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Donna’s Right, Says Prebble
Wednesday, 14 November 2001, 9:16 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Leader Richard Prebble has come to the defence of ACT MP Donna Awatere Huata, who was today the subject of a personal attack by Education Minister Trevor Mallard. More >>
ACT Party Totally Supports War Against Terrorism
Tuesday, 13 November 2001, 3:43 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT leader Richard Prebble says his party's caucus today reaffirmed its total support for the US-led international war against terrorism. More >>
My Personal Interest
Tuesday, 13 November 2001, 3:26 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Education Spokesman MP Donna Awatere Huata today denounced Trevor Mallard's response to the ground-breaking `Let's All Read' Select Committee Inquiry. More >>
Mallard Says: Lets All Give Up
Tuesday, 13 November 2001, 11:07 am | ACT New Zealand
Education Minister Trevor Mallard has decided to do absolutely nothing in response to the ground-breaking `Let's All Read' Select Committee Inquiry, ACT Education Spokesman MP Donna Awatere Huata said today. More >>
Richard Prebble's Letter from Wellington - 12 Nov
Monday, 12 November 2001, 1:57 pm | ACT New Zealand
Helen Clark's first action to protect her Associate Corrections Minister was to tell staff in the Police and Corrections departments that if they spoke to the media, it would not be a career-enhancing move. So they are talking to the Letter. More >>
Crucial Decision on Reading Due Tomorrow
Monday, 12 November 2001, 1:35 pm | ACT New Zealand
Tomorrow will be the most important day Trevor Mallard spends as Minister of Education, ACT Education Spokesman MP Donna Awatere Huata said. More >>
Franks Seeking Charges Against Tariana Turia
Friday, 9 November 2001, 1:37 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Justice Spokesman Stephen Franks has written to the Solicitor General asking that he charge the Hon Tariana Turia with "Scandalising the Court". More >>
ACT Supports Full Scrutiny of Anti-Terrorism Laws
Friday, 9 November 2001, 11:35 am | ACT New Zealand
The ACT Party supports the select committee's decision to allow time for proper public scrutiny of anti-terrorism laws, ACT leader Richard Prebble says. More >>
Red Tape Killing Super Schemes
Friday, 9 November 2001, 11:04 am | ACT New Zealand
A report that workplace superannuation schemes are becoming a thing of the past, should alarm the government, ACT leader Richard Prebble says. More >>
Mallard's Message: Don't Send Your Kids to School
Friday, 9 November 2001, 10:20 am | ACT New Zealand
Since Trevor Mallard became Education Minister, the Ministry of Education hasn't bothered to prosecute a single parent for not sending their children to school, ACT Education Spokesman MP Donna Awatere Huata revealed today. More >>
Subsidy Reduction is Tariff by Another Name
Friday, 9 November 2001, 10:11 am | ACT New Zealand
Jim Anderton's "subsidy reduction" should be called what it really is - a backdoor tariff, ACT Customs Spokesman MP Penny Webster said today. More >>
Govts Gung Ho Approach on Kyoto Carries Huge Risks
Friday, 9 November 2001, 12:13 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Deputy Leader Ken Shirley urges a more precautionary approach by New Zealand at the Moroccan meeting of the Kyoto Protocol negotiations. More >>
Mallard's Decision Will Affect Generations
Friday, 9 November 2001, 12:11 am | ACT New Zealand
Education Minister Trevor Mallard has a huge opportunity next week to improve literacy for generations of New Zealand children, ACT Education Spokesman MP Donna Awatere Huata said today. More >>
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 >>
