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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 >>

ACT Caucus Retreat In Dunedin

Wednesday, 6 June 2001, 2:48 pm | ACT New Zealand

The private retreat at the Southern Cross Hotel is an opportunity for ACT’s nine MPs to discuss strategy and develop policies in the lead-up to the next election. More >>

ACT Repeats Call For Multi-Party Super Talks

Wednesday, 6 June 2001, 10:25 am | ACT New Zealand

ACT Finance Spokesman Rodney Hide said today that he was refusing to attend the Finance and Expenditure Select Committee, set to vote on the Government’s superannuation plan, and called the process a sham. More >>

Meridian’s North Otago Plan Should Get Priority

Wednesday, 6 June 2001, 12:30 am | ACT New Zealand

ACT Environment Spokesman Gerry Eckhoff says Meridian Energy’s proposed development of the lower Waitaki should be given top priority by Jim Anderton and his Ministry of Economic Development. More >>

Dairy Farmers Should Consider GlobalCo Alternative

Tuesday, 5 June 2001, 5:55 pm | ACT New Zealand

Dairy farmers should seriously examine the alternative to GlobalCo launched today by farmers Mark Masters and Malcolm Bailey, said ACT MP and dairy farmer Penny Webster. More >>

Damage to UK Economy Is A Warning For New Zealand

Tuesday, 5 June 2001, 12:43 am | ACT New Zealand

The damage to the British economy should be a salient lesson to New Zealand not to relax for a moment in its vigil against foot and mouth disease entering this country said ACT Rural Affairs Spokesman Owen Jennings More >>

Big Hole in Govt Finances

Sunday, 3 June 2001, 4:16 pm | ACT New Zealand

Michael Cullen’s tax revenue forecasts have turned out to be hopelessly optimistic, leaving the government in a financial hole, ACT leader Richard Prebble said today. More >>

ACT Calls for All-Party Talks on Super

Sunday, 3 June 2001, 4:15 pm | ACT New Zealand

ACT has called for urgent all-party talks in a bid to save the New Zealand Superannuation Bill. With the Greens announcing they won’t support the Bill, ACT now effectively holds the balance of power. More >>

Family Law Exacerbates Fatherlessness

Friday, 1 June 2001, 5:32 pm | ACT New Zealand

Fatherlessness, described as the major cause of many of society’s ills – child abuse, crime, drug addiction, suicide, educational failure, unemployment – is being exacerbated by our present family laws. Yet rather than tackling the problem, the government ... More >>

Government Robs Millions from Rural Heartland

Friday, 1 June 2001, 4:48 pm | ACT New Zealand

Millions of dollars donated to small communities will disappear if the Government rams through anti-smoking legislation, ACT MP Penny Webster said today. More >>

Clark Finally Admits Key Role In Rankin Removal

Thursday, 31 May 2001, 3:24 pm | ACT New Zealand

Prime Minister Helen Clark has admitted for the first time that she and Trevor Mallard instigated the plan to merge the Department of Work and Income and the Ministry of Social Policy – and get rid of Christine Rankin. More >>

Anti Business And Anti Enjoyment Day

Thursday, 31 May 2001, 2:14 pm | ACT New Zealand

The Government has turned Smokefree Day into Anti-Business and Anti-Enjoyment Day, ACT MP Penny Webster said. More >>

Dairy Farmers Should Make Good While Returns Shine

Thursday, 31 May 2001, 11:07 am | ACT New Zealand

ACT Environment Spokesman Gerry Eckhoff says Dairy farmers must take advantage of their excellent returns in the past year to make necessary environmental improvements. More >>

Tax Freedom Day May 31

Thursday, 31 May 2001, 9:42 am | ACT New Zealand

OECD figures show Tax Freedom Day – the day we stop working for the government and start working for ourselves – is May 31. The ACT Party’s originally-declared date of May 3 was based on central government’s tax take of 34 percent of GDP.. More >>

Removal Of Forests From Timberlands A Disgrace

Thursday, 31 May 2001, 9:38 am | ACT New Zealand

Sandra Lee’s claim that bringing Timberlands West Coast indigenous forests under DoC’s management is a landmark decision in world forest conservation is both dishonest and insulting to the West Coast and scientific communities” says ACT Forestry spokesman ... More >>