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Interest Rate Rise Due To Creeping Govt Spending
Wednesday, 20 March 2002, 10:15 am | ACT New Zealand
The Reserve Bank Governor's decision to lift the official cash rate will have an impact on New Zealand's export and manufacturing industries, ACT leader Richard Prebble says. More >>
Implement MP Expense Report Now
Wednesday, 20 March 2002, 12:26 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT leader Richard Prebble says the government must adopt the review committee's report on MPs' pay and allowances. More >>
Robson Engages In 'Worst Sort Of Politics'
Tuesday, 19 March 2002, 2:16 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Leader Richard Prebble said today he was very disturbed to read a press release from the Disarmament Minister Matt Robson attacking ACT's stance of rejoining ANZUS by saying that this would pull New Zealand out of `coalitions' that this Government ... More >>
Selling Embassies Doesn’t Make Sense
Tuesday, 19 March 2002, 10:34 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Leader Richard Prebble today questioned the wisdom of the Government forcing the sale of embassies abroad. More >>
Air NZ Govt Assurance Welcome - But More Needed
Monday, 18 March 2002, 6:00 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Commerce Spokesman Stephen Franks today welcomed Dr Michael Cullen's assurances that the Government would abide by Securities law with regard to its investment in Air New Zealand. More >>
US Trade Report Offers Unique Opportunity to PM
Monday, 18 March 2002, 5:59 pm | ACT New Zealand
A US Trade Report just published by the Institute of International Economics demonstrates the relative ease with which a free trade agreement could be established, ACT Trade Negotiations Spokesman MP Owen Jennings said today. More >>
Communicating the Liberal Vision – Catherine Judd
Monday, 18 March 2002, 4:39 pm | ACT New Zealand
Monday 18 Mar 2002 Catherine Judd, President, ACT New Zealand Speeches -- Other -- The Liberal Project More >>
New Zealand's Economic Detour
Monday, 18 March 2002, 4:20 pm | ACT New Zealand
Helen Clark has set New Zealand on a sharply different economic track to anything we have experienced before. The problem is that her track lacks economic coherence and is spooking business and investors. More >>
Richard Prebble's Letter from Wellington 18 March
Monday, 18 March 2002, 3:27 pm | ACT New Zealand
The ACT Party held a successful conference at the weekend. Party manager Graham Watson reported membership is rising, candidates for every electorate will be selected by the end of May and fund-raising for the election has begun. Having risen in every ... More >>
Councils Show Scant Regard for Ratepayers
Monday, 18 March 2002, 1:49 pm | ACT New Zealand
The extravagant 15 percent planned rates increase over the next three years in Christchurch will be nothing compared with the sorts of increases that will be seen around the country if the Government presses ahead with moves to grant local councils powers ... More >>
Leader's Address to ACT 2002 Conference -- Prebble
Monday, 18 March 2002, 11:12 am | ACT New Zealand
Speech by Hon Richard Prebble, CBE Leader, ACT New Zealand Address to ACT 2002 Annual Conference at Crowne Plaza Hotel 128 Albert Street, Auckland 10.50am, Sunday, 17 March 2002 More >>
Helen Clark Misrepresents Nuclear Situation
Monday, 18 March 2002, 10:12 am | ACT New Zealand
Prime Minister Helen Clark is seriously misrepresenting the United States position at a critical time in US-NZ relations, ACT Defence Spokesman MP Owen Jennings said today. More >>
Immigrants Are Not Tested For Diseases
Monday, 18 March 2002, 9:27 am | ACT New Zealand
Unlike Australia, New Zealand does not test immigrants for a multitude of diseases including HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and hepatitis, ACT Immigration Spokesman MP Penny Webster revealed today. More >>
ACT Ohariu-Belmont Candidate Announced
Friday, 15 March 2002, 4:06 pm | ACT New Zealand
Mother of five Heather Roy will stand for ACT New Zealand in Ohariu Belmont. Mrs Roy, 38, welcomed the nomination for the strong ACT electorate. "Ohariu Belmont is a significant seat for ACT New Zealand. Voters here like the principles ACT stands ... More >>
Lee Support of City Council Protesters is Bizarre
Friday, 15 March 2002, 3:50 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Leader Richard Prebble said Sandra Lee's statement on behalf of protesters trying to break up a lawful Auckland City Council meeting is simply bizarre. More >>
Helen Clark Must Confirm Troop Involvement
Friday, 15 March 2002, 3:48 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Leader Prebble said today that Helen Clark must confirm whether the information on the White House website about the number and operational details of New Zealand troops in Afghanistan is correct. More >>
ACT Takes Discrimination Out of 'Hate Crime'
Friday, 15 March 2002, 12:42 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Justice Spokesman Stephen Franks is proposing an amendment to the Sentencing and Parole Reform Bill aimed at resolving the controversy over the Government's late inclusion of `hate crime' provisions. More >>
Counting the Costs of an Invasive Welfare State
Thursday, 14 March 2002, 11:26 pm | ACT New Zealand
After delivering addresses about the damage caused by the welfare state, members of the audience always ask why it is that the public do not have a greater awareness of the issues I raise. It is not an easy question to answer. More >>
Maori Television Appointment is Surprising
Thursday, 14 March 2002, 10:52 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Broadcasting Spokesman MP Penny Webster said today that the appointment of Canadian John Davy as chief executive of the Maori Television Service was surprising news. More >>
End of Yoghurt Competition Would Hurt Consumers
Thursday, 14 March 2002, 9:27 am | ACT New Zealand
If genuine competition practically disappears in New Zealand's yoghurt market the Minister Jim Sutton should be held to account, says ACT commerce spokesman, Stephen Franks. More >>
