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School Certificate Figures Misleading
Wednesday, 12 September 2001, 9:11 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Education Spokesman Donna Awatere Huata revealed today that 12,883 out of the 62,465 students who sat School Certificate last year achieved no better than D or E grades. More >>
Fonterra Regulatory Package Still Flawed
Wednesday, 12 September 2001, 9:09 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Commerce Spokesman Stephen Franks says Parliament's Primary Industry Select Committee has failed to repair flaws in the regulatory package overseeing operation of the new monopoly dairy company Fonterra. More >>
Burton Ducks For Cover Again
Tuesday, 11 September 2001, 9:27 am | ACT New Zealand
All three inquiries announced today by the Minister of Defence have been designed to let Mark Burton off the hook, ACT MP Rodney Hide said today. More >>
Why No Answers Before Decisions?
Tuesday, 11 September 2001, 9:25 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Commerce Spokesman Stephen Franks said today New Zealand taxpayers, New Zealand air travellers, Air New Zealand staff and Air New Zealand shareholders deserve answers to the questions ACT has been putting on their behalf before the government panics ... More >>
Anderton a Threat to NZ's Prosperity
Tuesday, 11 September 2001, 12:16 am | ACT New Zealand
'You can't have your golden eggs unless you're prepared to eat the chooks that laid them.' That's what Jim Anderton is effectively saying in proposing to raise the top tax rate to 47 percent, ACT leader Richard Prebble said today. More >>
Why Act Will Win In 2002 -- Richard Prebble
Monday, 10 September 2001, 10:22 am | ACT New Zealand
It is a pleasure to be addressing the Wellington Regional ACT Conference. I feel a real affection for Wellington which has always been good to me. More >>
Crunch Time For Air NZ - Richard Prebble Speech
Monday, 10 September 2001, 10:12 am | ACT New Zealand
Extract from a speech by Hon Richard Prebble, leader ACT New Zealand, to ACT's Wellington regional conference, Sunday 10 September at 3pm More >>
Government Set To Disregard $6.5M Report On GM
Monday, 10 September 2001, 10:00 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Environment Spokesman Gerry Eckhoff says it is becoming clear the Government doesn't intend to take a blind bit of notice of the recommendations of the Royal Commission on Genetic Modification before shutting the door on GM. More >>
Reforming The Welfare System - Muriel Newman
Monday, 10 September 2001, 9:58 am | ACT New Zealand
Speech to public meeting, Hearing Association, Deveron Street, Whangarei, 6:30pm, Friday, September 7, 2001 More >>
Questions For Air New Zealand
Monday, 10 September 2001, 9:46 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Commerce spokesman Stephen Franks has today written to Finance Minister Michael Cullen seeking answers New Zealanders need before any decision is made on a government bail out of Air New Zealand. More >>
Is Hysteria Going To Outweigh Science?
Monday, 10 September 2001, 9:42 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Agriculture Spokesman MP Owen Jennings has today written to the Agriculture Minister requesting clarification of reported comments by Helen Clark that the Government may place a moratorium on the release of genetically modified products. More >>
Hospitality Campaign Trivialises Sexual Harassment
Monday, 10 September 2001, 12:54 am | ACT New Zealand
Human Rights Commissioner Rosslyn Noonan should not trivialise sexual harassment by encouraging the reporting of frivolous complaints, ACT MP Penny Webster said today. More >>
Crown Forestry Rental Trust A Gravy Train
Friday, 7 September 2001, 9:58 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Deputy Leader Ken Shirley has a Private Members Bill waiting to go into the ballot which has the intention of introducing transparency into the operations of the Crown Forestry Rental Trust. More >>
Fewer Words More Action On Family Violence Please
Thursday, 6 September 2001, 2:17 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Social Services Spokesman Dr Muriel Newman has written to Minister Steve Maharey, calling on him to agree to an inquiry into the causes of family violence. More >>
'The Emperor Is Starkers'
Thursday, 6 September 2001, 10:04 am | ACT New Zealand
The eagerly awaited, much vaunted report on compliance costs is a sham said ACT Industry and Regional Development Spokesman Owen Jennings. More >>
Where Is The Shame At Air New Zealand?
Thursday, 6 September 2001, 12:25 am | ACT New Zealand
The Air New Zealand directors who have brought that company to its humiliation should be falling on their swords says ACT Commerce spokesman Stephen Franks. More >>
What's The Trade-Off, Helen?
Wednesday, 5 September 2001, 10:20 am | ACT New Zealand
No one believes the New Zealand government is accepting 150 Afghan refugees out of concern for the Afghans, ACT leader Richard Prebble says. More >>
Soldiers to Help Other Bosses?
Wednesday, 5 September 2001, 12:03 am | ACT New Zealand
The stinking hypocrisy of Attorney-General Margaret Wilson's Employment Relations Act is shown by the military move into the country's prisons says ACT's Corrections spokesman Stephen Franks. More >>
Bolger's Appointment Increases ACT's Fears
Tuesday, 4 September 2001, 4:52 pm | ACT New Zealand
Jim Bolger's appointment as chairman of NZ Post and the People's Bank is a sign of the government's desperation, ACT leader Richard Prebble says. More >>
Bolger Appointment: Politics Beats Business
Tuesday, 4 September 2001, 2:47 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Finance Spokesman Rodney Hide today said the appointment of Jim Bolger as chair of the 'People's Bank' was the triumph of politics over business sense. More >>
