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Was There Ever A More Incompetent Government?
Wednesday, 26 September 2001, 12:40 am | ACT New Zealand
Thank you for the invitation to speak to you today. This week is a parliamentary recess. The Labour Caucus is gathered in Premier House, supposedly to hear how Helen Clark plans to win next year's election. It is said a week is a long time in politics. More >>
Different Views of Power Crisis Show Agenda
Wednesday, 26 September 2001, 12:36 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Energy Spokesman Gerry Eckhoff said today that differences of opinion between state-owned and independent power companies over whether the power crisis is over demonstrated that political agendas were driving the Government's decisions. More >>
PM Making Air NZ Decisions on the Run
Wednesday, 26 September 2001, 12:34 am | ACT New Zealand
Helen Clark's advice to Air New Zealand shareholders not to sell, puts the government at risk of legal action, ACT leader Richard Prebble says. More >>
Sue Kedgley Highlights the Safety of Trucking
Wednesday, 26 September 2001, 12:32 am | ACT New Zealand
Green MP Sue Kedgley accidentally highlighted the safety of trucks today by stating that seventeen trucking companies are having safety reviews by the Land Transport Safety Authority, ACT Transport Spokesman MP Penny Webster said. More >>
Power Saving Campaign Must Be Resumed
Tuesday, 25 September 2001, 11:47 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Energy Spokesman Gerry Eckhoff has written to Minister Pete Hodgson urging him to resume the power saving campaign. More >>
Air New Zealand: Stop Dithering
Tuesday, 25 September 2001, 11:46 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Commerce Spokesman Stephen Franks says it is incredible the Government is still trying to implement an Air New Zealand rescue package with Singapore Airlines and Brierley Investments as controlling shareholders. "You don't force the passengers ... More >>
Schools Must Not Tailor Timetables for the Tardy
Tuesday, 25 September 2001, 12:31 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Youth Affairs Spokesman Dr Muriel Newman said today it was be ridiculous for schools to even be considering beginning classes later in the day because students couldn't get out of bed on time. More >>
A Better Vision for New Zealand - Newman Speech
Monday, 24 September 2001, 11:16 am | ACT New Zealand
I don't think that any of us in our wildest dreams or worst nightmares could have imagined the events of last week. The image of civilian aircraft being used as weapons to destroy icons of trade and defence, paralysing the world's leading free democracy, ... More >>
Another Air New Zealand
Friday, 21 September 2001, 10:11 am | ACT New Zealand
The massive $852 million loss by ACC is another Air New Zealand, said ACT Leader Richard Prebble. More >>
Historic Legislation Passed
Friday, 21 September 2001, 10:09 am | ACT New Zealand
The deregulation of the apple and dairy industries represents the boldest, but most positive step in the history of those industries, ACT Agriculture Spokesman Owen Jennings said today. More >>
Southerner Plan Completely Lacks Logic
Friday, 21 September 2001, 10:08 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT MP Penny Webster today dismissed Jim Anderton's move to spend money keeping the Southerner alive, as the actions of somebody trying to justify his existence. More >>
Rule of Law Damaged by Retrospective Change
Friday, 21 September 2001, 9:56 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Commerce Spokesman Stephen Franks said it was outrageous that the Government should want to take Parliament into extraordinary urgency to reverse a Court of Appeal decision. The Commerce Amendment Act passed in May has been found to be defective. More >>
ACT Party Protects Free Speech About Villains
Friday, 21 September 2001, 9:54 am | ACT New Zealand
After months of government attempts to add a chunk of new privacy law, the Statutes Amendment Bill will proceed in Parliament today without the Privacy Act changes. Any member can veto a provision in a Statutes Amendment Bill. ACT Justice spokesman ... More >>
ACT to Oppose Panic Reversal of Court of Appeal
Friday, 21 September 2001, 9:51 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Commerce spokesman Stephen Franks says ACT has today declined to let the government reverse yesterday's Court of Appeal decision in the Statutes Amendment Bill to be debated today. More >>
Cut Tax For Everyone
Thursday, 20 September 2001, 11:09 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT leader Richard Prebble says the best way the government could help stave off recession would be to announce tax cuts for everyone. More >>
At Long Last: Lake Omapere U-turn Welcomed
Thursday, 20 September 2001, 10:32 am | ACT New Zealand
The Government's total U-turn on funding for the restoration of weed-infested Lake Omapere is very welcome although very late, ACT Rodney MP Penny Webster said today. More >>
Interest Cuts Better Than Government Spending
Thursday, 20 September 2001, 10:32 am | ACT New Zealand
The decision by Reserve Bank Governor Don Brash to cut interest rates was the correct response to help counteract the effects of the terrorist attacks in the United States, ACT leader Richard Prebble says. More >>
New Zealanders Furious At Snubbing Of The USA
Thursday, 20 September 2001, 10:30 am | ACT New Zealand
Many New Zealanders are hurt and angered by the attitudes from Labour, Alliance and the Greens following the terrorist atrocities last week, ACT Defence Spokesman MP Owen Jennings said today. More >>
Government Avoiding Key Question On Air NZ
Thursday, 20 September 2001, 10:28 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Commerce Spokesman Stephen Franks says Government ministers are continually avoiding the question of whether Air New Zealand flights will keep running. More >>
Government Funding Of Private Housing Misguided
Thursday, 20 September 2001, 10:26 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Housing Spokesman Dr Muriel Newman has criticised the government's Special Housing Action Zone (SHAZ) scheme as misguided. She believes that offering interest free, non-refundable payments of as much as $50,000 of taxpayers' money for people to spend ... More >>
