extort millions of dollars from New Zealand businesses, ACT Rural Affairs Spokesman Gerry Eckhoff said today. More >>
Oakes Case Shows Cure Theory at Work
Thursday, 3 October 2002, 6:04 pm | ACT New Zealand
The release of Gay Oakes because the parole board thinks she is unlikely to murder again shows the idiocy of justice minister Phil Goff's new deciding criterion for parole, ACT Justice Spokesman Stephen Franks said today. More >>
Tribute to Dalvanius Prime
Thursday, 3 October 2002, 5:25 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT MP Donna Awatere Huata today paid tribute to Dalvanius Prime who has passed away. More >>
King Says Psych Patients Can Sleep on the Floor
Thursday, 3 October 2002, 5:21 pm | ACT New Zealand
The Minister of Health today declined to guarantee that no psychiatric patient would sleep on the floor in the future, ACT Health Spokesman Heather Roy said today. More >>
Government Must Create Conditions for IT
Thursday, 3 October 2002, 5:00 pm | ACT New Zealand
More than a special deal from Economic Development Minister Jim Anderton is needed if New Zealand is to attract innovators like Larry Ellison to invest in New Zealand, ACT Information Technology Spokesman Deborah Coddington said today. More >>
Government's Favourite Professor Recants
Thursday, 3 October 2002, 4:33 pm | ACT New Zealand
Economic Development Minister Jim Anderton's reliance on a Harvard professor to defend the selection and creation of "business clusters" has been dealt a blow by that professor's clarification of his views, ACT New Zealand Business Development ... More >>
Race-Based Seats Referendum Before Parliament
Thursday, 3 October 2002, 3:31 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Deputy Leader Ken Shirley said today that he is delighted his Racially-Based Electoral Systems Referendum Bill has been selected from the Member's Bill ballot. More >>
Hikes Pharmaceutical Costs Now Possible
Wednesday, 2 October 2002, 5:11 pm | ACT New Zealand
Pharmaceutical costs could differ from region to region as individual District Health Boards introduce their own pharmaceutical contracts, ACT Health Spokesman Heather Roy warned today. More >>
Government Supports Deregulation?
Wednesday, 2 October 2002, 5:09 pm | ACT New Zealand
The Labour Government's new-found zeal for deregulation is welcome, ACT Rural Affairs Spokesman Gerry Eckhoff said today. More >>
Maharey Doesn't Understand His Own Jargon
Tuesday, 1 October 2002, 6:02 pm | ACT New Zealand
The Minister of Tertiary Education clearly doesn't have a clue about links between tertiary education providers and industry, ACT New Zealand's Education Spokesman Deborah Coddington said today. More >>
PHO Strategy is Fundamentally Flawed
Tuesday, 1 October 2002, 6:01 pm | ACT New Zealand
Labour's new Primary Healthcare Organisation (PHO) Strategy will force families living in poverty to pay more for doctor visits if they live in wealthier areas, ACT Health Spokesman Heather Roy said today. More >>
PM's Outbursts Threaten Public Service
Tuesday, 1 October 2002, 4:56 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Deputy Leader Ken Shirley today stepped up his call for Prime Minister Helen Clark to apologise for her unjustified attack on Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade officials. More >>
