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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 >>
Franks To Stand For Air New Zealand Board
Tuesday, 4 September 2001, 12:35 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT MP Stephen Franks has confirmed that he will stand for the Board of directors of Air New Zealand to ensure there is a contested election at the Annual Meeting on October 30. More >>
Westland & Tatua Farmers In Line For Capital Bonus
Tuesday, 4 September 2001, 12:34 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Commerce Spokesman Stephen Franks revealed today that the fine print in Fonterra's constitution, and gaps in the Minister's regulatory package, mean that Tatua and Westland farmers get a capital advantage of as much as $3 per kg equivalent from ... More >>
Green Party Tries to Hijack Debate on Trucks
Monday, 3 September 2001, 5:33 pm | ACT New Zealand
Misinformation from the Green Party must not be allowed to kill debate on the Land Transport Safety Authority discussion document, ACT Transport Spokesman MP Penny Webster said today. More >>
Local Government Review a Threat to Business
Monday, 3 September 2001, 5:15 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Local Government Spokesman Gerry Eckhoff says business has every reason to fear the forthcoming review of the Local Government Act. More >>
NZ Approach to Conservation Must Change
Monday, 3 September 2001, 9:48 am | ACT New Zealand
New Zealand is employing a "sticking plaster" approach to conservation which needs changing, ACT Conservation Spokesman Gerry Eckhoff said today. More >>
We Must Stop The Brain Drain
Friday, 31 August 2001, 11:45 am | ACT New Zealand
Latest immigration figures showing a net gain of more than 1600 people in July, are being quoted as evidence that the brain drain is reversing. But it's not so, ACT leader Richard Prebble says. More >>
Abortion Statistics Are An Abomination
Friday, 31 August 2001, 11:12 am | ACT New Zealand
New Zealand's abortion statistics were described as ''an abomination'' in a speech in Parliament last night. More >>
