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Glenfield Police Station Must Stay
Friday, 30 August 2002, 9:27 am | ACT New Zealand
The Police Minister's plan to close the Glenfield Police Station is indefensible, ACT Northshore-based MP Deborah Coddington said today. More >>
Crime Results For Wellington
Friday, 30 August 2002, 9:22 am | ACT New Zealand
Wellington Police District Commander Superintendent John Kelly is quite right to draw attention to Wellington's position as one of the safest regions in New Zealand, ACT Justice Spokesman and Wellington-based MP Stephen Franks said today. More >>
Rural GP Package Drowns in Bureaucracy
Friday, 30 August 2002, 12:25 am | ACT New Zealand
The Government's much-vaunted rural GP assistance package of $32 million is floundering in a sea of bureaucracy, ACT Rural Affairs Spokesman Gerry Eckhoff said today. More >>
Deborah Coddington Maiden Speech
Thursday, 29 August 2002, 5:13 pm | ACT New Zealand
Mr Speaker, congratulations on your appointment as speaker for the new term of the 47^th Parliament. More >>
Labour's Crime Deceit Must Not Go Unpunished
Thursday, 29 August 2002, 4:49 pm | ACT New Zealand
Two Labour Ministers who misled the public on crime statistics before the election must be held accountable, ACT Police Spokesman Dr Muriel Newman said today. More >>
Airways Looking to Sue Defence Force
Wednesday, 28 August 2002, 4:33 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Finance Spokesman Rodney Hide said today that Minister Mark Burton has started the new Parliament overseeing yet another debacle of his own making. More >>
Greens Could Prompt Illegal GM Release
Wednesday, 28 August 2002, 4:30 pm | ACT New Zealand
The announcement of a review of the Environmental Risk Management Authority in conjunction with the Greens could prove disastrous, ACT Biosecurity Spokesman Gerry Eckhoff said today. More >>
New Zealand Has Largest Reading Gap
Wednesday, 28 August 2002, 2:39 pm | ACT New Zealand
The real news from the latest international literacy comparison is that New Zealand has the largest reading gap in the developed world, ACT Education Spokesman Donna Awatere Huata said today. More >>
DHB Resignations Are Tip Of Iceberg
Wednesday, 28 August 2002, 10:49 am | ACT New Zealand
The Health Minister's supposed `surprise' at the resignations of top health bosses is very difficult to take at face value, ACT Health Spokesman Heather Roy said today. More >>
Agriculture Not Mentioned
Wednesday, 28 August 2002, 8:59 am | ACT New Zealand
Agriculture was not even mentioned "in despatches' when the Prime Minister wrote her speech from the throne for the Governor General, ACT Rural Affairs Spokesman Gerry Eckhoff said today. More >>
Car Prices Rocket Because of Labour Legislation
Wednesday, 28 August 2002, 8:58 am | ACT New Zealand
Car prices have rocketed due to Labour's ill-conceived "frontal impact" regulations, ACT Transport Spokesman Deborah Coddington said today. More >>
Government Programme Lacks Vision
Tuesday, 27 August 2002, 2:02 pm | ACT New Zealand
The Government's programme as outlined in the Governor General's message shows Labour has not learned why it lost eleven percent support during the election, ACT Leader Richard Prebble said today. More >>
Awatere Huata Seeks Urgent Debate On NCEA
Tuesday, 27 August 2002, 1:11 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Education Spokesman Donna Awatere Huata has sought an urgent parliamentary debate from the Speaker to address the Government's NCEA plans. More >>
ACT MP Pushes For Parliamentary Inquiry
Monday, 26 August 2002, 3:32 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Social Services Spokesman Dr Muriel Newman today announced her intention to push for a parliamentary inquiry into how Bailey Junior Kuariki became a killer while in CYF custody. More >>
Minister Must Release Inquiry Into Child Killer
Monday, 26 August 2002, 11:02 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Welfare Spokesman Dr Muriel Newman today called on the Minister in charge of the Department of Child Youth and Family to release details of the inquiry into the department's handling of the case of Bailey Junior Kurariki, the boy convicted ... More >>
Shirley Bids for Speaker
Monday, 26 August 2002, 12:22 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Deputy Leader, Ken Shirley today announced his intention to seek the position of Speaker when Parliament opens tomorrow. "Members will be sworn in and their first task will be to elect a Speaker" said Ken Shirley. More >>
Public Health Financial Statistics a Shocker
Saturday, 24 August 2002, 4:20 pm | ACT New Zealand
"The unprecedented $272.6 million deficit for public hospitals shows how sick Labour has let our public health sector become, says Heather Roy, ACT's Health Spokesman. More >>
Extent of Poverty in Sole Parent Families
Thursday, 22 August 2002, 6:06 pm | ACT New Zealand
New statistics showing rocketing poverty for sole parent families reveal thousands of New Zealand children are in a dire situation, ACT MP Deborah Coddington said today. More >>
Cullen Must Reaffirm Governor's Independence
Thursday, 22 August 2002, 1:29 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Finance spokesman Rodney Hide today called on Finance Minister Michael Cullen to take the opportunity of the appointment of a new Governor of the Reserve Bank to reaffirm the Governor's independence both in law and in practice. More >>
Cullen Sends Out His Army of Bureaucrats
Thursday, 22 August 2002, 10:13 am | ACT New Zealand
Labour's response to compliance costs is typical and farcical, ACT New Zealand Acting Leader Ken Shirley said today. More >>
