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Government Proposes Ridiculous Regime
Friday, 15 February 2002, 1:33 pm | ACT New Zealand
Sexual intercourse between consenting adults and the ingestion of beef steaks and pork chops will be banned under the Government's proposed legislation amending the Hazardous Substances & New Organisms Bill, the Finance and Expenditure Select ... More >>
Anderton Attempting To Influence Tribunal
Friday, 15 February 2002, 11:39 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT leader Richard Prebble has written to the Attorney General and the Solicitor General calling for immediate action on Deputy Prime Minister Jim Anderton's attempts to give evidence to the Employment Tribunal via the media. More >>
Government Must Explain Treaty Principles
Friday, 15 February 2002, 9:33 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Deputy Leader Ken Shirley said it is appalling that the Government is unable to explain what the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi are, when successive Governments over the past 13 years have passed laws requiring adherence to these non-defined ... More >>
Most Councils Oppose Marine Farming Moratorium
Thursday, 14 February 2002, 11:16 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Environment Spokesman Gerry Eckhoff today said that all but two of the country's 14 regional authorities are opposed to the Government's moratorium on marine farming. He also predicted that the moratorium will probably last four-to-six years rather ... More >>
Courts Blocked From Supporting Police Crack-Downs
Thursday, 14 February 2002, 10:29 am | ACT New Zealand
The Sentencing and Parole Reform Bill, reported back by a Parliamentary Select Committee on February 12, will prevent Judges from helping Police to crack down hard on violent sports louts says ACT Justice Spokesman Stephen Franks. More >>
DoC Wants To Ban Filmmakers From National Parks
Thursday, 14 February 2002, 10:29 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Arts and Culture Spokesman MP Penny Webster today joined with New Zealand in congratulating Peter Jackson and his team for Lord of the Rings's thirteen Oscar nominations. More >>
Marlborough Council Needs To Get Real
Thursday, 14 February 2002, 10:09 am | ACT New Zealand
The Marlborough Council is kneecapping local businesses and the New Zealand economy by imposing a Green agenda on inter-island ferries, ACT Transport Spokesman MP Penny Webster said today. More >>
Sentencing Bill: Parole Board Trumps Courts
Thursday, 14 February 2002, 9:23 am | ACT New Zealand
The Select Committee's report on this Bill is still not available. ACT has released a summary of the key points, and has also completed an analysis containing the relevant provisions as amended by the Committee. It can be accessed at: http://www.act.org.nz/action/archive/billanalysis.pdf ... More >>
Wellingtonians Dying Waiting For Heart Surgery
Wednesday, 13 February 2002, 3:05 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Health Spokesman Ken Shirley forced Health Minister Annette King to concede that 225 people are now waiting for urgent heart surgery at Wellington Hospital - and he cited the Government's dogmatic refusal to accept private sector assistance as ... More >>
It Is Time For Labour Maori Caucus To Speak Up
Wednesday, 13 February 2002, 2:23 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Education Spokesman MP Donna Awatere Huata today called on the Labour Maori Caucus to be outspoken on elitist and racist zoning restrictions that have retarded the education opportunities of a generation of young Maori. More >>
Jim Anderton Misleads House
Wednesday, 13 February 2002, 1:41 pm | ACT New Zealand
"In his wild desperation to find friends to support State-led science, Jim Anderton has misled Parliament," ACT Deputy Leader Ken Shirley said today. More >>
A Sacking Offence - Education In 2002
Wednesday, 13 February 2002, 1:35 pm | ACT New Zealand
Speech by Donna Awatere Huata - Response to the Prime Minister's Statement, February 12 2002. More >>
Deny The Brain Drain Now, Prime Minister
Wednesday, 13 February 2002, 9:47 am | ACT New Zealand
The Prime Minister must explain why she has denied the brain drain for two years, only to have it confirmed by her overseas consultancy firm, ACT Immigration Spokesman MP Penny Webster said today. More >>
Home Invasion Law Out, Hate Crimes In?
Wednesday, 13 February 2002, 9:42 am | ACT New Zealand
The Bill that abolishes the two year sentence surcharge for home invasion under the law passed in 1998, could bring in a whole new category of "hate crimes", ACT Justice Spokesman Stephen Franks said today. More >>
Government Ignores Key Family Court Issue
Tuesday, 12 February 2002, 4:57 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Social Services Spokesman Dr Muriel Newman has criticised the Government over the terms of reference given to the Law Commission for their review of disputes resolution in the Family Court. More >>
Rural NZ Will Be Hit Hard By Petrol Tax Hike
Tuesday, 12 February 2002, 4:45 pm | ACT New Zealand
Rural New Zealanders will be shocked to learn they are to pay for Auckland's transport upgrade, ACT Rural Affairs Spokesman MP Owen Jennings said today. More >>
Two Years Without Direction On Auckland Transport
Tuesday, 12 February 2002, 2:52 pm | ACT New Zealand
The Prime Minister's delay of two years to realise that Auckland transport is vital to New Zealand's economy has cost the country $2 billion, ACT Transport Spokesman MP Penny Webster said today. More >>
Govt On Kyoto: Dogma Defeats Commonsense
Tuesday, 12 February 2002, 2:50 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Deputy Leader Ken Shirley today called on the Government to release public submissions it received last year on the planned Kyoto Protocol. More >>
What About Education, Prime Minister?
Tuesday, 12 February 2002, 2:49 pm | ACT New Zealand
Not a word of the Prime Minister's ten page Statement to Parliament addressed New Zealand's failing education system, ACT Education Spokesman MP Donna Awatere Huata said today. More >>
No Goals, No Strategy, No Policy, No Timetable
Tuesday, 12 February 2002, 2:32 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Finance Spokesman Rodney Hide said today that Helen Clark's hyped up Big Idea for Business was a burger with no meat. More >>
