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Hawkins Reveals Crime Is Out Of Control
Tuesday, 3 September 2002, 4:41 pm | ACT New Zealand
If the Police Minister's pre-election crime claims were true, May and June of this year were the two most crime-ridden months in New Zealand's history, ACT Police Spokesman Dr Muriel Newman said today. More >>
Simple ACT Solution For Non-Parole Law Bungle
Tuesday, 3 September 2002, 4:32 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Justice spokesman Stephen Franks today circulated to every party in Parliament a Bill to solve the non-parole law problem currently tying up the Court of Appeal. More >>
Will this Criminologist Debate the Issues?
Monday, 2 September 2002, 6:12 pm | ACT New Zealand
"ACT Justice spokesman Stephen Franks called for criminologist Dr John Pratt to publicly debate his "tougher sentences don't work" theories. The Victoria University of Wellington academic issued a release today deploring the fact that ... More >>
Dairy Farmers Need Performance
Monday, 2 September 2002, 10:58 am | ACT New Zealand
Dairy farmers can expect a further reduction in the forecasted milk payout price, ACT Rural Affairs Spokesman Gerry Eckhoff said today. More >>
Bad Omen for Genuine Human Rights
Sunday, 1 September 2002, 2:49 pm | ACT New Zealand
The appointment of Joris de Bres as Race Relations Commissioner is a bad omen for genuine human rights in New Zealand, ACT Justice Spokesman Stephen Franks said today. More >>
Muriel Newman Column: Crime Wave
Sunday, 1 September 2002, 2:47 pm | ACT New Zealand
The latest crime statistics released by the Police this week show that crime has risen in every single category. Auckland's results can only be described as shocking - homicide up by 33 per cent, kidnapping and abduction up 29 per cent, robbery up ... More >>
High Country Faces Tenure Review
Sunday, 1 September 2002, 2:43 pm | ACT New Zealand
Pastoral lessees of the South Island High Country will soon feel a chilly wind from the Beehive, as Labour plans a tenure review. More >>
Papers Reveal Primary Health Strategy Problems
Friday, 30 August 2002, 3:12 pm | ACT New Zealand
Briefing papers for the Health Minister released today show that Labour's new primary healthcare strategy will segregate New Zealand and force low-income families into ghettoes, ACT Health Spokesman Heather Roy said today. More >>
Labour Introduces Segregated Schools
Friday, 30 August 2002, 11:39 am | ACT New Zealand
Labour's policies of forced zoning and voluntary NCEA ratification will combine to enlarge the already huge divide between opportunities for wealthy children and their poorer cousins, ACT Education Spokesman Donna Awatere Huata said today. More >>
Goff Tries to Mislead Public Again
Friday, 30 August 2002, 9:29 am | ACT New Zealand
After cynically misleading New Zealanders with dodgy crime statistics during the election campaign, Justice Minister Phil Goff is now trying to blame the police, ACT Police Spokesman Dr Muriel Newman said today. More >>
Crime Statistics Tell Less Than Half The Story
Friday, 30 August 2002, 9:29 am | ACT New Zealand
The Labour Government continues to leave the public in the dark on the true crime rate, ACT Justice Spokesman MP Stephen Franks said today. More >>
Ratification Just Puts Off The Fight
Friday, 30 August 2002, 9:28 am | ACT New Zealand
Today's ratification of the secondary teacher's pay deal signals a new round of warfare between teachers and the Government, ACT Education Spokesman Donna Awatere Huata said today. More >>
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 >>
