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Hawkins Deliberately Used Wrong Crime Stats - ACT
Tuesday, 1 October 2002, 3:54 pm | ACT New Zealand
Papers released under the Official Information Act reveal Police Minister George Hawkins deceived the New Zealand public two weeks before the general election with wrong crime statistics, ACT New Zealand Police Spokesman Dr Muriel Newman said today. More >>
Govt places health services under added pressure
Tuesday, 1 October 2002, 3:43 pm | ACT New Zealand
The Government plans to force district health boards in Auckland and the West Coast to cut services and wages further to bring ballooning health board deficits under control, ACT Associate Health Spokesperson Dr Muriel Newman revealed today. More >>
Parliament Must Stop access to Ecstacy-type Drugs
Monday, 30 September 2002, 3:36 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT health spokesman Heather Roy wants Parliament's Health Select Committee to investigate the sale of Ecstasy-like drugs by Auckland's Hemp Store, which is part-owned by Green MP Nandor Tanczos. More >>
Richard Prebble's Letter from Wellington – 30 Sept
Monday, 30 September 2002, 2:16 pm | ACT New Zealand
The latest GDP figures showing 3.5 percent growth caught Labour ministers by surprise. National's finance spokesman, Dr Brash, put out a gloomy statement headed "4 Percent growth still a long way to go" and saying "GDP result should disappoint ... More >>
Minister Washes Hands of Pharmacy Funding Crisis
Friday, 27 September 2002, 4:28 pm | ACT New Zealand
The Health Minister's failure to provide District Health Boards with an agreed $232 million for community pharmaceuticals is threatening to cause a breakdown in the relationship between pharmacies and the government, ACT health spokesman Heather ... More >>
Doctors Have Fled NZ Under Labour
Friday, 27 September 2002, 2:19 pm | ACT New Zealand
Figures just released in the Medical Council's annual report show New Zealand doctors have fled the country since Labour came to power in 1999, ACT health spokesman Heather Roy says. More >>
Fatherlessness Exacerbated by the Labour Govt
Friday, 27 September 2002, 10:58 am | ACT New Zealand
Weekly Column by Dr Muriel Newman MP - I recall hearing a news story from Africa some time ago about how a large group of hand-reared, orphaned bull elephants had had to be shot. The reason was that as ‘teenagers’ they grew to become dangerously ... More >>
ACT Supports Nats on Leaky Buildings Tribunal
Friday, 27 September 2002, 9:49 am | ACT New Zealand
The ACT Party supports National's call for a Weathertightness Tribunal, as a practical way to help homeowners suffering losses from new homes which are leaking, rotting, and a danger, ACT commerce spokesman Deborah Coddington says. More >>
Schools Should Reject NCEA Level 2
Thursday, 26 September 2002, 1:46 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT education spokesman Donna Awatere Huata has reiterated her call for schools to reject the implementation of Level 2 of the NCEA, after teachers agreed to lift their total ban on the next stage of the qualifications system. More >>
Attacks on Teachers Rising - Awatere Huata
Thursday, 26 September 2002, 8:34 am | ACT New Zealand
Calls from PPTA members at their annual conference for more targeted resources and staffing to counter violence against teachers come as no surprise, ACT Education Spokesman MP Donna Awatere Huata said today. More >>
PPTA Delegates Urged to Vote for Sixth Form Cert
Wednesday, 25 September 2002, 2:19 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT education spokesman Donna Awatere Huata is urging PPTA delegates to vote against the implementation of Level 2 of the NCEA at their annual meeting tomorrow. More >>
Rail Won't Reduce Toxic Spill Risk
Wednesday, 25 September 2002, 11:47 am | ACT New Zealand
A claim by the environmental group, ECO, that carrying more goods by rail would somehow reduce the risk of toxic chemical spills, is absurd, ACT deputy leader Ken Shirley says. More >>
Government's Secret Strategy Threatens Motorists
Wednesday, 25 September 2002, 9:09 am | ACT New Zealand
Motorists could be paying twice as much for petrol under the Labour Government's secret Land Transport Strategy, ACT's transport spokesman Deborah Coddington said today. More >>
Centralised Negotiation at Heart of Pay Shambles
Tuesday, 24 September 2002, 3:45 pm | ACT New Zealand
Reports of possible further industrial action by secondary teachers highlight the failure of the centralised pay negotiation system, ACT education spokesman Donna Awatere Huata says. More >>
Richard Prebbles Letter from Wellington
Monday, 23 September 2002, 2:31 pm | ACT New Zealand
Out of the gloom of Tranz Rail’s annual report is the very significant statement that freight volumes are up - a good indication that the economy is growing strongly. Feedback from business is that prices and wages are both heading upwards. More >>
We Need Honesty in the Health Debate
Monday, 23 September 2002, 2:26 pm | ACT New Zealand
"It should come as no surprise that one-third of nurses are at the end of their tether and thinking of leaving the profession within the next year," ACT health spokesman Heather Roy says. More >>
Parliament committee debates judge race criteria
Monday, 23 September 2002, 11:04 am | ACT New Zealand
Race politics lurk in proposals to replace access to the Privy Council with an indigenous New Zealand final court of appeal, ACT justice spokesman Stephen Franks says. More >>
Parliament Committee Criticises Record Secrecy
Friday, 20 September 2002, 5:18 pm | ACT New Zealand
The Justice & Electoral Select Committee's report on Justice Estimates signals a refreshing concern from the whole committee about the suppression of offender records. "This leads to some hope there may be a cross party commitment to restoring a freedom ... More >>
Anderton Should Give Answers, Not Silence Critics
Friday, 20 September 2002, 4:44 pm | ACT New Zealand
Jim Anderton should front up with answers on Kiwibank instead of attacking those seeking accountability for the waste of taxpayers' money on a bank that's not needed, ACT Finance spokesman Rodney Hide says. More >>
Will Mallard Really Establish a Truancy Database?
Friday, 20 September 2002, 4:14 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT education spokesman Donna Awatere Huata has welcomed the Education Minister's pledge to establish a central database to monitor truancy. More >>
