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ACT Welcomes National U-Turn On Treaty
Monday, 14 January 2002, 9:30 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Finance Spokesman MP Rodney Hide today welcomed the National Party's statement of support for his private member's Bill to end the Treaty of Waitangi grievance industry. More >>
Govt Handling Of Teen Drug Problems A Shambles
Monday, 14 January 2002, 9:23 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Youth Affairs Spokesman Dr Muriel Newman said today that the Government's handling of teenage drug abuse problems was a shambles. More >>
Charges Must Be Laid Against GM Activists
Friday, 11 January 2002, 11:19 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Environment Spokesman Gerry Eckhoff said today police must now lay charges against activists who publicly incited people to destroy genetically modified crops after the Government last year gave its support for field trials. More >>
Memo Spells Beginning Of End For Kiwibank
Friday, 11 January 2002, 9:24 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Finance Spokesman MP Rodney Hide said today that the Books and More Franchisee Advisory Panel's advice that franchisees decline to become banking outlets was a huge setback to Jim Anderton's plans to launch KiwiBank. More >>
Figures Highlight Teacher Crisis
Friday, 11 January 2002, 9:16 am | ACT New Zealand
The latest Education Gazette reinforces the fact that the teacher shortage has reached crisis proportions, ACT Education Spokesman MP Donna Awatere Huata said today. More >>
Mark Inglis Should Be Applauded
Thursday, 10 January 2002, 9:54 am | ACT New Zealand
The incessant whining by environmental extremists over air access to National Parks has taken an unbelievable turn with criticism of the Mt Cook helicopter pick-up of Mark Inglis, ACT Conservation Spokesman MP Gerry Eckhoff said today. More >>
Government Lets The Long Term Unemployed Languish
Thursday, 10 January 2002, 12:08 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Social Services Spokesman Dr Muriel Newman is accusing the Government of creating a vast underclass of people unable to hold a place in the workforce. More >>
Teacher Shortage Reaches Crisis Point
Sunday, 6 January 2002, 6:40 pm | ACT New Zealand
The teacher shortage, already at crisis point, will worsen through 2002, ACT Education Spokesman Donna Awatere Huata said today. More >>
NZ Post Franchises Could Derail KiwiBank
Sunday, 6 January 2002, 6:38 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Finance Spokesman Rodney Hide said today that the New Zealand Post Franchise revolt could derail NZ Post's KiwiBank. More >>
Weak Government Sends Wrong Message With Loans
Sunday, 6 January 2002, 6:37 pm | ACT New Zealand
Providing inmates with student loans sends completely the wrong message, ACT Social Welfare and Tertiary Education Spokesman Dr Muriel Newman said today. More >>
Wool Is The Only Black Hole In Great Year
Sunday, 6 January 2002, 6:20 pm | ACT New Zealand
Another disastrous year from the Wool Board spoilt an otherwise brilliant 2001 for rural-based industries, ACT Rural Affairs Spokesman MP Owen Jennings said today. More >>
Richard Prebble's Letter from Wellington
Sunday, 30 December 2001, 12:34 pm | ACT New Zealand
We saw last week what government would do if parliamentary checks on power didn't exist. Winston Peters offered Labour a deal - a week's urgency to pass any law they liked, if the government would also pass his bill restricting the sale of liquor. ... More >>
Labour Causes Critical Shortage of Summer Workers
Sunday, 30 December 2001, 11:45 am | ACT New Zealand
Labour's soft-on-welfare attitude has created a critical shortage of people wanting to take summer work, ACT Employment Spokesman Dr Muriel Newman said today. More >>
Leaks are Symptomatic of Defence Run-Down
Saturday, 29 December 2001, 11:15 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Finance Spokesman MP Rodney Hide said today that the results of yet another inquiry into the Army proved that Minister of Defence Mark Burton was a "waste of rations". More >>
Airport Security Must be Tight, but not Ridiculous
Saturday, 29 December 2001, 11:12 pm | ACT New Zealand
Airport security should be tight, but within the bounds of common sense, ACT Transport Spokesman MP Penny Webster said today. More >>
Clark and Burton Must Take Responsibility
Saturday, 29 December 2001, 11:11 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Finance Spokesman MP Rodney Hide said today that Defence Minister Mark Burton and Prime Minister Helen Clark must take direct responsibility for Army Chief Major General Maurice Dodson's destruction of official documents. More >>
Labour Must Fix Substandard Roads
Saturday, 29 December 2001, 11:10 pm | ACT New Zealand
Summer traffic queues and holiday carnage reinforce the need for the Government to fix New Zealand's motorway systems, ACT Transport Spokesman MP Penny Webster said today. More >>
Food Banks Feel the Pinch of Labour's Policies
Saturday, 29 December 2001, 11:09 pm | ACT New Zealand
Record turnouts at food banks and City Mission Christmas lunches show that the politics of redistribution do not work, ACT Social Welfare Spokesman MP Dr Muriel Newman said today. More >>
Smacking Decision only a Victory for Common Sense?
Thursday, 20 December 2001, 2:31 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Justice Spokesman Stephen Franks today praised the common sense of New Zealanders revealed in a survey, which has led the Government to halt plans to make it illegal for parents to smack their children. More >>
Local Government Bill A Direct Threat To Business
Thursday, 20 December 2001, 2:29 pm | ACT New Zealand
The local Government Bill will reintroduce socialism through the power of general competence given to councils, ACT Local Government Spokesman Gerry Eckhoff said today. More >>
