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Common Sense Out The Window
Wednesday, 16 May 2001, 9:36 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Internal Affairs Spokesman MP Penny Webster today slammed the Government's moves to ban smoking in bars, saying the move is anti-business, and totally lacks common sense. More >>
ACT Will Press For Submissions On GST Tax Grab
Wednesday, 16 May 2001, 9:35 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Finance spokesman Rodney Hide said today that he will be pushing for the Finance and Expenditure Select Committee to call for submissions on the Government’s last-minute call to make GST payments retrospective. More >>
Sandra Lee’s Decision An Outrageous Abuse Of Power
Wednesday, 16 May 2001, 9:31 am | ACT New Zealand
“The Minister of Conservation’s instruction for Whitianga Waterways to recommence their consent approval process is outrageous and an appalling example of political manipulation to the point where it breaches the law,” says ACT Deputy Leader Ken ... More >>
Government Should Not Pump Money Into Air NZ
Tuesday, 15 May 2001, 12:20 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Commerce Spokesman Stephen Franks is urging the Government to make an unequivocal statement now that it will not pump any money into Air New Zealand. More >>
Small Businesses Bear the Burden of Parenthood
Monday, 14 May 2001, 4:46 pm | ACT New Zealand
The coalition’s paid parental leave scheme will place an increased burden on small businesses – at a time when they are already heavily constrained by Government red tape, and finding it hard to keep their heads above water, Dr Muriel Newman said. More >>
ACT Seeks Referendum On Race-Based Seats
Monday, 14 May 2001, 9:44 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Deputy Leader Ken Shirley is drafting a private members’ bill which would put mechanisms in place for a referendum into race-based seats in both local government and central government. More >>
Feminist Pendulum Has Swung Too Far
Sunday, 13 May 2001, 4:18 pm | ACT New Zealand
Today is Mother’s Day, and the message that Helen Clark has sent to every mother in the country is plain and simple: have daughters, or else. More >>
PM a Risk to Taxpayers, Prebble says
Friday, 11 May 2001, 6:32 pm | ACT New Zealand
Attorney General Margaret Wilson’s attempt to justify the expenditure of more than $100,000 of taxpayers’ money to indemnify the Prime Minister for her reckless defamation, doesn’t stack up, ACT leader Richard Prebble says. More >>
Hobbs Must Go Further
Friday, 11 May 2001, 5:20 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Broadcasting Spokesman Penny Webster said today that she was pleased that the Minister of Broadcasting took her advice to express faith in TVNZ staff, but said Ms Hobbs had not gone far enough. More >>
Clark Should Pay Defamation Costs Herself
Friday, 11 May 2001, 9:05 am | ACT New Zealand
Helen Clark should personally pay the $55,000 agreed to in an out-of-court settlement with John Yelash, and all other costs associated with the defamation case, ACT leader Richard Prebble says. More >>
Hobbs Must Reassure TVNZ News Staff
Thursday, 10 May 2001, 5:23 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Broadcasting Spokesman Penny Webster today called on the Minister of Broadcasting Marian Hobbs to reassure TVNZ News staff that there will be no more political interference in TVNZ. More >>
Defence Spend A Sham
Thursday, 10 May 2001, 2:40 pm | ACT New Zealand
Jim Anderton's announcement that the Alliance will not support increased defence expenditure, in the far-fetched scenario that they are part of another Government, proves conclusively that the Defence Plan is a sham, ACT Defence Spokesman Owen Jennings ... More >>
Time To Review Measurement Of Unemployment
Thursday, 10 May 2001, 1:41 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Employment Spokesman Dr Muriel Newman is calling on the Government Statistician to back up the efforts of his counterpart in Australia and seek a review of the way the officially recognised measure of unemployment is calculated. More >>
Govt Moves To Separatism With BoP Decision
Thursday, 10 May 2001, 10:23 am | ACT New Zealand
“The Labour/Alliance Government has taken the first step on the slippery slope of separatism by promoting race-based electoral roles and constituencies for Local Government,” says ACT Deputy Leader, Ken Shirley. More >>
More Spin Covering The Facts
Thursday, 10 May 2001, 10:00 am | ACT New Zealand
Once again the Coalition Government has put a spin on its announcements - this time trying to dupe New Zealanders into believing that it is increasing defence spending, ACT Defence Spokesman Owen Jennings said today. More >>
Apple Industry Risks Lie With The Shareholders
Thursday, 10 May 2001, 9:57 am | ACT New Zealand
The revelation that ENZA has increased its indebtedness on foreign exchange transactions will be a major shock to its shareholders, ACT Rural Affairs Spokesman Owen Jennings said today. More >>
Helen Clark Ordered Rankin’s Sacking
Wednesday, 9 May 2001, 6:21 pm | ACT New Zealand
The ACT Party believes the real reason the Prime Minister is refusing to answer questions on the merger of WINZ and the Ministry of Social Policy - and other Ministers are covering up for her - is because it’s the Prime Minister who ordered that Mrs ... More >>
Labour Branch Supports ACT Windblown Trees Bill
Wednesday, 9 May 2001, 5:23 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Conservation Spokesman Gerry Eckhoff says he has received a message of full support from the Greymouth branch of the Labour Party for his private members’ bill which would allow salvage logging of windblown trees on DoC land. More >>
Helen Clark Has No More Excuses To Avoid Questions
Wednesday, 9 May 2001, 4:34 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Social Welfare Spokesman Dr Muriel Newman says Helen Clark has run out of excuses to avoid talking about her key role in the sham merger of the Department of Work and Income and the Ministry of Social Policy. More >>
Apple Deregulation a Victory for Common Sense
Wednesday, 9 May 2001, 9:27 am | ACT New Zealand
The Minister of Agriculture is to be commended for taking the overdue step of deregulating the pipfruit industry, ACT Agriculture Spokesman Owen Jennings said today. More >>
