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Handout Is Not What Is Needed
Tuesday, 22 May 2001, 10:00 am | ACT New Zealand
The tourism industry deserves better than piecemeal handouts, ACT Tourism Spokesman MP Penny Webster said today. More >>
Funding Of Greenies Fisheries Input Mad Precedent
Tuesday, 22 May 2001, 9:54 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Finance spokesman Rodney Hide today slammed Fisheries Minister Pete Hodgson’s proposal to fund greenie pressure groups out of the Ministry of Fisheries’ budget. More >>
Whitianga Waterways Wallows
Tuesday, 22 May 2001, 9:50 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Deputy Leader Ken Shirley says the Government is now backtracking on a firm undertaking to push special legislation through Parliament this week which would clarify the situation regarding the Whitianga Waterways development. More >>
Fisheries Commission Is Correct To Oppose Appeal
Monday, 21 May 2001, 1:49 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Justice Spokesman Stephen Franks today supported the Treaty of Waitangi Fisheries Commission against critics of its involvement opposing a Privy Council Appeal over distribution of Maori fishing assets. More >>
West Coast Mine Proposal Shows Need for DoC Review
Monday, 21 May 2001, 10:19 am | ACT New Zealand
The Government must urgently conduct a total review of the Department of Conservation's role, ACT Conservation Spokesman MP Gerry Eckhoff said today. More >>
Labour Politicians Buy A New TV Channel
Monday, 21 May 2001, 10:01 am | ACT New Zealand
Spending at least $29 million on a new Government-owned Maori language television channel is a waste of money, ACT Broadcasting Spokesman MP Penny Webster said today. More >>
Anti-Smoking Fanatics Going Too Far
Monday, 21 May 2001, 9:55 am | ACT New Zealand
Extreme zealots in the government are over-stepping the mark by trying to ban smoking in bars and restaurants, ACT leader Richard Prebble says. More >>
Export Guarantee No Substitute For Sound Policy
Monday, 21 May 2001, 12:32 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Finance Spokesman Rodney Hide said today the government’s plans for an Export Credit Guarantee Scheme was no substitute for sound policy. More >>
ACT Launches “Fight The Tax Grab” Webpage
Monday, 21 May 2001, 12:31 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Finance spokesman Rodney Hide said today that ACT’s webpage set up to stop Michael Cullen’s retrospective tax grab on schools and tourist operators was proving a big hit. More >>
Maori Council Seats “Electoral Welfarism”
Friday, 18 May 2001, 3:12 pm | ACT New Zealand
Legislation guaranteeing Maori councillors in the Bay of Plenty is “electoral welfarism” which will do more harm than good for Maori in the long-term, ACT leader Richard Prebble says. More >>
Maori Seats On Local Council - Prebble Speech
Friday, 18 May 2001, 2:13 pm | ACT New Zealand
Richard Prebble’s Speech To Parliament On The Bay Of Plenty Regional Council (Maori Constituency Empowering) Bill, Wednesday 16 May 2001 More >>
Key Relationship in Aviation Industry Breaks Down
Friday, 18 May 2001, 11:24 am | ACT New Zealand
The widening gulf between the Civil Aviation Authority and the industry it is supposed to serve is disturbing, ACT Transport Spokesman MP Penny Webster said today. More >>
GlobalCo Weaknesses Become Apparent
Friday, 18 May 2001, 10:51 am | ACT New Zealand
Weaknesses within GlobalCo are becoming increasingly evident as delays continue, ACT Rural Affairs Spokesman MP Owen Jennings said today. More >>
Environment Minister Shows Her True Colours
Friday, 18 May 2001, 10:05 am | ACT New Zealand
In a bizarre speech to the House last night on the RMA Amendment (Controlled and Discretionary Activities) Bill, Minister Hobbs displayed her true colours, ACT MP Owen Jennings said today. More >>
Speech To Rodney AGM By MP Penny Webster
Friday, 18 May 2001, 10:00 am | ACT New Zealand
Last night the Minister of the Environment, Marian Hobbs, showed her complete lack of understanding of the Resource Management Act and its effect on ordinary people. More >>
Armstrong Shows Further Contempt For TVNZ Staff
Friday, 18 May 2001, 12:31 am | ACT New Zealand
The latest comments from TVNZ Chairman Ross Armstrong demonstrate his lack of people skills, which is worrying in his position, ACT Broadcasting Spokesman MP Penny Webster said today. More >>
Poor Education Produces Bad Mothers
Thursday, 17 May 2001, 4:18 pm | ACT New Zealand
The discovery of an abandoned baby in Onekawa highlights the way that poor New Zealand schools fail those who most need help, ACT MP Donna Awatere Huata said today. More >>
ACT Pleased With Whitianga Waterways Progress
Thursday, 17 May 2001, 4:17 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Deputy Leader Ken Shirley said he was pleased that the Leader of the House has today agreed to ACT proposals for urgent legislation to correct procedural nonsenses created by the Hauraki Gulf Marine Park Act. More >>
Submissions Called On Tax Grab
Thursday, 17 May 2001, 4:13 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Finance spokesman Rodney Hide said today that it was great news that the Finance and Expenditure Select Committee had agreed to re-open submissions on a tax bill that is now to be amended to tax schools and tourist operators retrospectively. More >>
Radical Change Needed For DoC Structure
Thursday, 17 May 2001, 4:12 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Conservation Spokesman MP Gerry Eckhoff today welcomed the solution to the Whitianga development debacle, but warned that the saga proved the need for radical change. More >>
