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ACT - Leading the Charge to Better Health
Thursday, 21 March 2002, 3:30 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Deputy Leader and Health Spokesman Ken Shirley will be leading a large contingent of ACT MPs taking part in Sunday's Round the Bays fun walk/run in Auckland. More >>
Zero Tolerance For Crime
Thursday, 21 March 2002, 1:50 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Leader Richard Prebble called for a Zero Tolerance for Crime approach at a public rally in Cathedral Square in Christchurch today. More >>
Leadership Changes At Transend
Thursday, 21 March 2002, 1:29 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Finance spokesman MP Rodney Hide was sorry to hear today that the Managing Director of NZ Post's Transend was stepping down on 31 March for "health and lifestyle reasons". More >>
King Must Come Clean On Pending Health Cuts
Thursday, 21 March 2002, 11:59 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Health Spokesman Ken Shirley today urged Minister Annette King to come clean and finally concede to New Zealanders that major cuts will be needed to health services in order for the service providers to drag themselves out of the red. More >>
Stinging Rebuke to Govt and NZ Court of Appeal
Thursday, 21 March 2002, 10:44 am | ACT New Zealand
"We are lucky Hon Margaret Wilson has not yet abolished our access to the Privy Council and that we have dedicated counsel like Tony Ellis to keep our criminal justice system honest," says ACT's Justice spokesman Stephen Franks. More >>
Muriel Newman Speech: Welfare And Crime
Thursday, 21 March 2002, 12:24 am | ACT New Zealand
We are all kidding ourselves if we are not prepared to accept the strong links between welfare and crime. More >>
Victim Surveys Show NZ Crime Higher Than US
Thursday, 21 March 2002, 12:00 am | ACT New Zealand
Justice Minister Phil Goff has been reduced to the tactic of personal abuse because he knows I'm right about crime levels, ACT leader Richard Prebble said today. More >>
ACT Party to Hold Public Rally on Law and Order
Wednesday, 20 March 2002, 5:09 pm | ACT New Zealand
The ACT Party will highlight one of its key election messages - "get tough on crime" - at a public rally in Christchurch tomorrow. More >>
NZ Violent Crime Rate Is Higher Than US
Wednesday, 20 March 2002, 4:37 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT leader Richard Prebble is standing by his claim that you are more likely to be a victim of violent crime in New Zealand than in the United States. More >>
PM Must Implement Remuneration Review Immediately
Wednesday, 20 March 2002, 3:00 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Finance Spokesman MP Rodney Hide today welcomed the Todd Review of MPs' pay and allowances. More >>
2.5 Percent - As Good As It Gets
Wednesday, 20 March 2002, 11:09 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Finance Spokesman Rodney Hide said there was no surprise that Reserve Bank Governor Dr Don Brash had moved to lift interest rates. More >>
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 >>
