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Pete Hodgson's Dream: 70 Cent Hike On Petrol
Tuesday, 10 July 2001, 3:51 pm | ACT New Zealand
The Government is attempting to soften the New Zealand public to a rise in taxes to enforce flawed environmental measures, ACT MP Gerry Eckhoff said today. More >>
'Leased Executives' Cost More Than PM
Tuesday, 10 July 2001, 2:42 pm | ACT New Zealand
The Labour Party's election-year promises have been consigned to the rubbish bin, ACT Finance Spokesman MP Rodney Hide said today. More >>
Super Policies Not Fair To Workers, Research Shows
Tuesday, 10 July 2001, 10:54 am | ACT New Zealand
The government should re-think its superannuation priorities in light of the Ministry of Social Policy report on the living standards of older New Zealanders, ACT leader Richard Prebble says. More >>
Mark Peck's Memory Lets Him Down
Tuesday, 10 July 2001, 10:23 am | ACT New Zealand
Labour MP Mark Peck has let down his Invercargill constituents and shown contempt for voters, ACT MP Gerry Eckhoff said today. More >>
Gates Will be Shut to Arrogant Environmentalists
Monday, 9 July 2001, 7:45 pm | ACT New Zealand
The closure of a popular walking track near Wanaka is sadly a precursor to many more such closures, ACT Conservation spokesman Gerry Eckhoff said today. More >>
Motorways, Not Rail, Will Solve Congestion
Monday, 9 July 2001, 7:30 pm | ACT New Zealand
The proposed $1 billion rail scheme for Auckland won't solve the city's transport problems and is likely to cost far more than the sums optimistically being mentioned, ACT leader Richard Prebble says. More >>
Govt Must Protect NZers Against Oz Bank Collapses
Monday, 9 July 2001, 11:07 am | ACT New Zealand
The Government must move to protect New Zealanders from Australian bank collapses, ACT Commerce Spokesman Stephen Franks said today. More >>
ENZA's Commercial Shareholders Must Show Goodwill
Monday, 9 July 2001, 10:55 am | ACT New Zealand
Apple-growers could avoid unnecessary agony and expensive litigation if ENZA's two commercial shareholders would answer orchardists' questions and sit around the table to resolve the current dilemma, ACT MP Owen Jennings says. More >>
Board Must Take Leadership
Monday, 9 July 2001, 10:53 am | ACT New Zealand
The Apple and Pear Board must take a leadership role to resolve the dilemma in the apple industry, ACT MP Owen Jennings says. More >>
Without Trucks, New Zealand Stops
Monday, 9 July 2001, 12:49 am | ACT New Zealand
Sue Kedgley's attempt to kill debate on the Land Transport Safety Authority discussion document is unfair and lacks common sense, ACT MP Penny Webster said today. More >>
Suspension Figures Highlight Education Failure
Friday, 6 July 2001, 10:44 am | ACT New Zealand
Appalling school suspension figures highlight gross failings in the education system, ACT Education spokesman Donna Awatere Huata said today. More >>
Greens Play with Truck Numbers
Thursday, 5 July 2001, 2:32 pm | ACT New Zealand
The Green Party is guilty of using figures disingenuously in order to scare people about trucks, ACT MP Penny Webster said today. More >>
What does Wilson Mean?
Thursday, 5 July 2001, 2:31 pm | ACT New Zealand
Attorney-General Margaret Wilson’s public statement on abolition of appeals to the Privy Council is very worrying, ACT Justice spokesman Stephen Franks said today. More >>
Post Board Must Focus On Business
Thursday, 5 July 2001, 12:33 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Finance Spokesman MP Rodney Hide said today that the tragedy of the Post Board soap opera was the opportunities being lost on the business front. More >>
Catastrophe Looms At Lake Omapere
Thursday, 5 July 2001, 12:33 am | ACT New Zealand
The government's response to the Maori Affairs Select Committee report on Lake Omapere in Northland is a sham and reveals a disturbing level of self delusion, says ACT Deputy Leader Ken Shirley, who was a member of the committee. More >>
Feeble NZ Post Decision Is Not Credible
Wednesday, 4 July 2001, 4:29 pm | ACT New Zealand
SOE Minister Mark Burton's feeble stop-gap measure to salvage the NZ Post Board is neither credible nor durable, ACT Finance Spokesman Rodney Hide said today. More >>
Principled Approach Needed To Resolve Apple Crisis
Wednesday, 4 July 2001, 3:46 pm | ACT New Zealand
Apple growers urgently need an end to their crisis, but moves to resolve the complex and contentious issues must done in a principled way, ACT MP Owen Jennings said today. More >>
ACC No-Refund Decision Is Theft
Wednesday, 4 July 2001, 3:34 pm | ACT New Zealand
The government's refusal to refund up to 100,000 self-employed New Zealanders who were over-charged for their ACC premiums last year, is nothing short of institutionalised theft, says ACT deputy leader Ken Shirley. More >>
Criminals Shouldn't Prosper For Serving Time
Wednesday, 4 July 2001, 2:49 pm | ACT New Zealand
The case of a convicted rapist held in jail 'illegally' for 15 months - after two-thirds of his sentence, but still within the ten years the judge handed down - highlights a need for law change, ACT Justice Spokesman MP Stephen Franks said today. More >>
RMA Treatment Must Be Fair And Consistent
Wednesday, 4 July 2001, 10:32 am | ACT New Zealand
The Deputy Prime Minister's assurance to the boat industry that the helping hand given to Sovereign Yachts will be 'available to everyone on the same basis' shows Mr Anderton is happy to ride roughshod over the Resource Management Act, Gerry Eckhoff ... More >>
