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Gisborne Punches Hole In Kiwibank
Friday, 8 February 2002, 9:17 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Finance Spokesman Rodney Hide today described news that Gisborne will miss out on Kiwibank as a big hit on Jim Anderton's political baby, but unsurprising. More >>
Kiwibank Fees Breaks Promise: Numbers Don't Add Up
Thursday, 7 February 2002, 2:21 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Finance Spokesman MP Rodney Hide said today that Kiwibank's overhyped fee structure failed to meet the political promise of undercutting the competition by thirty percent. More >>
Traffic 'Improvements' Are Just Window Dressing
Thursday, 7 February 2002, 11:11 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Transport Spokesman MP Penny Webster described today's announcement of spending on State Highway One as a two hundred thousand dollar sticking plaster. More >>
Health Budget Blown By 10 Percent
Thursday, 7 February 2002, 10:21 am | ACT New Zealand
A 10 percent increase in wages across the hospital sector, which will follow on from the Canterbury nurses' pay settlement, translates into $600 million extra per year, ACT leader Richard Prebble says. More >>
$6 Million Grant Is Vote-Buying
Thursday, 7 February 2002, 10:00 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT leader Richard Prebble said from Waitangi today that the $6 million of taxpayers` money to be spent on Maori technology providers and other selected Maori groups, is just reckless vote-buying. More >>
NZ Post's Malta Excursion Causes Concern
Thursday, 7 February 2002, 9:47 am | ACT New Zealand
New Zealand Post's equity and management deal with Malta Post must be of concern to the Government and taxpayers, ACT Finance Spokesman Rodney Hide said today. More >>
Minister Knew of Botched Tender Process
Monday, 4 February 2002, 5:43 pm | ACT New Zealand
The Transport Minister was told in at least October last year that the botched tender process for the Waikato expressway was Transit's fault, ACT Transport Spokesman MP Penny Webster revealed today. More >>
Kapiti Eco-tourism Venture Should be Supported
Monday, 4 February 2002, 5:43 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Environment Spokesman Gerry Eckhoff is calling on Environment Minister Marian Hobbs to guarantee that no taxpayer money will be made available for opponents of the planned Kapiti Island eco-tourism venture. More >>
Kiwibank Registration: Promise Versus Reality
Monday, 4 February 2002, 3:07 pm | ACT New Zealand
"Kiwibank Chairman Jim Bolger has finally admitted that the launch of Kiwibank is not on target," ACT Finance Spokesman MP Rodney Hide said today. More >>
Richard Prebble's Letter from Wellington – Feb 4th
Monday, 4 February 2002, 3:05 pm | ACT New Zealand
The Auckland District Health Board has been advised by its lawyers, Buddle Findlay, not to sign the Crown Funding Agreement because to do so could make board members and management personally liable under the Health and Disability Act 2000. The Act, ... More >>
Official Documents Show Kiwibank Roll Out Stymied
Monday, 4 February 2002, 11:09 am | ACT New Zealand
NZ Post is relying on PR spin to hide KiwiBank's failure to open as promised, ACT Finance Spokesman MP Rodney Hide said today. More >>
Hawkins Ducks Responsibility On Greymouth
Monday, 4 February 2002, 11:03 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Police Spokesman and Deputy Leader Ken Shirley said today that he was pleased an inquiry has been launched into allegations of police corruption in Greymouth following his letter to Police Minister George Hawkins. More >>
Lee Realises that Farming Kiwi Actually Works
Friday, 1 February 2002, 3:52 pm | ACT New Zealand
The Minister of Conservation Sandra Lee has finally worked out that farming kiwi actually works, ACT Conservation Spokesman Gerry Eckhoff said today. More >>
Holidays Act Changes Will Create More Problems
Friday, 1 February 2002, 3:33 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT leader Richard Prebble says the Holidays Act has only become a mess because of the government's tinkering and Margaret Wilson's proposed changes won't remove the problems - they'll just create new ones. More >>
Marine Reserves Policy Foolish
Friday, 1 February 2002, 11:13 am | ACT New Zealand
The proposal for Ministers to unilaterally impose marine reserves over our coastal water without assessing the economic impact is foolish in the extreme, ACT Environment Spokesman Gerry Eckhoff said today. More >>
Causes of Crime -- Dr Muriel Newman
Thursday, 31 January 2002, 3:50 pm | ACT New Zealand
If we are serious about solving our growing crime problem, we need to get to the heart of the causes of crime, expose the real link between welfare and crime, and make welfare reform a national priority. Statistics show that while beneficiaries ... More >>
Sentencing and Parole Reform Bill Bad for Policing
Thursday, 31 January 2002, 3:48 pm | ACT New Zealand
Nothing does more to erode police morale than soft sentencing and the early release of known habitual criminals," says ACT New Zealand Police Spokesman Ken Shirley. More >>
The Kyoto Protocol - The Emperor's new clothes
Thursday, 31 January 2002, 3:47 pm | ACT New Zealand
Displaying messianic zeal, the Labour/Alliance government of New Zealand is determined to ratify the Kyoto Protocol in 2002 irrespective of the resulting economic damage and erosion of New Zealander's living standards. More >>
Seven Day Breather on Sentencing and Parole Bill
Thursday, 31 January 2002, 3:46 pm | ACT New Zealand
Yesterday ACT Justice Spokesman Stephen Franks wrote to MPs responsible for law and order in all parties, urging a delay of one week in the reporting back of Labour's flagship Sentencing and Parole Reform Bill. ACT will brief journalists on the Bill ... More >>
Truth in Sentencing
Thursday, 31 January 2002, 2:38 pm | ACT New Zealand
Sentencing and Parole Reform Bill - an arrogant response to the Norm Withers petition for tougher sentences for violent offenders. More >>
