Scoop has an Ethical Paywall
ACT New Zealand - Latest News [Page 521]
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 >>
A Free and Secular State, or Priest-Ridden Tyranny
Thursday, 30 August 2001, 5:43 pm | ACT New Zealand
The Knowledge Wave Conference has filled people with enthusiasm for economic growth and the knowledge economy. Sad to say the government has put the kibosh on any ideas that it would consider fiscal policies that encouraged growth and innovation. Nonetheless, ... More >>
Anderton Should Cough Up Out of His Own Pocket
Thursday, 30 August 2001, 5:40 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Finance spokesman Rodney Hide today congratulated Deputy Prime Minister Jim Anderton for accepting he was wrong in abusing the free postal service to Parliament in an attempt to drum up customers for the "People's Bank". More >>
Cabinet Duped On Defence Force Options
Thursday, 30 August 2001, 4:46 pm | ACT New Zealand
Answers to ACT questions in the House today revealed that the Minister of Defence misled Cabinet after a back-room meeting with Army personnel, ACT Defence Spokesman Owen Jennings said today. More >>
NZ Must Tread Warily In Trade Negotiations
Thursday, 30 August 2001, 11:50 am | ACT New Zealand
While moves toward a bi-lateral trade agreement with the United States have appeal, New Zealand must tread warily to avoid locking in current protection for key New Zealand exports, ACT Trade Negotiations Spokesman Owen Jennings said. More >>
Evidence For Ind. Inquiry Into Army Mounting
Thursday, 30 August 2001, 10:27 am | ACT New Zealand
Evidence for a full and independent inquiry into every aspect of the army's activities involving capital purchases is now overwhelming, Owen Jennings said today. More >>
Wool Board Still On Wrong Tack
Wednesday, 29 August 2001, 4:19 pm | ACT New Zealand
The recent round of wool grower meetings have demonstrated that the Wool Board is still on the wrong tack, ACT Agriculture Spokesman Owen Jennings said today. More >>
Where's The Hope For New Zealand?
Wednesday, 29 August 2001, 2:01 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Commerce Spokesman Stephen Franks says it's deplorable New Zealanders are being led to believe there are only three choices for "bailing out" Air New Zealand - yet the most simple and obvious option, involving this country standing up for ... More >>
Principal's Brave Principles
Wednesday, 29 August 2001, 8:59 am | ACT New Zealand
"Salute the brave school principal who rejected yet another attempt to take the last remnants of adventure out of adventure playgrounds," ACT Justice Spokesman Stephen Franks said. More >>
Jim Anderton Faces $100,000 Fine over Postcard
Wednesday, 29 August 2001, 8:57 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Finance Spokesman Rodney Hide said today legal advice confirmed Jim Anderton faces two $50,000 fines under the Electoral Act for his use of a taxpayer-funded postcard to drum up customers for the 'People's Bank'. More >>
