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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 >>
Kiwibank Resurrects Post Office Queues
Sunday, 24 February 2002, 8:35 pm | ACT New Zealand
News that it takes an hour to open an account at Jim Anderton's Kiwibank show the over-hyped `People's Bank' is falling short of the service that was promised, ACT Finance Spokesman Rodney Hide said today. More >>
PM Owes Rankin an Apology - Hide
Sunday, 24 February 2002, 8:34 pm | ACT New Zealand
Revelations that judges outspent former WINZ boss Christine Rankin on a conference at Wairakei Resort mean Prime Minister Helen Clark should be big enough to apologise to Ms Rankin, ACT MP Rodney Hide said today. More >>
ACT Stands By Crime Figures
Friday, 22 February 2002, 5:13 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT leader Richard Prebble is standing by his claim that violent crime in Hamilton is now worse than in New York. More >>
ACT Calls For Zero Tolerance On Crime
Friday, 22 February 2002, 11:51 am | ACT New Zealand
Hamilton now has a higher rate of violent crime than New York, according to official figures, ACT leader Richard Prebble said at a public rally in Hamilton today. More >>
Govt Wants to Take Carbon Credit Property Rights
Thursday, 21 February 2002, 6:12 pm | ACT New Zealand
"It is clear from Minister Pete Hodgson's reply to my questions in Parliament today that he intends the state to assume ownership of any carbon credits created should the Kyoto Protocol come into force" says Ken Shirley, Deputy Leader, ... More >>
DoC Support of Kapiti Venture Welcome
Thursday, 21 February 2002, 5:25 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Conservation Spokesman Gerry Eckhoff today said the Department of Conservation's conditional support for a planned Kapiti Island eco-tourism venture was a welcome departure from its normal `lock it up and leave it to nature' approach. More >>
The 2002 Election Issues - Prebble Speech
Thursday, 21 February 2002, 5:23 pm | ACT New Zealand
Speech by the Hon Richard Prebble, Leader ACT New Zealand, to the Waikato Chamber of Commerce, at the Ferrybank Reception Centre, Grantham Street, Hamilton. Thursday 21 February at 7.30am More >>
Need For Frontal Impact Inquiry
Thursday, 21 February 2002, 3:55 pm | ACT New Zealand
The Minister of Transport's admission that frontal impact standards will increase car prices by $4000 reinforces the need for an urgent parliamentary inquiry into the poorly-planned rule, ACT Transport Spokesman MP Penny Webster said today. More >>
ACT Calls for Urgent Frontal Impact Inquiry
Thursday, 21 February 2002, 9:39 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Transport Spokesman MP Penny Webster today wrote to the chairman of the Regulation Review Select Committee, calling for an inquiry into new frontal impact rules. More >>
Government to Blame for Soaring Student Debt
Wednesday, 20 February 2002, 3:41 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Tertiary Education Spokesman Dr Muriel Newman says the Labour/Alliance Government is squarely to blame for the soaring indebtedness of young New Zealanders through the student loan scheme. More >>
Inquiry Needed Into Car Safety Regulations
Wednesday, 20 February 2002, 2:24 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT leader Richard Prebble has called for a select committee inquiry into regulations covering the importation of cars into New Zealand. More >>
