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ACT Needs To Get Its Facts Right
Wednesday, 10 April 2002, 4:20 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Christian Heritage hopes if ACT is part of the Government it will get facts right instead of politicking.” Christian Heritage Immigration Spokesperson Rosemarie Thomas said today. More >>
ACT Billboards Will Stay
Wednesday, 10 April 2002, 2:58 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT leader Richard Prebble, responding to Corrections Minister Matt Robson's call for ACT to remove its 'Truth in Sentencing' billboards, said the party would do so if the Labour/Alliance government dropped the Sentencing and Parole Reform Bill. More >>
Fresh NZ Post Leaks Confirm Concerns
Wednesday, 10 April 2002, 9:33 am | ACT New Zealand
Fresh leaks of NZ Post correspondence show that over a year ago deputy chairman Syd Bradley attempted to air the exact same concerns over NZ Post's performance in South Africa that National MP Murray McCully and ACT Finance Spokesman Rodney Hide ... More >>
Maori Caucus Should Act On Methane Tax
Wednesday, 10 April 2002, 9:32 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Environment Spokesman Gerry Eckhoff today questioned why Labour's Maori caucus was maintaining a deafening silence over Pete Hodgson's comments that farmers must raise as yet unspecified amount of money for research into methane reduction. More >>
Hide Speech: Jim's Jobs Machine Spins Wheels
Tuesday, 9 April 2002, 3:32 pm | ACT New Zealand
The Alliance meltdown has served a useful purpose for Jim Anderton. It has diverted attention toward politics, away from policy. Jim's much touted "Jobs Machine" is spinning its wheels and the Deputy Prime Minister has proved no more adept at "picking ... More >>
Ngawha Prison A Triumph Of Dogma Over Reason
Tuesday, 9 April 2002, 3:32 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Northland-based MP Dr Muriel Newman said today that the news the Government would press on with building of a new prison on a totally inappropriate site at Ngawha was a huge blow to the New Zealand taxpayer. More >>
ACT Calls For Review Of Refugee Approval Process
Tuesday, 9 April 2002, 11:01 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT leader Richard Prebble has called for a fundamental review of the way the New Zealand government handles refugee applications, after the UN decision that most of the Tampa boat people on Nauru are not genuine refugees. More >>
Act Billboard Stolen!
Tuesday, 9 April 2002, 9:12 am | ACT New Zealand
Cheeky thieves have stolen an ACT New Zealand billboard that called for zero tolerance on crime. More >>
Richard Prebble's Letter from Wellington 8/4/2002
Monday, 8 April 2002, 2:07 pm | ACT New Zealand
Although Labour denies it will go to the polls early, the party is making plans. The Letter has been told that Labour MPs have been privately briefed to prepare. More >>
Prebble Speech Immigration Leads Inflation
Monday, 8 April 2002, 10:00 am | ACT New Zealand
New Zealand is, with Sweden, the only country in the world increasing interest rates. Australia last week held its interest rates down. So why are New Zealand's interest rates rising? More >>
Tithes For Maori TV - You Must Be Joking!
Thursday, 4 April 2002, 4:19 pm | ACT New Zealand
It would be foolish to tithe TVNZ advertising in order to pay for the new Maori television station, ACT Broadcasting Spokesman MP Penny Webster said today. More >>
ACT Opposes Aussie Rules For Dietary Supplements
Thursday, 4 April 2002, 11:40 am | ACT New Zealand
The Government proposal to adopt the Australian system for the regulation of dietary supplements is a sell-out to Australian bureaucracy and heavy handed regulation, says ACT's Health spokesman Ken Shirley. More >>
Early Election Likely
Thursday, 4 April 2002, 11:27 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT leader Richard Prebble at the Auckland launch today of ACT's new book, `Old Values - New Ideas', said he believes an early election is now possible. More >>
Confusion As Frontal Impact Rules Take Hold
Wednesday, 3 April 2002, 8:41 pm | ACT New Zealand
Car dealers and car compliance checkers are finding that the rules are changing again, ACT Transport Spokesman MP Penny Webster said today. More >>
Has Jim Anderton Joined Social Credit?
Wednesday, 3 April 2002, 4:10 pm | ACT New Zealand
Jim Anderton's announcement today doesn't answer the really interesting question - "what will happen to the Democrat Party which is part of the Alliance?" ACT leader Richard Prebble said. More >>
No Mandate For Split
Wednesday, 3 April 2002, 11:21 am | ACT New Zealand
Jim Anderton's abandonment of his own party gives politics a bad name, ACT leader Richard Prebble said today. More >>
Overstayer Numbers Top 20,000
Wednesday, 3 April 2002, 10:52 am | ACT New Zealand
Overstayer numbers are at the same level as before the Immigration Minister introduced her farcical amnesty intended to reduce the figures, ACT Immigration Spokesman MP Penny Webster revealed today. More >>
What Does Jim Anderton's Conscience Tell Him?
Tuesday, 2 April 2002, 4:44 pm | ACT New Zealand
When Jim Anderton told Gregory Fortuin to "follow your conscience" about whether to seek re-appointment as Race Relations Commissioner, Mr Fortuin would have known his position was untenable, ACT leader Richard Prebble says. More >>
Car Buyers Need To Get In Quick
Tuesday, 2 April 2002, 4:18 pm | ACT New Zealand
New Zealand families have just six months to buy a car before new Government regulations push up prices by around $4,000, ACT Transport Spokesman MP Penny Webster said today. More >>
ACT Party Pays Tribute To Queen Mother
Monday, 1 April 2002, 10:34 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT leader Richard Prebble today joined in expressions of sympathy to the Royal Family on the death of the Queen Mother. More >>
