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FEC Calls In Auditor-General On Transend
Friday, 26 April 2002, 2:29 pm | ACT New Zealand
National MP Hon Murray McCully and ACT MP Rodney Hide said today that they were pleased that the Finance and Expenditure Select Committee had concluded its lengthy financial review of NZ Post with a call for the Auditor-General to undertake a full ... More >>
National's Industrial Relations Policy Too Timid
Friday, 26 April 2002, 1:20 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT leader Richard Prebble says he's disappointed to see the National Party has moved away from a promise to scrap the Employment Relations Act. More >>
Solution For Threatened Flood Of Criminal Appeals
Friday, 26 April 2002, 1:19 pm | ACT New Zealand
Court of Appeal judges have in their hands a simple way of ensuring they are not buried in appeals following the Privy Council's correct finding that procedures were shonky, ACT Justice Spokesman MP Stephen Franks said today. More >>
Time For Rational Law On Mad Defence
Friday, 26 April 2002, 11:52 am | ACT New Zealand
The Claude Gabriel case highlights the need for an end to the extreme difference between the way we treat `bad' killings and `mad' killings, ACT Justice Spokesman MP Stephen Franks said today. More >>
Brash’s Resignation A No-Confidence Vote
Friday, 26 April 2002, 11:03 am | ACT New Zealand
The shock resignation of the Reserve Bank Governor raises serious questions about the credibility of the Labour/Alliance government's fiscal policies, ACT leader Richard Prebble says. More >>
How Did Insane Killer Get Past 'Hard Line'?
Friday, 26 April 2002, 10:05 am | ACT New Zealand
The fact Claude John Gabriel, an insane killer, has managed to get in the country and can't be extradited is frightening, ACT Immigration Spokesman MP Penny Webster said today. More >>
It's Aotearoa Television All Over Again...
Friday, 26 April 2002, 10:02 am | ACT New Zealand
The Ministers responsible for Maori Television must release John Davy's detailed curriculum vitae to the public, ACT Broadcasting Spokesman MP Penny Webster said today. More >>
Investigation Into Maori TV Chief Executive
Thursday, 25 April 2002, 8:32 pm | ACT New Zealand
Newspaper investigations into Maori Television chief executive John Davy reveal similar disturbing findings to inquiries by ACT New Zealand, Broadcasting Spokesman MP Penny Webster said today. More >>
What The Report On Youth Justice Should Say
Thursday, 25 April 2002, 8:31 pm | ACT New Zealand
Justice Minister Phil Goff has kept Judge Carruther's report on the youth justice system under wraps for months. On the eve of its likely release, ACT Justice Spokesman Stephen Franks commented on what should be in the report. More >>
Drug Court Real Or Illusory?
Wednesday, 24 April 2002, 5:43 pm | ACT New Zealand
"We must hope for the best but fear the worst from the pilot drug court announced for Christchurch," ACT Justice Spokesman Stephen Franks said. More >>
Latest Teacher Action Reflects Poorly On Mallard
Wednesday, 24 April 2002, 4:48 pm | ACT New Zealand
The latest industrial action by school teachers should be a wake-up call for Trevor Mallard, ACT Education Spokesman MP Donna Awatere Huata said today. More >>
Business Alternative To Kyoto Dismissed Arrogantly
Wednesday, 24 April 2002, 11:47 am | ACT New Zealand
The Labour/Alliance/Alliance Government has been too quick rejecting the Business New Zealand alternative to an early signing of the Kyoto agreements, ACT Rural Affairs Spokesman MP Owen Jennings said today. More >>
New Export Education Levy A Shambles
Wednesday, 24 April 2002, 12:41 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Tertiary Education Spokesman Dr Muriel Newman today condemned the Government's attempts to force through, without consultation, a new levy on tertiary institutions who accept foreign fee-paying students. More >>
Clear Up Ransom And Hostage Policy
Tuesday, 23 April 2002, 7:27 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Justice spokesman Stephen Franks is calling on the Government to state its policy for dealing with ransom demands. "We need to know without delay because the Prime Minister has increased the risk for every child in New Zealand. More >>
Govt Bungling Causes Auckland Health Crisis
Tuesday, 23 April 2002, 3:27 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Health Spokesman Ken Shirley today revealed that the Auckland District Health Board came within days of a serious breach of its bank borrowing arrangements earlier this year - such is the financial strain it is under as a result of this Government's ... More >>
End Cooked Breakfasts For Prisoners
Tuesday, 23 April 2002, 2:31 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Corrections Spokesman Stephen Franks said today that if the Corrections Department is serious about reducing the cost of prison inmates' food a good start would be to end the practice at many prisons of supplying a cooked breakfast. More >>
CYFS Managers Forced To Take On Abuse Cases
Tuesday, 23 April 2002, 12:21 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Social Services Spokesman Dr Muriel Newman today revealed that a number of Managers of Department of Child Youth and Family Services' centres are having to handle child abuse cases - despite this being against the department's policy. More >>
Bureaucrats Force School Zoning Restriction
Tuesday, 23 April 2002, 10:14 am | ACT New Zealand
The Ministry of Education's rejection of Paraparaumu College's enrolment scheme shows school zones are created by bureaucrats rather than educators, ACT MP Donna Awatere Huata said today. More >>
The Brain Drain Is Back
Sunday, 21 April 2002, 1:43 pm | ACT New Zealand
It is of great concern that the outflow of skilled New Zealanders has started again, ACT leader Richard Prebble said today in response to the March immigration figures. More >>
Newman Speech: Housing The Nation
Sunday, 21 April 2002, 1:42 pm | ACT New Zealand
Housing a nation is a major responsibility. It is a joint effort between the private sector and the government, for it is the private sector that provides most of the rental housing for those New Zealanders who do not own their own home. More >>
