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Report On LAV III Only The First Step
Wednesday, 22 August 2001, 2:39 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Finance spokesman Rodney Hide said today that the Auditor General's report into the acquisition of the Light Armoured Vehicles raised more questions then it answered and could be viewed only as a first step to providing properly for New Zealand's ... More >>
LAV Report Shows Minister's Lack Of Leadership
Wednesday, 22 August 2001, 1:31 pm | ACT New Zealand
The Auditor-General's report on the LAV3 acquisition confirms what the ACT Party has been saying, that the tender process adopted by the army didn't meet the standards required for a major government purchase. More >>
Which West Coast Plan Will Be Next For The Axe?
Tuesday, 21 August 2001, 12:35 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Deputy Leader Ken Shirley today predicted that the Pike River Coal development could be the next West Coast project torpedoed by this Government on scant environmental grounds. More >>
Meridian's Choice Justified
Monday, 20 August 2001, 5:43 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Energy Spokesman Gerry Eckhoff says it now appears the Green Party wish to manage the lake levels of the South Island. More >>
O'Connor Hung Out To Dry By PM
Monday, 20 August 2001, 1:45 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Conservation Spokesman Gerry Eckhoff said today that both West Coast-Tasman MP Damien O'Connor and the people of the Coast had been abandoned by Prime Minister Helen Clark over the refusal to allow extension of gold mining operations. More >>
O'Connor: Force Lee To Resign Or Go Yourself
Monday, 20 August 2001, 11:46 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Conservation spokesman Gerry Eckhoff said today that West Coast-Tasman MP Damien O'Connor must immediately front up to the Government and demand the resignation of Conservation Minister Sandra Lee ' or else resign himself and force a by-election. More >>
A Simple Question for Cabinet's "Weakest Link"
Monday, 20 August 2001, 11:45 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Finance spokesman Rodney Hide said today it was now obvious that "Weakest Link" Minister Mark Burton couldn't answer the tough questions concerning his portfolio responsibilities. More >>
Dizzying U-Turn on Driver Licensing
Friday, 17 August 2001, 4:46 pm | ACT New Zealand
Labour has done a complete U-turn on driver licensing fees, ACT Transport Spokesman MP Penny Webster said today. More >>
ACT Insists on Burton's Resignation - Prebble
Friday, 17 August 2001, 2:38 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT leader Richard Prebble has written to the Prime Minister seeking the resignation of Defence Minister Mark Burton over his misleading answer to a Parliamentary question on the LAV3 armoured personnel carriers. More >>
Burton Down the LAV
Friday, 17 August 2001, 2:36 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Finance spokesman Rodney Hide said today that there were now more questions swirling around Defence Minister Mark Burton's attempts to mislead Parliament. More >>
Burton goes for a Burton Over LAVIII Deployment
Friday, 17 August 2001, 9:54 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT MP Rodney Hide today accused Defence Minister Mark Burton of misleading Parliament with his response to the usefulness of the army's proposed new LAV III vehicles in East Timor. More >>
Undue Restrictions on Foreign Doctors to Go
Friday, 17 August 2001, 9:52 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT deputy leader Ken Shirley has welcomed the Health Select Committee's report on his Private Members Bill proposing amendments to the Medical Practitioners Act 1995. More >>
Govt Should Listen To Rotorua Lakes Petitioners
Thursday, 16 August 2001, 12:31 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Deputy Leader Ken Shirley welcomes the petition of 14,000 concerned New Zealand residents urging that the Rotorua Lakes remain in Crown ownership and says the Government must listen to the concerns. More >>
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 >>
