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Parliament Must Fix GlobalCo’s Constitution
Monday, 18 June 2001, 5:04 pm | ACT New Zealand
Cunning words deep in the constitution for GlobalCo negate regulatory package protections Agriculture Minister Jim Sutton intended for the dairy industry, says ACT Commerce spokesman Stephen Franks. More >>
Disappointing Dairy Merger Vote is no Surprise
Monday, 18 June 2001, 4:55 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT MP and dairy farmer Penny Webster is disappointed by the vote to press ahead with the GlobalCo merger, but said the result came as no surprise. More >>
Air New Zealand Bail Out Proposal A Con
Friday, 15 June 2001, 2:53 pm | ACT New Zealand
Any New Zealand Government money given to Air New Zealand would bail out the shareholders and not be a rescue for the company, says ACT’s commerce spokesman Stephen Franks. More >>
Crime Study Release Brilliant Political Management
Friday, 15 June 2001, 1:45 pm | ACT New Zealand
Today’s release of appalling results on a crime recidivism study confirms the brilliance of Justice Minister Phil Goff’s political management says ACT Justice spokesman Stephen Franks More >>
Final Chance For Dairy Farmers
Friday, 15 June 2001, 11:13 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT MP and dairy farmer Penny Webster today warned dairy farmers to be extremely cautious when voting on the future of their industry. More >>
NCEA Will Shackle Our Poorest Kids
Friday, 15 June 2001, 10:27 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Education Spokesman Donna Awatere Huata - the only politician who has consistently opposed the National Certificate in Educational Achievement (NCEA) - today warned of a bleak future if the flawed scheme is implemented. More >>
Cynical Politicians Ignore Early Childhood
Thursday, 14 June 2001, 2:58 pm | ACT New Zealand
The Government has cynically put early childhood education at the bottom of the 'To Do' list, ACT Education Spokesman Donna Awatere Huata said today. More >>
Maori Boarding Schools Rob Youths of Potential
Thursday, 14 June 2001, 10:49 am | ACT New Zealand
Maori boarding schools are robbing our brightest youths of their potential, ACT Maori Affairs and Education Spokesman Donna Awatere Huata said today. More >>
Health Minister Abuses Power
Wednesday, 13 June 2001, 5:32 pm | ACT New Zealand
Health Minister Annette King’s decree that only Health Board Chairs may speak to the public is a dictatorial move to tighten political domination of health news, ACT Health Spokesman Ken Shirley said today. More >>
Stirring And Rumbling In The Hills
Wednesday, 13 June 2001, 2:09 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Agriculture Spokesman MP Owen Jennings today released results of an extensive survey showing strong feeling in the rural sector that the Government is too lax on border control. More >>
'Soak The Rich' Policies The Politics Of Envy
Wednesday, 13 June 2001, 11:09 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Finance Spokesman Rodney Hide said today that Deputy Prime Minister Jim Anderton’s renewed zeal for increasing tax on the “rich” was proof that the government’s economic policies were failing. More >>
More Schools Should Copy Waikato and Reject NCEA
Tuesday, 12 June 2001, 6:31 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Education Spokesman MP Donna Awatere Huata today called on all principals to join Waikato's top secondary institutions and snub the National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA). More >>
Sutton Must Outline The Fine Print
Tuesday, 12 June 2001, 3:00 pm | ACT New Zealand
Agriculture Minister Jim Sutton's letter to farmers outlining the regulatory package for GlobalCo misses the point, ACT MP and dairy farmer MP Penny Webster said today. More >>
Goff Using Appeal Court Judges Like Own Officials
Tuesday, 12 June 2001, 2:54 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Justice Spokesman Stephen Franks has accused Justice Minister Phil Goff of politicising the Court of Appeal. More >>
Government Makes New Zealand a Twiglet Economy
Monday, 11 June 2001, 3:24 pm | ACT New Zealand
Australian fears that their competition law will make Australia a “branch economy” show our Commerce Amendment Act last month will make us no more than a twiglet on the Australian branch, ACT Commerce Spokesman Stephen Franks said today. More >>
Lessons From Britain - Richard Prebble Speech
Monday, 11 June 2001, 9:42 am | ACT New Zealand
Speech to the Outdoor Fabric Products Association of New Zealand Gala Awards Dinner Grand Hall, Parliament, Wellington 9 June 2001 More >>
Hound The Murderer At Mystery Creek
Monday, 11 June 2001, 12:33 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Justice Spokesman Stephen Franks said today he hoped decent people would make it intolerable for murderer Shane Rogers to attend Mystery Creek Fieldays in Hamilton. More >>
Councils Should Pay Back Illegal Millions
Thursday, 7 June 2001, 4:23 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Local Government Spokesman Gerry Eckhoff said it would be a betrayal of thousands of working New Zealanders if the Government introduced retrospective legislation allowing councils to keep around $100 million of unlawfully collected rates. More >>
Court Fee Increase Only A Fraction Of The Story
Thursday, 7 June 2001, 2:02 pm | ACT New Zealand
The swingeing increases in court filing fees are a tax on justice but that is only a part of the story says ACT’s Justice spokesman Stephen Franks. More >>
Suspension Statistics Expose Zoning Poverty Trap
Thursday, 7 June 2001, 9:41 am | ACT New Zealand
Children at poor schools accounted for 80 per cent of primary school suspensions last year, ACT Education Spokesman Donna Awatere Huata said today. More >>
