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Parents of Repeat Truants Must Be Jailed
Tuesday, 14 May 2002, 5:49 pm | ACT New Zealand
The Government must copy Britain and jail parents of repeat truants, ACT Education Spokesman MP Donna Awatere Huata said today. More >>
The Vital Role of Private Sector Housing
Tuesday, 14 May 2002, 5:38 pm | ACT New Zealand
Speech to Otago Property Investors Association, 7:30pm, May 14, 2002, Cedar Club, 89 Stafford St, Dunedin More >>
New CDF Shows True Leadership
Tuesday, 14 May 2002, 5:35 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Finance Spokesman Rodney Hide said he was heartened the new Chief of Defence Force Bruce Ferguson spoke out today against the destructive culture that developed amongst a few in the top ranks of the Army. More >>
Defence Report on ACT Party Web Site
Tuesday, 14 May 2002, 5:34 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT leader Richard Prebble says he is astonished by the Defence Minster's claim that the report by Colin Carruthers QC could not be put on the government's website until tomorrow. More >>
More Hollow Words from Minister Maharey
Tuesday, 14 May 2002, 5:14 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Tertiary Education Spokesman Dr Muriel Newman said the Government's finalised Tertiary Education Strategy released today is the type of fine sounding hollow document that is becoming the hallmark of Minister Steve Maharey. More >>
Government Tactics Over 'Boy Racers' A Sham
Tuesday, 14 May 2002, 3:30 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Deputy Leader Ken Shirley today attacked as a sham the Government's tactics in trying to promote legislation to address the "boy racer" issue through a private member's bill. More >>
Extra Funding for Ethnic Affairs Another Cost
Monday, 13 May 2002, 11:25 am | ACT New Zealand
The announcement of another $700,000 for the Office of Ethnic Affairs is yet another sign of the true cost of this government's immigration policies, ACT leader Richard Prebble says. More >>
Labour Wants Political Police
Sunday, 12 May 2002, 1:35 pm | ACT New Zealand
Police Minister George Hawkins and the Prime Minister should immediately repudiate Al Morrison's claim on National Radio today that the police will suffer "repercussions" for pursuing an enquiry into Helen Clark's art forgery says ACT's Justice spokesman ... More >>
Waitangi Tribunal Bias Challenge Thin-Skinned
Sunday, 12 May 2002, 1:34 pm | ACT New Zealand
It is a pity for Maori and the Waitangi Tribunal that the claimants who tried today to get Hon Michael Bassett ejected from sitting as a tribunal member on their Treaty claim have decided to appeal Judge Joe Williams' sensible decision to retain Dr Bassett, ... More >>
New Student Tax Meets With Strong Opposition
Friday, 10 May 2002, 12:26 pm | ACT New Zealand
Submissions to the Education and Science Select Committee today revealed that educators believe the new tax on international students being proposed by the government is ill-advised, hasty and unnecessary, said Dr Muriel Newman, ACT spokesman on Tertiary ... More >>
Is Commercial Information Secure In Ministry?
Friday, 10 May 2002, 10:36 am | ACT New Zealand
Jim Anderton must reassure businesses from New Zealand and abroad that commercially sensitive information provided to his Ministry of Economic Development is secure, ACT Finance Spokesman MP Rodney Hide said today. More >>
Make List Vote A Referendum On Crime
Friday, 10 May 2002, 9:54 am | ACT New Zealand
The ACT Party is calling on voters to make the list vote a referendum on violent crime. More >>
Extra State Houses Will Feed Dependency Trap
Thursday, 9 May 2002, 11:43 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Housing Spokesman Dr Muriel Newman said the announced extra funding for State housing is aimed at tackling a housing crisis created by this Government - and will only worsen the problem and create more state dependency. More >>
Kaumatua Visits Another Example Of Soft On Crime
Thursday, 9 May 2002, 10:55 am | ACT New Zealand
Matt Robson's new scheme to allow kaumatua greater access to Maori in prison, is just another example of the Labour/Alliance government's soft-on-crime approach, ACT leader Richard Prebble says. More >>
Serious Attacks On Teachers Rise
Thursday, 9 May 2002, 10:54 am | ACT New Zealand
Serious attacks by students on teachers increased by 16 percent between 2000 and 2001, ACT Education Spokesman MP Donna Awatere Huata revealed today. More >>
Playing Politics With Refugees
Thursday, 9 May 2002, 9:46 am | ACT New Zealand
This week I have been very critical of our Prime Minister's actions in Indonesia. I have accused the Prime Minister of refugee diplomacy. More >>
Newman Speech: Auckland University Students
Wednesday, 8 May 2002, 5:09 pm | ACT New Zealand
It's tragic that successive governments have managed New Zealand so poorly. Well managed nations are prosperous. They have the money to fund world class health and education systems. Workers command high wages and those with good qualifications ... More >>
Secretary For Education Cannot Continue In Role
Wednesday, 8 May 2002, 2:04 pm | ACT New Zealand
The Secretary for Education has politicised his role by placing misleading and highly biased full-page advertisements in daily newspapers, and cannot continue in the job, ACT Education Spokesman MP Donna Awatere Huata said today. More >>
First Bill Arrives For Hobbs' Charter
Wednesday, 8 May 2002, 1:28 pm | ACT New Zealand
The taxpayer has received the first bill for Marian Hobbs' TVNZ Charter, ACT Broadcasting Spokesman MP Penny Webster said today. More >>
School Drug Problems Increase In Bay Of Plenty
Tuesday, 7 May 2002, 11:08 pm | ACT New Zealand
Suspensions in the Bay of Plenty haven't dropped under the Education Minister's `Suspension Reduction Initiative' and drug problems have got even worse, ACT Education Spokesman MP Donna Awatere Huata revealed today. More >>
