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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 >>
Swain In The Hot Seat
Friday, 13 July 2001, 9:50 am | ACT New Zealand
The Coalition Governnment Cabinet is in a quandary over compliance costs following an excellent report by an independent panel set up by the Commerce Minister Paul Swain, ACT MP Owen Jennings said today. More >>
Hodgson: The End Of The World Is Nigh!
Thursday, 12 July 2001, 4:02 pm | ACT New Zealand
Attempting to halt natural changes in the planet's climate is pointless and absurd, ACT MP Gerry Eckhoff said today. "It does however give the Greens an excuse for existing. More >>
Steve Maharey Let Down by His Memory 24 Times
Thursday, 12 July 2001, 1:06 pm | ACT New Zealand
Steve Maharey's slippery statements about Christine Rankin and the merger of WINZ with the Ministry of Social Policy expose a man evasive to the point of disbelief, ACT MP Muriel Newman said today. More >>
Government Set To Renege on Asset-Testing Promise
Wednesday, 11 July 2001, 9:08 pm | ACT New Zealand
It's clear the government is now set to renege on its pre-election promise to cancel asset-testing on long-stay care in rest homes and private hospitals, ACT deputy leader Ken Shirley says. More >>
RMA Needs Major Surgery
Wednesday, 11 July 2001, 9:06 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT deputy leader Ken Shirley has welcomed the report of the panel looking at ways to cut red tape to business and fast-track changes to the Resource Management Act. More >>
Reproduction Legislation Must be Thought Through
Wednesday, 11 July 2001, 2:04 pm | ACT New Zealand
Sue Kedgley's call for hastily-drawn up legislation in reaction to news that scientists will soon be able to fertilise human eggs without sperm is pointless, ACT MP Penny Webster said today. More >>
Methinks Pete Hodgson Doth Protest Too Much
Wednesday, 11 July 2001, 9:35 am | ACT New Zealand
Pete Hodgson has utterly failed to explain how he plans to invoke Kyoto Protocol restrictions, ACT MP Gerry Eckhoff said today. More >>
