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$120m Grant Has Not Saved a Single Beech Tree
Friday, 20 July 2001, 8:54 am | ACT New Zealand
It's crazy that the government's West Coast logging policy, which has cost the taxpayer $120 million, has apparently not saved a single native tree, ACT leader Richard Prebble says. More >>
ERA Pushing Up The Cost Of Strikes
Friday, 20 July 2001, 12:28 am | ACT New Zealand
Industrial stoppages have cost the country more than $900,000 in the first three months of this year and indications are that the cost of strikes will be worse for the June quarter, due to the Employment Relations Act, ACT leader Richard Prebble ... More >>
Abuse Excuses Could Muddy The Law
Thursday, 19 July 2001, 4:16 pm | ACT New Zealand
Proposed changes to sentencing of battered defendants will blur law that should be certain, ACT MP Stephen Franks said today. More >>
Government Must Relieve Apple Growers of Agony
Thursday, 19 July 2001, 3:15 pm | ACT New Zealand
Apple growers will be horrified and disgusted to learn that ENZA has wracked up potential debts in excess of $90 million, Owen Jennings said. More >>
Prebble Seeks Urgent Debate on Apple Industry
Thursday, 19 July 2001, 2:46 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT leader Richard Prebble has called for an urgent debate in Parliament on the financial crisis in the pipfruit industry, caused by ENZA's move to recover foreign exchange losses from growers. More >>
More Revelations To Come On LAVs, Prebble Says
Wednesday, 18 July 2001, 11:56 am | ACT New Zealand
The Defence Minister has damaged his credibility by admitting on radio that he hadn't seen the Auditor General's draft report on the LAVs (light armoured vehicles), ACT leader Richard Prebble says. More >>
Incentives Needed For Private Pension Saving
Wednesday, 18 July 2001, 11:42 am | ACT New Zealand
"The ACT Party is disappointed the government is determined to make national superannuation a political football again," ACT leader Richard Prebble says. More >>
Minister's Bluster Confirms Key Facts
Tuesday, 17 July 2001, 6:00 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Leader Hon Richard Prebble said that the Defence Minister Mark Burton's latest press statement "confirms what my sources have been saying" regarding the LAV3s. More >>
Local Councils Will Compete With Businesses
Tuesday, 17 July 2001, 2:26 pm | ACT New Zealand
Giving local councils the 'power of general competence' will mean they can compete directly with local businesses, ACT MP Gerry Eckhoff said today. More >>
Gecko Smuggling A Result Of Narrow-Minded Law
Tuesday, 17 July 2001, 2:26 pm | ACT New Zealand
News reports of illegal trade of the native Gecko highlight the unintended results of narrow-minded conservation laws, ACT MP Gerry Eckhoff said today. More >>
More Serious Revelations To Come On Lavs
Tuesday, 17 July 2001, 11:21 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT leader Richard Prebble says an Auditor General's draft report on the army's purchase of light armoured vehicles (LAVs), is a damning document which shows proper procedures were not followed. More >>
Another Nail in the Defence Forces' Coffin
Monday, 16 July 2001, 6:36 pm | ACT New Zealand
The Government decision to sell off the Charles Upham at a bargain-basement price is a further indication of their lack of commitment to the defence of New Zealand and our responsibilities in the collective defence of the region, ACT Defence Spokesman ... More >>
Powers of Competence Damnify Citizens' Rights
Monday, 16 July 2001, 6:35 pm | ACT New Zealand
Politicians of all persuasions love building monuments to themselves, usually at someone else's expense. To give local body councils the power of general competence is foolish in the extreme. More >>
Nine Out Of Ten Publicans Want Smoking Law Halted
Monday, 16 July 2001, 2:29 pm | ACT New Zealand
Nine out of ten publicans want imprudent anti-smoking legislation to be halted, ACT MP Penny Webster revealed today. More >>
Extremist Smoking Proposal Must Be Dismissed
Monday, 16 July 2001, 10:39 am | ACT New Zealand
Censoring smoking in movies is a ridiculous idea that highlights the extremism of antismoking zealots, ACT MP Penny Webster said today. More >>
MP’s Efforts Won’t Solve Northland Housing Problem
Monday, 16 July 2001, 10:36 am | ACT New Zealand
While MP Dover Samuels' attempts to improve substandard housing in Northland can be commended, the reality is that his efforts will not solve the problem, said ACT's Whangarei based housing spokesman Dr Muriel Newman. More >>
$500,000 Waste Shows Contempt for Taxpayers
Monday, 16 July 2001, 9:39 am | ACT New Zealand
Abhorrence at the Labour Government's waste of half a million dollars to protect Trevor Mallard, Steve Maharey and Helen Clark will not be abated by glib assurances that this is an 'in house cost', ACT MP Dr Muriel Newman said today. More >>
A Racial Divide?
Friday, 13 July 2001, 6:36 pm | ACT New Zealand
When my family immigrated to New Zealand in 1958, I believe there was no racial divide. As kids, our friends were Maori and Pakeha; we were all alike. More >>
Warning for NZ as the Chinese Hit the Jackpot
Friday, 13 July 2001, 6:35 pm | ACT New Zealand
Exciting innovations in salt-tolerant cropping techniques have been reported from Hainan University in China, ACT MP Gerry Eckhoff said today. More >>
Private Sector Involvement Is Answer to Crisis
Friday, 13 July 2001, 5:47 pm | ACT New Zealand
The Auckland District Health Board's revelation that it plans to cut services by $30 million over the next two years, is further evidence that the government's health policies are fundamentally flawed, ACT leader Richard Prebble says. More >>
