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Hospital Waiting Lists Set To Grow

Thursday, 28 February 2002, 9:23 am | ACT New Zealand

ACT Deputy Leader Ken Shirley predicts that the Canterbury District Health Board and other health boards around the country will inevitably face ballooning waiting lists for elective surgery and cuts in other services. More >>

Government Tourism 'Strategy' Is Unhelpful

Thursday, 28 February 2002, 9:22 am | ACT New Zealand

The Government's tourism research strategy is unhelpful, ACT Tourism Spokesman MP Penny Webster said today. More >>

ACT Backs Routine DNA Sampling Of Criminals

Wednesday, 27 February 2002, 11:36 am | ACT New Zealand

ACT New Zealand's Police Spokesman Ken Shirley urges the Government to move quickly to pass legislation necessary to permit the routine collection of DNA samples for profiling all convicted criminals. More >>

ACT Opposes Environment Re-Appointment

Wednesday, 27 February 2002, 11:22 am | ACT New Zealand

ACT New Zealand does not support the Parliamentary Notice of Motion to reappoint Dr Morgan Williams to the role of Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, ACT Deputy Leader Ken Shirley told the House last night. More >>

Newman Urges Fight On Gambling Bill

Wednesday, 27 February 2002, 11:05 am | ACT New Zealand

ACT Northland-based MP Dr Muriel Newman is urging Northlanders to write submissions to the Government Administration Committee about the Responsible Gambling Bill, which had its first reading in Parliament last night. The bill seeks to unilaterally regulate ... More >>

Audit Report Just A Smokescreen

Wednesday, 27 February 2002, 10:47 am | ACT New Zealand

The Audit Office review of Tuku Morgan's documentary for Maori television was a complete waste of the auditor's time, ACT leader Richard Prebble says. More >>

Triad Of Evil Starts With Bullying On The Marae

Wednesday, 27 February 2002, 9:37 am | ACT New Zealand

Wife bashing, gangs and marae protocol are intrinsically linked, ACT Maori Affairs Spokesman Donna Awatere Huata, MP, argues in this article. More >>

People-Smuggling Bill Shows Hypocrisy On Crime

Wednesday, 27 February 2002, 9:23 am | ACT New Zealand

The 20- year term for people-smuggling is a punch in the face for victims' groups who have been struggling to get the Government to toughen up on crime says ACT's Justice spokesman Stephen Franks More >>

CYFS Chaos Needs Fresh Approach

Tuesday, 26 February 2002, 5:06 pm | ACT New Zealand

ACT Social Services Spokesman Dr Muriel Newman today accused Minister Steve Maharey of overseeing a crisis in Child, Youth and Family Services. More >>

Will Govt Lean On Commerce Commission Again?

Tuesday, 26 February 2002, 3:22 pm | ACT New Zealand

New Zealand business needs to know whether Agriculture Minister Jim Sutton will lean on the Commerce Commission to get more competition law favours. Fonterra may need Government help for yet another exemption from normal competition law against monopolies, ... More >>

Mallard Considers Education Vouchers

Tuesday, 26 February 2002, 1:10 pm | ACT New Zealand

ACT Education Spokesman MP Donna Awatere Huata today congratulated Labour for considering education vouchers, in the form of child-centred funding. More >>

ACT Leader Stands By Crime Statements

Tuesday, 26 February 2002, 1:08 pm | ACT New Zealand

ACT leader Richard Prebble said today he stands by his statements comparing New Zealand's rate of violent crime unfavourably with New York's. More >>

Stop Illegal Immigrants, Don't Blame The Employers

Tuesday, 26 February 2002, 10:56 am | ACT New Zealand

The Government should be committed to stopping illegal immigrants from entering the country rather than fining employers for unknowingly hiring them, ACT Immigration Spokesman MP Penny Webster said today. More >>

Awatere Huata Welcomes Cormack Arrest

Tuesday, 26 February 2002, 12:03 am | ACT New Zealand

Hawkes Bay ACT MP Donna Awatere Huata today welcomed news that police have laid charges against a man for the abduction, sexual abuse and murder of Teresa Cormack fourteen years ago. More >>

Dismantle RMA to Build the Motorways

Monday, 25 February 2002, 6:03 pm | ACT New Zealand

Raising petrol tax is not the answer to New Zealand's transport problems, ACT Transport Spokesman MP Penny Webster said today. More >>

Imposed Costs Give Lie To 'Innovation Strategy'

Monday, 25 February 2002, 9:44 am | ACT New Zealand

ACT Finance Spokesman MP Rodney Hide said today that the extra $26,000 that Helen Clark's government has imposed on medium-sized businesses makes a mockery of her over-hyped and far-fetched `Innovative New Zealand' strategy, now known in business ... More >>