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Hands On Government And The People's Bank
Thursday, 16 August 2001, 12:26 am | ACT New Zealand
Speech by Rodney Hide to the National Press Club and British/NZ Trade Council, Wellington 7:30am, Thursday, August 16, 2001 More >>
Maharey Reveals Where the Bribe Money Came From
Wednesday, 15 August 2001, 5:43 pm | ACT New Zealand
Steve Maharey's $35 million bribe to universities is at the expense of private education providers, ACT Tertiary Education Spokesman Dr Muriel Newman said. More >>
ENZA Agreement Welcomed, With Caution
Wednesday, 15 August 2001, 5:39 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Rural Affairs Spokesman MP Owen Jennings is pleased an agreement has been reached over the repayment of ENZA's $54 million foreign exchange debt. More >>
Government Caned Over Compliance Costs
Wednesday, 15 August 2001, 5:38 pm | ACT New Zealand
An independent report on the effectiveness of Regulatory Impact Statements shows why compliance costs are out of hand and getting worse, ACT MP Owen Jennings said today. More >>
Quotas: How Bizarre!
Tuesday, 14 August 2001, 6:25 pm | ACT New Zealand
Quotas for radio stations are bad news, no matter what language the Broadcasting Minister tries to couch them in, ACT Broadcast Spokesman MP Penny Webster said today. More >>
Farmers Paying for Clark's Isolationist Policies
Tuesday, 14 August 2001, 3:55 pm | ACT New Zealand
The United States' continued refusal to remove illegal tariffs against New Zealand lamb exposes deep-seated problems in our isolationist foreign affairs and trade relationship with the US. ACT Rural Affairs and Trade Negotiations Spokesman Owen Jennings said ... More >>
Minister Urged To Consider Early Daylight Saving
Tuesday, 14 August 2001, 2:09 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Energy Spokesman Gerry Eckhoff has today written to Minister Pete Hodgson, urging him to consider bringing the start of daylight saving forward as a power saving measure. More >>
Reading Inquiry Will Fix National Disgrace
Tuesday, 14 August 2001, 10:09 am | ACT New Zealand
The Government has a real opportunity to fix the national disgrace of poor literacy standards by adopting the recommendations of the Select Committee Inquiry into Reading, ACT Education Spokesman Donna Awatere Huata said today. More >>
Govt Pays New Zealanders to Do Nothing
Tuesday, 14 August 2001, 9:34 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Social Services Spokesman Dr Muriel Newman said today the Labour Government has given up on thousands of unemployed Kiwis, paying them to stay on welfare and do nothing. More >>
Jim's Witch-Hunt A Waste Of Time
Tuesday, 14 August 2001, 9:33 am | ACT New Zealand
Jim Anderton should stop wasting time on a witch-hunt over leaked documents about the People's Bank, ACT leader Richard Prebble says. More >>
Emergency Doctors Need Consideration from Police
Monday, 13 August 2001, 4:19 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Health and Police Spokesman Ken Shirley says doctors responding to emergency call-outs should not automatically receive speeding fines. More >>
Securities Commission Slow To Respond To Complaint
Monday, 13 August 2001, 2:44 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Finance Spokesman Rodney Hide said today he was yet to hear from the Securities Commission following his complaint two weeks ago regarding Jim Anderton's breach of the Securities Act and Securities Regulations. More >>
Trevor Mallard Gives Up On 10,262 Kids
Monday, 13 August 2001, 2:37 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Education Spokesman Donna Awatere Huata said today she was sickened that Trevor Mallard has given up on more than 10,000 students. More >>
Petition Launched Against Smoking Legislation
Monday, 13 August 2001, 1:07 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT MP Penny Webster today launched a petition calling on the Government to abandon legislation that would force bars to segregate smokers from non-smokers. More >>
Maharey's New Work Programme Flops
Monday, 13 August 2001, 10:00 am | ACT New Zealand
The launch of Steve Maharey's new work programme, Activity in the Community, has been a resounding flop compared with the work for the dole scheme which was axed by this Government, figures provided to ACT Employment Spokesman Dr Muriel Newman ... More >>
Jim's Bank Will Profit More than Other Banks
Monday, 13 August 2001, 9:55 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Finance Spokesman Rodney Hide today released a Treasury document revealing the 'People's Bank' would profit from its customers even more than existing banks. More >>
Auckland Transport Needs Single Authority
Monday, 13 August 2001, 9:21 am | ACT New Zealand
The Auckland Transport Action Group's recommendation for a single Urban Transport Authority is a step in the right direction, ACT Transport Spokesman Penny Webster said today. More >>
ACT Wants Answers On Tribunal Member Axings
Friday, 10 August 2001, 2:35 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT leader Richard Prebble says his party will question Attorney-General Margaret Wilson in Parliament over her axing of nine members of the former Employment Tribunal. More >>
Corrections Minister Responsible For Scandal
Friday, 10 August 2001, 2:33 pm | ACT New Zealand
His proposed Northland prison at Ngawha is a disaster. Originally estimated to cost $40 million, the cost has blown out to over $100 million, and it is still growing. More >>
7th Maori Seat - LessRepresentative Parliament
Friday, 10 August 2001, 2:32 pm | ACT New Zealand
The creation of a seventh Maori seat will mean a less representative Parliament, ACT leader Richard Prebble says. More >>
