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ACT Summary Of The Sentencing & Parole Reform Bill
Tuesday, 12 February 2002, 2:26 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Justice Spokesman Stephen Franks released the following summary and comment on the Sentencing and Parole Reform Bill which was reported back to Parliament today. More >>
Tuku Audit A Waste Of Money
Tuesday, 12 February 2002, 10:43 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT leader Richard Prebble says it's a waste of time and money for the Prime Minister to ask the Auditor-General to investigate the $1.8 million grant to former NZ First MP Tuku Morgan to make a Maori language television series. More >>
Use Consolidated Fund Before Hiking Taxes
Tuesday, 12 February 2002, 8:36 am | ACT New Zealand
The Government must spend more money on Auckland roads but the funding should not come from hiked taxes, ACT Transport Spokesman MP Penny Webster said today. More >>
Too Late to Scrutinise Hawaiki Funding
Tuesday, 12 February 2002, 8:36 am | ACT New Zealand
It is far too late to scrutinise payments to Tukoroirangi Morgan, ACT Broadcasting Spokesman MP Penny Webster said today. More >>
Innovative PR
Monday, 11 February 2002, 6:28 pm | ACT New Zealand
It's certainly an innovative policy for the Labour/Alliance government, which has hit business with increased taxes, ACC re-nationalisation, the re-introduction of union monopoly power and increased compliance costs, to now claim it is business ... More >>
NZ Youth Fobbed-Off With PC-Platitudes
Monday, 11 February 2002, 5:04 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Youth Affairs Spokesman Dr Muriel Newman says the whole of New Zealand, and particularly young people have been let down by Youth Development Strategy Aotearoa, released today. More >>
Richard Prebble's Letter from Wellington - 11/2
Monday, 11 February 2002, 5:03 pm | ACT New Zealand
It's Carr's Law of politics - accuse your opponent of your own worst fault. Helen Clark has been accusing the Opposition of having no fresh ideas when she doesn't have any herself. There's been no response to a request from the ninth floor for ... More >>
Maharey Hides Growing Long Term Unemployment
Monday, 11 February 2002, 11:58 am | ACT New Zealand
"Social Services Minister Steve Maharey clearly does not even read his own Parliamentary answers which reveal registered long term unemployment over two years has grown by 26 percent since the Labour Government was elected," said ACT Leader Richard ... More >>
Mallard's Negligence Ruins Start Of School Year
Monday, 11 February 2002, 11:19 am | ACT New Zealand
The rise in school rolls was entirely predictable, ACT Education Spokesman Donna Awatere Huata said today. More >>
Dole Proposal Is Wrong Incentive
Monday, 11 February 2002, 9:54 am | ACT New Zealand
The government's proposal to keep paying beneficiaries the dole for three weeks after they start work, on top of their wages, will just encourage people to go on the dole, ACT leader Richard Prebble says. More >>
Labour Spin On Auckland Transport Is Nonsense
Monday, 11 February 2002, 9:54 am | ACT New Zealand
Labour has been jolted awake by Bill English's endorsement of ACT's strategy to fix the Auckland transport nightmare, ACT Transport Spokesman MP Penny Webster said today. More >>
Ministerial Negligence Puts Morgan In Spotlight
Monday, 11 February 2002, 9:34 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Broadcasting Spokesman MP Penny Webster said today that it was a great pity that controversy again surrounds Te Mangai Paho funding. More >>
The Kroll Report: Media Pack and Questions
Sunday, 10 February 2002, 2:35 pm | ACT New Zealand
NZ Post's $54 million contract with SAPO was signed in July 1999. The deal was that NZ Post's international consultancy Transend would provide key executives to restructure the business and implement a commercial development strategy prepared by Transend. ... More >>
Kroll Report: Bombshell for NZ Post and Government
Sunday, 10 February 2002, 2:34 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Finance Spokesman Rodney Hide today delivered a bombshell to NZ Post by making public the South African Government's draft, confidential Kroll Report. More >>
Kroll Report: Bombshell for NZ Post and Government
Sunday, 10 February 2002, 2:34 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Finance Spokesman Rodney Hide today delivered a bombshell to NZ Post by making public the South African Government's draft, confidential Kroll Report. More >>
Good Poll For ACT
Friday, 8 February 2002, 4:26 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT leader Richard Prebble, in response to media inquiries today about ACT's rise in the opinion polls, said this confirms ACT's own polling. More >>
ACT Sets Campaign Strategy
Friday, 8 February 2002, 4:25 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT leader Richard Prebble, in a statement today after the party's caucus retreat at Waitangi, said ACT had set its campaign strategy for the election. More >>
ACT Welcomes National Focus On Superannuation
Friday, 8 February 2002, 2:45 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Finance Spokesman MP Rodney Hide said today that it was good news that the National party was addressing the issue of superannuation - not just for this year and next, but for coming generations. More >>
ACT Certain About Low Taxes
Friday, 8 February 2002, 9:20 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Leader Richard Prebble said from Waitangi today that he was surprised that National hadn't yet decided that the thirty-nine cent tax rate is too high. More >>
Endorsement Of ACT Auckland Transport Policy
Friday, 8 February 2002, 9:18 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Transport Spokesman MP Penny Webster said today that it was heartening that Bill English had followed ACT's roading policy for Auckland to fast-track the RMA process, open Auckland up to toll roads, and make a clear commitment to completing ... More >>
