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Cost of Union Disputes Soars
Friday, 19 July 2002, 3:25 pm | ACT New Zealand
Labour's Employment Relations Act is costing working New Zealanders millions in lost wages, with figures released today showing the biggest escalation in industrial action the country has seen in a decade, ACT leader Richard Prebble says. More >>
Tax Debate is Outrageous
Friday, 19 July 2002, 3:25 pm | ACT New Zealand
Debate over whether the Crown Forestry Rental Trust has to pay zero tax or 19.5 percent tax is outrageous, ACT Finance Spokesman MP Rodney Hide said today. More >>
The Solution Must Be To Scrap NCEA
Thursday, 18 July 2002, 2:26 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Leader Richard Prebble said that the Government's so-called `solution' to the teacher's strike won't address one of the major underlying causes of anger in our secondary schools - the politically-correct, bureaucratic NCEA. More >>
Goff Releases Misleading Crime Figures
Thursday, 18 July 2002, 9:18 am | ACT New Zealand
The release of provisional crime figures by Justice Minister Phil Goff and Police Minister George Hawkins shows just how scared they are of the rise of violent crime in New Zealand, ACT Leader Richard Prebble said today. More >>
A Huge Leap Backwards In Transport
Wednesday, 17 July 2002, 11:59 am | ACT New Zealand
News today that Qantas has shelved plans to expand its New Zealand domestic services, and that the government is negotiating to buy back the railway track, signals a huge step backwards to the 1970s when New Zealanders had no choice and transport services ... More >>
Minister Must State Intentions On Kaitaia Hospital
Wednesday, 17 July 2002, 10:59 am | ACT New Zealand
Northland-based ACT MP Dr Muriel Newman today wrote to the Minister of Health seeking a written commitment from her within the next week that she will not allow the Northland District Health Board to cut back surgical services at Kaitäia Hospital after the ... More >>
Poll Shows Defence is an Election Issue
Wednesday, 17 July 2002, 9:23 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT leader Richard Prebble says he welcomes the results of a poll showing 60 percent of voters realise the importance of New Zealand having an air strike squadron. More >>
ACT Anticipated Witness Intimidation Problem
Tuesday, 16 July 2002, 3:58 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Election policy anticipated the witness intimidation problem suspected in Palmerston North. Witness intimidation has been corrupting justice in New Zealand for many years says ACT Justice spokesman Stephen Franks. More >>
ACT's Key Issues Of Concern To All Nzers
Tuesday, 16 July 2002, 2:28 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT leader Richard Prebble says he's pleased by the results of last night's "worm" debate, given the fact that ACT's polls show undecided voters are mainly ex-Alliance supporters who can't work out which party on the Left to support. More >>
Working People Worse Off Under Labour
Monday, 15 July 2002, 3:31 pm | ACT New Zealand
The latest CPI figures show that people who work for a living are worse off under Labour, ACT leader Richard Prebble says. More >>
We Must Lift Education Standards
Monday, 15 July 2002, 11:47 am | ACT New Zealand
Education is our nation's most important cause. Parents are the most important troops in our battle to lift standards: a mother or father armed with information and freedom will always make the best choices for their child. More >>
Scrap NCEA
Monday, 15 July 2002, 11:46 am | ACT New Zealand
The administrative burden of NCEA threatens to engulf teaching and learning. It holds back students and `dumbs down' results. It fails to provide students, parents and future employers with useful information. More >>
This Election Is Wide Open
Monday, 15 July 2002, 9:22 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT's tracking polls have accurately predicted the official polls. Our polls predicted ACT breaking 6 percent, before the TV polls did, and we had National down to 24 percent. We have also tracked the rise and fall of New Zealand First. More >>
Labour's Policies Making Ex-pat Kiwis Stay Away
Monday, 15 July 2002, 9:03 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Deputy Leader Ken Shirley said in London today that he was shocked by how few ex-pat Kiwis in the UK actually have any intention of returning to New Zealand until it becomes a more prosperous place. More >>
ACT is Set to Increase Its Vote this Election
Friday, 12 July 2002, 3:29 pm | ACT New Zealand
Speech by Hon Richard Prebble, Leader ACT New Zealand To the Property Council of New Zealand At the Centra Hotel, Christchurch On Friday 12th July 2002 at 2pm More >>
Violence Against Small Business Owners Ignored
Friday, 12 July 2002, 11:40 am | ACT New Zealand
I am visiting Jay Dee's Dairy today - a dairy which as been robbed three times - to make a point. There has been a crime wave of violence directed against the new New Zealanders who run small businesses, such as dairies. More >>
ACT is Campaigning on Security - Prebble Speech
Thursday, 11 July 2002, 1:11 pm | ACT New Zealand
I've come to Ardmore today to launch ACT's defence policy because based here at Ardmore are planes in the Warbirds Squadron - fighter aircraft from the Second World War, that are flown by enthusiasts. More >>
PM Challenged to Come Clean on Defence Advice
Thursday, 11 July 2002, 1:05 pm | ACT New Zealand
Prime Minister Helen Clark's claims that she had nothing to hide over "Corngate" and that she believed in "open government" lacked all credibility, ACT Finance Spokesman Rodney Hide claimed today. More >>
Labour's Transport Policy Is A Mish-Mash
Thursday, 11 July 2002, 9:20 am | ACT New Zealand
Labour's transport policy is a mish-mash of cliches and contradictory objectives, ACT leader Richard Prebble says. More >>
Labour's Transport Policy Is Completely Lacking
Thursday, 11 July 2002, 9:19 am | ACT New Zealand
Labour's transport policy has no detail, no concrete plans and no commitment to progress, ACT Transport Spokesman MP Penny Webster said today. More >>
