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People's Bank Knocks Post: CCMAU
Monday, 30 July 2001, 9:54 am | ACT New Zealand
Secret Government papers leaked to ACT Finance spokesman Rodney Hide reveal for the first time the People's Bank's hugely negative impact on New Zealand Post's profits and postal services. More >>
Mallard Lacks Credibility On Compulsory Preschool
Monday, 30 July 2001, 9:53 am | ACT New Zealand
Education Minister Trevor Mallard's call for preschool to become compulsory is hypocritical and unworkable, ACT Education spokesman Donna Awatere Huata said today. More >>
Price Rationing Could Help Power Crisis
Monday, 30 July 2001, 9:48 am | ACT New Zealand
The most disgraceful part of the way the Government is dealing with the looming hydro power shortage, is the fear of all parties, except ACT, to talk about price rationing for retail consumers, ACT Commerce Spokesman Stephen Franks said. More >>
Casino Ban: More PC Meddling From The Government
Monday, 30 July 2001, 9:48 am | ACT New Zealand
The Government's decision to block any more new casino developments is more populist politically correct meddling, ACT Internal Affairs Spokesman Penny Webster said. More >>
Greens' Preferential GM Treatment Appalling
Friday, 27 July 2001, 2:04 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Environment Spokesman Gerry said it was appalling the Government planned to release the report of the Royal Commission on Genetic Modification to the Green Party before any other interested parties. More >>
Steve Tries To Slide Out Of Funding Crisis
Thursday, 26 July 2001, 3:46 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Tertiary Education Dr Muriel Newman says the timing of the announced moratorium on funding for private training providers is designed to help struggling Associate Education Minister Steve Maharey get out of his current row with tertiary education ... More >>
Urgent Changes Needed For Child Support
Thursday, 26 July 2001, 3:26 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Social Services Spokesman Dr Muriel Newman says public submissions on the Child Support Amendment Bill are highlighting the urgent need for reform of the Child Support Act. More >>
NIWA Should Not Threaten Legal Action
Thursday, 26 July 2001, 2:34 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT leader Richard Prebble says he's concerned that state agencies are increasingly reacting to scrutiny from MPs by threatening and engaging in legal action. More >>
Meridian & Tim Barnett Still Have Explaining To Do
Wednesday, 25 July 2001, 3:06 pm | ACT New Zealand
More questions than ever are raised by Meridian Energy's attempts to explain its surreptitious advertising of Labour MP Tim Barnett, ACT Finance Spokesman MP Rodney Hide said today. More >>
NIWA Gets It Wrong And The Cost Is Huge
Wednesday, 25 July 2001, 10:38 am | ACT New Zealand
High electricity prices can be blamed in large measure on grossly inaccurate forecasts by NIWA, ACT MP Gerry Eckhoff said today. More >>
Taxpayers' Money Wasted on New Maori Channel
Tuesday, 24 July 2001, 6:26 pm | ACT New Zealand
The Government will waste millions of dollars on a Maori television channel when it was offered a much cheaper and more effective option, ACT MP Penny Webster said today. More >>
Perverse Victory for the Bureaucrats
Tuesday, 24 July 2001, 6:25 pm | ACT New Zealand
The Education Amendment Bill puts the whims of bureaucrats ahead of the needs of students, ACT MP Donna Awatere Huata said today. More >>
Prebble Slates Refusal To Debate Apple Crisis
Tuesday, 24 July 2001, 4:55 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT leader Richard Prebble has condemned the government's refusal to debate the crisis in the apple industry. More >>
Leased Executives: A Cost Of Bad Employment Law
Tuesday, 24 July 2001, 4:34 pm | ACT New Zealand
Rodney Hide's revelation of extensive "executive leasing" by the government should not be taken as a criticism for using leased executives said ACT's Commerce Spokesman Stephen Franks. More >>
Too Late For Red Flags On Genetic Modification
Tuesday, 24 July 2001, 4:31 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT MP Gerry Eckhoff today expressed disappointment over last-minute protests by Green Party anti-GM zealots, a week before the Royal Commission on Genetic Modification will be delivered. More >>
ACT Understands Corrections? Payoff Offer
Tuesday, 24 July 2001, 3:14 pm | ACT New Zealand
Alliance Ministers should accept the blame for the Corrections Department being forced to offer bribes to potential objectors to new prisons says ACT's Justice spokesman Stephen Franks. More >>
ACT To Fight To Keep Privy Council Appeals
Tuesday, 24 July 2001, 2:48 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Party members have confirmed that the party's MPs should fight any moves by the Government to drop New Zealand's ties with the Privy Council, ACT Justice Spokesman Stephen Franks said today. More >>
Otago Residents Will Pay For Train In Rates
Tuesday, 24 July 2001, 10:27 am | ACT New Zealand
Otago residents will be burdened with higher rates so that local councils can keep the Southerner rail service running, ACT MP Gerry Eckhoff said today. More >>
Anderton Slated By Commerce Select Committee
Tuesday, 24 July 2001, 9:59 am | ACT New Zealand
The Commerce Select Committee today released two reports slating Deputy Prime Minister Jim Anderton's pet projects, ACT MP Rodney Hide said. More >>
Govt Should Answer Questions Over 'Maori Made' Bid
Tuesday, 24 July 2001, 9:53 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Commerce Spokesman Stephen Franks says the Prime Minister and Minister of Commerce should answer the unusually frank condemnation from one of the leading intellectual property law firms about Creative New Zealand's attempt to corner all rights to the ... More >>
