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NCEA Must Go - Challenge to Mallard
Wednesday, 21 August 2002, 10:49 am | ACT New Zealand
The bureaucratic mush served by NZQA and Education Ministry representatives at a parents' meeting to discuss NCEA last night confirmed the new qualification must be dumped, ACT New Zealand Associate Education Spokesman Deborah Coddington said ... More >>
Dunedin Council Supports Common Sense
Tuesday, 20 August 2002, 10:16 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT MP Gerry Eckhoff today congratulated the Dunedin City Council for rejecting a move to declare Dunedin a GM-free zone. More >>
ACT New Zealand Portfolios
Tuesday, 20 August 2002, 1:28 pm | ACT New Zealand
"The ACT Caucus met this morning to allocate spokesmanships and refine our strategic direction for the forthcoming Parliament," ACT New Zealand Acting Leader Ken Shirley said. More >>
End No Strings Parole And No Strings Foreign Aid
Monday, 19 August 2002, 1:15 pm | ACT New Zealand
Phil Goff must promise to reverse former cabinet minister Matt Robson's policies toward criminals as well as for foreign aid, ACT Justice Spokesman Stephen Franks said today. More >>
Muriel Newman: The Politics of the Family
Sunday, 18 August 2002, 10:55 pm | ACT New Zealand
Over the last few weeks, much has been said about the sad state of the New Zealand family. The Government's answer is a Commission for the Family. However, if this new bureaucracy is true to form, it will do little to improve the future lot of families ... More >>
CTU Turns Its Back on Job Seekers - Again
Thursday, 15 August 2002, 3:08 pm | ACT New Zealand
By calling for a lifting of the minimum wage to $10 an hour and the abolition of youth rates, the Council of Trade Unions proves it couldn't care less about New Zealanders struggling to get ahead, ACT New Zealand MP Deborah Coddington said today. More >>
Facility Closures Fail Mentally Ill
Thursday, 15 August 2002, 1:25 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Wellington-based MP Heather Roy welcomed the coroner's findings in the Lesley Parr case but warned that improved information gathering will have no practical effect unless there are facilities available for psychiatrists to use. More >>
Will Jim Sutton Reverse Bad Forestry Decisions?
Thursday, 15 August 2002, 11:46 am | ACT New Zealand
Acting ACT New Zealand Leader Ken Shirley today welcomed the reinstatement of Jim Sutton as the Minister of Forestry. More >>
Trouble with Australia after Ministerial Change?
Wednesday, 14 August 2002, 4:55 pm | ACT New Zealand
The replacement of Paul Swain with Lianne Dalziel as Commerce Minister could lower business costs, ACT Commerce Spokesman Stephen Franks said today. More >>
Clark's Lack of Confidence Creates Huge Cabinet
Wednesday, 14 August 2002, 2:33 pm | ACT New Zealand
Helen Clark's creation of the largest cabinet since the 1980s shows she has little faith in many of her MPs to understand their portfolios without help, ACT New Zealand Acting Leader Ken Shirley said today. More >>
Governor General Risks Demeaning Office
Tuesday, 13 August 2002, 11:58 pm | ACT New Zealand
Governor General Sylvia Cartwright will demean her office and her good points will be dismissed if she keeps wading into political debates ducked by more experienced and cunning Labour politicians throughout the election campaign, ACT Justice Spokesman ... More >>
Clark Must Do More to Help Zimbabweans
Tuesday, 13 August 2002, 1:36 pm | ACT New Zealand
Helen Clark's intention to place sanctions against Zimbabwe should be bolstered by a practical move to help Zimbabwean families immigrate to New Zealand, ACT New Zealand Acting Leader Ken Shirley said today. More >>
Wellington Mental Health Facilities Slashed
Tuesday, 13 August 2002, 9:02 am | ACT New Zealand
The Health Minister has allowed acute mental health facilities in Wellington to be substantially reduced, setting the region up for another tragedy like the murder of Fiona Maulolo, ACT Wellington-based MP Heather Roy said today. More >>
Who is Footing Inmate's Bill?
Monday, 12 August 2002, 4:13 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Acting Leader Ken Shirley has sought an assurance from the Attorney General that a prison inmate's legal action against the Government is not being funded by the taxpayer. More >>
Legal Aid Floodgates Are Opened
Monday, 12 August 2002, 1:54 pm | ACT New Zealand
Granting legal aid to Janice Pou to allow her to sue cigarette companies is wrong in principle and an appalling waste of taxpayer money, ACT New Zealand Acting Leader Ken Shirley said today. More >>
New Zealand Must Help Zimbabwean Families
Monday, 12 August 2002, 1:50 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand acting leader Ken Shirley today wrote to Foreign Affairs Minister Phil Goff to recommend New Zealand allow displaced Zimbabwean farmers to resettle here. More >>
Mallard Sentences Kids to Another Year of NCEA
Friday, 9 August 2002, 2:24 pm | ACT New Zealand
Parents, teachers and children will greet the news that NCEA will steamroll ahead with horror, ACT Education Spokesman Donna Awatere Huata said today. More >>
Air New Zealand Needs a Section 26 Notice
Friday, 9 August 2002, 11:51 am | ACT New Zealand
Financial journalists should hound Finance Minister Michael Cullen for denying knowledge of attempts to sell control of Air New Zealand to Qantas, ACT Commerce Spokesman Stephen Franks said today. More >>
What has United Future Abandoned?
Thursday, 8 August 2002, 9:55 pm | ACT New Zealand
"I very much hope that the prime minister's throwaway reference to a strong victim's rights bill is not the only remnant salvaged by United Future from their proclaimed commitment to tougher criminal justice," ACT Justice Spokesman MP ... More >>
Rocky Road Ahead for Helen Clark
Thursday, 8 August 2002, 2:54 pm | ACT New Zealand
Acting Leader of ACT New Zealand Ken Shirley predicted a very rocky road ahead for Helen Clark, following news that the Green Party have rejected an assurance of supply and confidence votes. More >>
