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Drop Super Scheme, Cut Tax to Boost Confidence
Thursday, 11 October 2001, 12:06 am | ACT New Zealand
The dramatic fall in business confidence during the September quarter is serious, ACT leader Richard Prebble says. More >>
Govt Abandons Those Most Needing Help Finding Jobs
Thursday, 11 October 2001, 12:05 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Employment Spokesman Dr Muriel Newman today released figures which reveal that the number of number of long term unemployed who most need Government help to get jobs has shot up over 40 percent since this Labour Government came into power. More >>
Nothing to Celebrate in Kindergarten Week
Wednesday, 10 October 2001, 6:14 pm | ACT New Zealand
The Government has placed preschool education at the bottom of its agenda, leaving New Zealanders with little to celebrate in kindergarten awareness week, ACT Education Spokesman Donna Awatere Huata said today. More >>
Why Should Business Trust This Government?
Wednesday, 10 October 2001, 4:52 pm | ACT New Zealand
The Government is again showing its disdain for business through its plan to drive through hasty last minute changes to telecommunications regulations to benefit a company associated with Maori interests, ACT Telecommunications Spokesman Dr Muriel ... More >>
New Zealanders Oppose Ban on Smoking In Pubs
Wednesday, 10 October 2001, 4:51 pm | ACT New Zealand
In just four weeks almost 13,000 New Zealanders signed ACT Internal Affairs Spokesman Penny Webster's petition to halt anti-freedom 'smokefree' legislation. More >>
Judy Keall's Swansong Will Ruin Bars and Cafes
Wednesday, 10 October 2001, 10:04 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Internal Affairs Spokesman MP Penny Webster today said the Government is trying to conceal massive changes to 'smokefree' legislation. More >>
Advisory: 'Morning Drinks at the Backbencher'
Tuesday, 9 October 2001, 4:02 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Internal Affairs Spokesman MP Penny Webster is inviting media and others to the Backbencher Pub at 11.15am on Wednesday, 10 October 2001. More >>
Long Term Unemployed Unable to Hold on to Jobs
Tuesday, 9 October 2001, 2:53 pm | ACT New Zealand
A third of all long term unemployed people placed into stable employment in the financial year ended June 30, 2001 had reregistered as unemployed by the end of August, figures released today by ACT Employment Spokesman Dr Muriel Newman reveal. More >>
Nats Now Believe Next Election is Winnable
Monday, 8 October 2001, 9:11 pm | ACT New Zealand
Jenny Shipley has made a sensible decision in deciding not to contest the National Party leadership, ACT leader Richard Prebble says. More >>
4,000 Unemployed in Southland Don't Exist
Monday, 8 October 2001, 3:27 pm | ACT New Zealand
Social Services and Employment Minister Steve Maharey should apologise to the 4,000 unemployed job seekers in Southland for claiming they don't exist, ACT Employment Spokesman MP Dr Muriel Newman said today. More >>
Maharey's Flagship Strategy Must Go
Monday, 8 October 2001, 3:26 pm | ACT New Zealand
Social Services and Employment Minister Steve Maharey's admission that the future of his flagship employment policy is in question is completely unprecedented, ACT Employment Spokesman MP Dr Muriel Newman said today. More >>
Strange Timing for Maori Change On Privy Council
Monday, 8 October 2001, 2:05 pm | ACT New Zealand
The New Zealand Maori Council's change of mind to support loss of appeal rights to the Privy Council may be exactly the wrong move for Maori, ACT Justice Spokesman MP Stephen Franks said today. More >>
Treaty is About Property Rights, Not Partnership
Monday, 8 October 2001, 1:58 pm | ACT New Zealand
The Treaty of Waitangi never created a partnership between the Crown and Maori, ACT Justice spokesman Stephen Franks said today. More >>
Bitter Irony for Fired Air Force Personnel
Monday, 8 October 2001, 10:33 am | ACT New Zealand
The bitter irony of the Western World going on the offensive against terrorism on the very day many of our Air Force personnel are booted out will not be lost on New Zealanders, ACT Defence Spokesman Owen Jennings said. More >>
Labour Spin Wrong: Brain Drain Continues
Monday, 8 October 2001, 10:31 am | ACT New Zealand
Newspaper headlines stating the brain drain has reversed are nonsense, ACT Immigration Spokesman MP Penny Webster said today. More >>
Premature Announcement Of Loss Of Privy Council
Monday, 8 October 2001, 10:22 am | ACT New Zealand
Headlines suggesting the certain loss of the Privy Council are at the very least, premature, ACT Justice Spokesman Stephen Franks said today. More >>
Giving Defence the Right Priority
Friday, 5 October 2001, 5:24 pm | ACT New Zealand
When we chose the date for this public meeting on defence, we had no idea that the world would now be living with the threat of global terrorism, and that issues of defence would have such a high priority in our minds. More >>
F16 Deal Now Looks Generous
Friday, 5 October 2001, 5:01 pm | ACT New Zealand
The American F16 deal that Helen Clark rebuffed in 1999 was a very attractive deal, ACT Defence Spokesman Owen Jennings said today. More >>
Who Is Thinking About Free Speech?
Friday, 5 October 2001, 3:54 pm | ACT New Zealand
There should be outrage at attempts to stop or punish Wellington Mayor Mark Blumsky for telling us who he thinks would make a constructive Council out of the candidates after he has gone, ACT Justice Spokesman Stephen Franks said. More >>
Simple decision for Air New Zealand
Friday, 5 October 2001, 3:51 pm | ACT New Zealand
The new Air New Zealand Board should announce an easy decision immediately. It is that retiring directors will be offered no retirement bonuses or allowances, ACT Commerce Spokesman Stephen Franks said. More >>
