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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 >>
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 >>
