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General Competence Has Arrived In Auckland
Thursday, 8 November 2001, 11:42 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Local Government Spokesman Gerry Eckhoff said today it appears that `general competence' has arrived at the Auckland City Council - though in a form unintended by this Government. More >>
New Securities Bill a Government Smokescreen
Wednesday, 7 November 2001, 4:15 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Commerce Spokesman Stephen Franks says that Commerce Minister Paul Swain is misusing his power by suddenly pushing forward a large Securities Bill. "It is to divert attention away from the Prime Minister's bizarre behaviour during the ... More >>
Paid Parental Leave is Bad News for Women
Wednesday, 7 November 2001, 4:07 pm | ACT New Zealand
Nobody will end up winning from today's paid parental leave announcement, ACT Women's Affairs Spokesman MP Penny Webster said. More >>
Richard Prebble’s Letter From Wellington – 29/10
Wednesday, 7 November 2001, 9:45 am | ACT New Zealand
It's been reported to the Letter that Michael Cullen said of the McLeod tax review: "I've spent $985,000 of taxpayers' money proving ACT's tax policies". We think it's money well spent. More >>
Will GM Field Trialists Be Covered By Insurance?
Wednesday, 7 November 2001, 9:33 am | ACT New Zealand
Ken Shirley, ACT Science and Technology Spokesman has written to the Insurance Council of New Zealand asking whether law-breaking Green activists who target GM experiments and field trials will be classified as terrorists thereby negating the insurance ... More >>
More Bureaucrats But Where's The Benefit?
Tuesday, 6 November 2001, 4:50 pm | ACT New Zealand
The Labour-Alliance Government needs to explain why more taxpayer dollars are being spent on bureaucrats' wages, ACT Finance Spokesman Rodney Hide said today. More >>
Eckhoff Lays Complaint Against GM Activists
Tuesday, 6 November 2001, 1:56 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Environment Spokesman Gerry Eckhoff today laid a complaint with Police against four people who have spoken out in favour of ripping up GM field trial plants. More >>
$885 million not enough CS First Boston
Tuesday, 6 November 2001, 9:59 am | ACT New Zealand
CS First Boston's report on Air New Zealand is more bad news for taxpayers, ACT Finance Spokesman MP Rodney Hide said today. More >>
Bank Survey Halves "Kiwibank's" Support
Monday, 5 November 2001, 4:40 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Finance Spokesman Rodney Hide said today that the plummeting support for Jim Anderton's "Kiwibank" was devastating news for the government. More >>
Eckhoff to Lay Complaint Against GM Protesters
Monday, 5 November 2001, 4:36 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Environment Spokesman Gerry Eckhoff will tomorrow seek to lay a complaint against self-declared anti-GM protesters Logan Petley, Tremane Barr, Steve Abel and Kara Vandeleur. More >>
ACT Appoints Experienced Political Operator
Monday, 5 November 2001, 11:53 am | ACT New Zealand
President of ACT New Zealand, Catherine Judd, today announced the appointment of Graham Watson as ACT Party Manager. This is a new position based in Auckland but reporting to me, with key responsibilities being to run the Party's day-to-day membership ... More >>
It's Not Too Late To Stop Risky Super Fund
Friday, 2 November 2001, 11:40 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT leader Richard Prebble has welcomed a National Bank report which shows the government's superannuation fund will erode economic growth, keep up interest rates and fail to achieve forecast returns. More >>
Super Campaign: Facts, Not Propaganda
Friday, 2 November 2001, 11:38 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Finance spokesman MP Rodney Hide said today that Minister of Finance Dr Michael Cullen had better stick to the facts, not propaganda, in spending a million dollars of taxpayers' money to promote his state-run monopoly super fund. More >>
Bathgate-gate: Time for Triple Dipper to Go
Friday, 2 November 2001, 9:54 am | ACT New Zealand
Triple-dipper Susan Bathgate must resign, ACT MP Rodney Hide said today. "Ms Bathgate's own Minister refuses to express any confidence in her. It's time for Margaret Wilson's special appointment to realise that it's time to say goodbye to her three pay packets. More >>
Dame Cath Should Hand The Money Back
Friday, 2 November 2001, 9:20 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Fisheries Spokesman Rodney Hide said today that Dame Cath Tizard's Ministerial Advisory Committee's report "Healthy Sea: Healthy Society" is so trite that Dame Cath and her committee members should hand back the money they have been ... More >>
Early Childhood Report Is Utter Rubbish
Friday, 2 November 2001, 9:15 am | ACT New Zealand
Today's report on the early childhood sector belongs in the garbage can, ACT Education Spokesman MP Donna Awatere Huata said today. More >>
NZ is Already a Victim of Terrorism
Friday, 2 November 2001, 12:42 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT leader Richard Prebble, in response to media questions today about the possibility of the Taliban issuing a holy war, or jihad, again New Zealand as well as Australia, said this country was already a victim of terrorism. More >>
ACT Considers Legal Action over GM Crop Threats
Thursday, 1 November 2001, 3:50 pm | ACT New Zealand
The ACT Party is taking legal advice on the possibility of laying a complaint with the police over the Green Gloves threat to destroy GM field trials. More >>
Government Should Come Clean on New Tax Grab
Thursday, 1 November 2001, 3:45 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Social Services Spokesman Dr Muriel Newman said today that the Government should be owning up to beneficiaries and the working poor that it is cutting their collective incomes by over $7 million a year. More >>
Trade Liberalisation Network Welcomed
Thursday, 1 November 2001, 9:44 am | ACT New Zealand
The formation of a business led network to advocate for trade liberalisation is a welcome step, ACT Trade Negotiations Spokesman Owen Jennings said today. More >>
