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$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 >>
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 >>
