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Hemp Could Spoil Illegal Cannabis Industry

Friday, 20 September 2002, 10:49 am | ACT New Zealand

A lack of environmental-impact planning with hemp trials could have some interesting consequences for the illegal cannabis industry, ACT Agriculture spokesman Gerry Eckhoff says. More >>

NCEA: The Experiment on Our Children

Thursday, 19 September 2002, 4:40 pm | ACT New Zealand

Weekly Column by Dr Muriel Newman: Very few people, if any, would disagree with the fact that education is the key to the future. In light of the vital importance that education plays in enabling children to achieve their potential, it is difficult ... More >>

Minister Does U-turn on Housing Inquiry

Thursday, 19 September 2002, 1:49 pm | ACT New Zealand

George Hawkins has obviously seen the error of his ways in ruling out an inquiry into the Weathertightness of Buildings in New Zealand, ACT Commerce Spokesman Deborah Coddington said today. More >>

Health Minister Exposes Doctors to Huge Risk

Wednesday, 18 September 2002, 6:09 pm | ACT New Zealand

The Health Minister is exposing doctors to hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of personal risk, ACT Health Spokesman Heather Roy said today. More >>

PM Has Selective Amnesia Over Timor

Wednesday, 18 September 2002, 3:47 pm | ACT New Zealand

ACT New Zealand Deputy Leader and Foreign Affairs & Defence Spokesman Ken Shirley today accused the Prime Minister of selective amnesia over the 1975 Indonesia invasion of East Timor. More >>

PM Must Solve Impasse Between Ministers

Wednesday, 18 September 2002, 10:23 am | ACT New Zealand

ACT New Zealand Conservation and Energy spokesman Ken Shirley is calling on the Prime Minister to settle the impasse created by two of her Ministers. More >>

Select Com Must Examine Leaky Building Crisis

Wednesday, 18 September 2002, 12:28 am | ACT New Zealand

ACT Commerce Spokesman Deborah Coddington is calling on the Commerce Select Committee to conduct an inquiry into leaky buildings as a fast and achievable way to address issues of responsibility. More >>

Stress on Doctors Increases Under Annette King

Tuesday, 17 September 2002, 3:53 pm | ACT New Zealand

Revelations that doctors are suffering nervous breakdowns and turning to drug and alcohol in record numbers are a damning indictment on the Minister of Health Annette King, ACT Health Spokesman Heather Roy said today. More >>

Seven Years May Give Bailey Kurariki a Chance

Tuesday, 17 September 2002, 2:04 pm | ACT New Zealand

Bailey Junior Kurariki's lawyer will do the boy a disservice if he appeals the sentence, ACT Justice Spokesman Stephen Franks said today. More >>

Bailey Junior was Hidden by Education Minister

Tuesday, 17 September 2002, 1:47 pm | ACT New Zealand

ACT Education Spokesman Donna Awatere Huata today reiterated her call for the Government to allow the development of high-quality alternative education providers. More >>

ACT condemns new reserve bank target

Tuesday, 17 September 2002, 11:38 am | ACT New Zealand

Deliberately planning extra inflation is the government condoning a loss of income for savers and wage and salary earners, ACT leader Richard Prebble said today. More >>

US Stance Vindicated by Iraqi Backdown

Tuesday, 17 September 2002, 12:26 am | ACT New Zealand

The unconditional acceptance by Iraq of United Nations weapons inspectors is a vindication of President Bush's strong and determined stance, ACT Deputy Leader and Foreign Affairs and Defence spokesman Ken Shirley said today. More >>

Richard Prebble's Letter From Wellington

Monday, 16 September 2002, 2:00 pm | ACT New Zealand

Helen Clark is now among the world’s leading critics of President Bush’s call for action against Iraq. She even questions the legality of UN resolutions on Iraq, saying Saddam has been in defiance so long, the resolutions have lapsed. NZ is one of the ... More >>

Kiwi Bank Struggles for Kiwi Funds

Monday, 16 September 2002, 9:42 am | ACT New Zealand

ACT Finance Spokesman Rodney Hide said today that contrary to Jim Anderton's projections, his much-vaunted Kiwi Bank is struggling to attract deposits. More >>

Fonterra Gets Easy Ride

Monday, 16 September 2002, 9:41 am | ACT New Zealand

Dairy farmers showed remarkable restraint at the first Fonterra Annual General Meeting, ACT Rural Affairs Spokesman Gerry Eckhoff said today. More >>

Dunedin Council Competes Against Ratepayers

Monday, 16 September 2002, 9:39 am | ACT New Zealand

The purchase of roading and drainage companies by the Dunedin City Council's `Delta Utilities' company must be of concern to industry, ACT Rural Affairs Spokesman Gerry Eckhoff said today. More >>

Research Examines Child Poverty in New Zealand

Friday, 13 September 2002, 4:02 pm | ACT New Zealand

There are approximately 900,000 dependent children in New Zealand. Of those almost one in three live in benefit-led households. More than 60 per cent – 185,000 - live with a sole parent receiving the Domestic Purposes Benefit. Most of these children ... More >>