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Tamihere Prepares for Major New Land Grab
Monday, 9 September 2002, 4:26 pm | ACT New Zealand
The Government is preparing for a major land grab that will take property from rural land owners using the excuse that the public needs greater access to streams and lakes, ACT Conservation Spokesman Gerry Eckhoff warned today. More >>
Rural Landowners Must Stand Up and Fight
Monday, 9 September 2002, 4:25 pm | ACT New Zealand
Rural landowners should be putting five percent of their taxable income aside to fight against district plans and abuse of property rights, ACT Rural Affairs Spokesman Gerry Eckhoff said today. More >>
Richard Prebble's Letter from Wellington
Monday, 9 September 2002, 2:46 pm | ACT New Zealand
War with Iraq: US military action against Iraq will have worldwide ramifications. So our Parliament has ignored it. It seems for the first time our traditional allies - the US, UK and Australia - will be involved in a war without the support of NZ. More >>
Knowledge Wave Not Even A Ripple
Monday, 9 September 2002, 11:36 am | ACT New Zealand
The Government's much-vaunted "Knowledge Wave" launched with much fanfare has proved not even a ripple on the marketplace. The reason is simple enough. The Government's "hands on partnership" approach to the economy is at loggerheads with making use ... More >>
Justice Minister Plays 'Yes Minister' With Himself
Monday, 9 September 2002, 9:23 am | ACT New Zealand
Phil Goff's announcement that the Ministry of Justice has sole leadership in the area of youth justice takes spin and cynicism to new heights, ACT Justice Spokesman Stephen Franks said today. More >>
PHO Establishment in Disarray
Monday, 9 September 2002, 9:22 am | ACT New Zealand
The Minister of Health's plan to turn general practitioners into civil servants appears to be unravelling, ACT Health Spokesman Heather Roy said today. More >>
Newman: Why the Left Wants to Destroy the Family
Monday, 9 September 2002, 9:13 am | ACT New Zealand
The two-parent married family is the most successful child rearing institution ever invented. That is not to say that other family forms do not do well; it's just that population trends clearly show that children who are not raised in an intact, married ... More >>
Minister Warned to Leave Childhood Education Alone
Friday, 6 September 2002, 3:23 pm | ACT New Zealand
The best thing the Government can do for early childhood education providers is to leave them alone, Act New Zealand Associate Spokesman Deborah Coddington said today. More >>
Labour Pushes Vulnerable Into Welfare Trap
Friday, 6 September 2002, 3:13 pm | ACT New Zealand
The Labour Government has failed to help the most vulnerable members of society - mothers and their children - to escape the trap of welfare dependency, ACT Social Welfare Spokesman Dr Muriel Newman said today. More >>
Poll Shows Mallard Out Of Touch
Friday, 6 September 2002, 11:27 am | ACT New Zealand
Revelations that over two-thirds of New Zealanders reject the centralised pay system for secondary teachers shows how hopelessly out of touch Minister of Education Trevor Mallard is, ACT Education Spokesman Donna Awatere Huata said today. More >>
Papers Reveal Education System In "Stress"
Friday, 6 September 2002, 12:06 am | ACT New Zealand
Briefing papers for the Education Minister bluntly reveal he has run down the schooling system after three years in office, ACT Education Spokesman Donna Awatere Huata said today. More >>
Taxpayers Taken For a Ride
Friday, 6 September 2002, 12:03 am | ACT New Zealand
If the Rail Freight Action Group wants cheaper freight prices from Tranz Rail then its corporate members - particularly Solid Energy, Carter Holt Harvey, Fletcher Forests and Fonterra - should put their collective millions where their mouths are and buy ... More >>
Government's Iraq Stance Will Prove Costly
Thursday, 5 September 2002, 6:07 pm | ACT New Zealand
The New Zealand Government's refusal to stand with the US, UK and Australia on the Iraq issue is regrettable, short sighted and will inevitably prove costly, ACT New Zealand Foreign Affairs & Defence Spokesman Ken Shirley said today. More >>
Government's First Legislation is Shameful
Thursday, 5 September 2002, 6:06 pm | ACT New Zealand
The Government has chosen a flawed piece of anti-family legislation as the first bill on their agenda, signalling that the next three years will see further deliberate disintegration of the family unit, ACT Social Welfare Spokesman Dr Muriel Newman ... More >>
Another Top Businessman Leaves NZ
Thursday, 5 September 2002, 1:52 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Leader Richard Prebble said today that the news that another top New Zealand businessman, Eric Watson, has left the country, is a serious loss. More >>
Minister Puts Early Childhood Education At Risk
Thursday, 5 September 2002, 10:48 am | ACT New Zealand
The Government's ideological opposition to private early childhood educators is costing low-income parents and harming their children's first chance at education, ACT Associate Education Spokesman Deborah Coddington said today. More >>
Government Must Not Bail Out Tranz Rail
Thursday, 5 September 2002, 10:42 am | ACT New Zealand
The Government should stay away from Tranz Rail, ACT Transport spokesman Deborah Coddington said today. More >>
Maharey Must Release THOTT Review
Thursday, 5 September 2002, 9:11 am | ACT New Zealand
Desperate court action against Te Hauora o Te Tai Tokerau (THOTT) by Social Services and Employment Minister Steve Maharey reveals the Minister has mismanaged the debacle, ACT Social Welfare Spokesman Dr Muriel Newman said today. More >>
What Is A Maharey Promise Worth?
Wednesday, 4 September 2002, 9:38 am | ACT New Zealand
Social Services and Employment Minister Steve Maharey should explain how he could assure parliament that health contracts with Te Hauora o te Tai Tokerau Trust (THOTT) had been checked and were fine only days before the contracts worth almost $1 million ... More >>
Heather Roy: Maiden Speech
Wednesday, 4 September 2002, 9:35 am | ACT New Zealand
I stand here today proud to be the 80th New Zealand woman to be admitted to this House of Representatives. Many of the women who have preceded me, particularly those early pioneers, have been women with great courage and passion and despite personal ... More >>
