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ACT Economy and Tax Policy

Thursday, 6 June 2002, 2:54 pm | ACT New Zealand

ACT will implement a well-designed package of tax cuts to boost growth, jobs and prosperity. More >>

Australia Leaves NZ Behind on Kyoto

Thursday, 6 June 2002, 1:07 pm | ACT New Zealand

"The New Zealand Government's blind determination to ratify the Kyoto Protocol while John Howard the Australian Prime Minister confirms that Australia will not ratify can only further worsen the trans Tasman investment disparity that already ... More >>

Victim's Rights and the Budget

Wednesday, 5 June 2002, 4:57 pm | ACT New Zealand

Victims of crime have been treated with contempt in the Budget, ACT Justice Spokesman MP Stephen Franks said today. More >>

MP Launches Two Housing Petitions

Wednesday, 5 June 2002, 4:48 pm | ACT New Zealand

ACT New Zealand Housing Spokesman Dr Muriel Newman MP tonight launched two petitions to Parliament. More >>

Farmers Face Tax Difficulties from Rising Dollar

Wednesday, 5 June 2002, 4:44 pm | ACT New Zealand

The combination of a rapidly rising dollar and falling commodity prices has the potential to put farmers in a difficult position meeting their tax obligations later this year and early next year, ACT Rural Affairs Spokesman MP Owen Jennings said ... More >>

Lawyers Collude in Government Deceit on Sentencing

Wednesday, 5 June 2002, 1:04 pm | ACT New Zealand

"The judge's talk of deterrence when sentencing the Chinese kidnappers to 16 and 14 years makes the judge complicit in the Government's routine deception" said ACT Justice spokesman Stephen Franks. More >>

Stop Apologising and Get On With the Job

Wednesday, 5 June 2002, 10:38 am | ACT New Zealand

ACT Women's Affairs Spokesman MP Penny Webster said today, "With all of the apologising Helen Clark is doing, maybe the only group left that she really needs to apologise to are white, middle-class, heterosexual males who work - as they get ... More >>

Deborah Coddington as ACT New Zealand candidate

Wednesday, 5 June 2002, 12:57 am | ACT New Zealand

Journalist and author Deborah Coddington today announced that she is putting her name forward as a list candidate for ACT New Zealand, seeking nomination in the North Shore electorate. She said wants to be in a position to help make a difference because ... More >>

Deborah Coddington to stand for ACT New Zealand

Wednesday, 5 June 2002, 12:56 am | ACT New Zealand

ACT New Zealand President Catherine Judd today announced that writer, broadcaster and award-winning North and South journalist Deborah Coddington, will stand as a candidate for ACT New Zealand at the next election. More >>

Richard Prebble's Letter from Wellington – 4 June

Tuesday, 4 June 2002, 1:19 pm | ACT New Zealand

The Kiwi dollar has broken 48 cents US. The Kiwi has now increased more than 16% this year and its rise shows no sign of stopping. It's partly due to a fall in the US dollar and the weakness of the Yen, but the Kiwi is now rising against all currencies. ... More >>

Security - the Number One Issue in Foreign Policy

Tuesday, 4 June 2002, 10:20 am | ACT New Zealand

New Zealand's foreign policy under both National and Labour has lacked any coherent intellectual framework. This is because both old parties have been unwilling to ask some tough questions, and have lacked the will to prioritise. More >>

Teachers Are Lowest Paid in the Developed World

Tuesday, 4 June 2002, 9:13 am | ACT New Zealand

Dutch research shows New Zealand secondary teachers are paid less than their counterparts in any developed nation, ACT Education Spokesman MP Donna Awatere Huata said today. More >>

Fatherless DPB Total Tops 16,000 for First Time

Tuesday, 4 June 2002, 9:10 am | ACT New Zealand

ACT Social Services Spokesman Dr Muriel Newman today revealed new figures which show that for the first time the number of women on the domestic purposes benefit who won't name the fathers of their children has topped 16,000. The facts that a ... More >>