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Government Must Urgently Rethink Rural Strategies

Monday, 30 April 2001, 10:41 am | ACT New Zealand

The continuing serious South Island drought highlights the need for a greater analysis of future water yields in the major river catchments, ACT Conservation Spokesman Gerry Eckhoff said. More >>

Community Card --- Richard Prebble

Friday, 27 April 2001, 11:48 pm | ACT New Zealand

ACT has slammed the Government’s proposal to scrap the community services card and wants a Parliamentary vote on the issue. More >>

ACT Will Fight Moves to Abolish Community Card

Friday, 27 April 2001, 11:43 pm | ACT New Zealand

ACT has slammed the Government’s proposal to scrap the community services card and wants a Parliamentary vote on the issue. More >>

IDEAS

Friday, 27 April 2001, 11:43 pm | ACT New Zealand

ACT leader Richard Prebble says his party is winning the “battle of ideas” in Parliament, with other parties adopting many of ACT’s policies as their own. More >>

Transmission Gully Delay Unacceptable

Friday, 27 April 2001, 2:07 pm | ACT New Zealand

ACT NZ Transport spokesman Penny Webster said it was unacceptable for Transport Minister Mark Gosche to say that the Transmission Gully Highway would at least a decade away. More >>

Government Should End Northland Prison Madness

Friday, 27 April 2001, 2:07 pm | ACT New Zealand

ACT Northland-based MP Dr Muriel Newman said the Government should see sense and abandon plans to spend up to $500,000 of taxpayers money appealing a decision against the planned Northland prison. More >>

ACT Changes Key Spokespeople

Friday, 27 April 2001, 9:57 am | ACT New Zealand

ACT is sharpening its focus on the key issues of the environment, local government and the Resource Management Act by giving Gerry Eckhoff responsibility for related spokesmanships. More >>

Eco-Moralists Slow Progress with Threatened Specie

Thursday, 26 April 2001, 9:41 am | ACT New Zealand

ACT Conservation Spokesman Gerry Eckhoff today condemned Sandra Lee for allowing ‘eco-moralists’ with fundamentalist philosophies to slow progress with threatened species. More >>

Call for National to Join ACT in Rejecting RMA

Thursday, 26 April 2001, 9:40 am | ACT New Zealand

MP Gerry Eckhoff today called on the National Party to join ACT New Zealand in committing itself to ending the costly, bureaucratic nightmares caused by the Resource Management Act. More >>

Urgent Debate Sought On Plight Of Low-Paid Workers

Thursday, 26 April 2001, 12:48 am | ACT New Zealand

The ACT Party intends to call for an urgent debate on the plight of 48,000 low-paid workers who’ve been denied access to a community services card, when Parliament resumes next week. More >>

Two New Press Secretaries for ACT

Monday, 23 April 2001, 5:09 pm | ACT New Zealand

ACT leader Richard Prebble’s new press secretary is former Hawke’s Bay journalist Chris Mole. More >>

Concern at Paid Parental Leave Scheme

Monday, 23 April 2001, 2:20 pm | ACT New Zealand

ACT Women’s Affairs Spokesman MP Penny Webster said today that small businesses would lose out from a paid parental leave scheme, no matter how it was funded. More >>

Prebble Pays Tribute to Trevor de Cleene

Monday, 23 April 2001, 2:18 pm | ACT New Zealand

Trevor de Cleene, who died yesterday, was one of Parliament’s real characters, ACT leader Richard Prebble says. More >>

Labour is Fresh Out of Excuses

Monday, 23 April 2001, 8:34 am | ACT New Zealand

“Six thousand, nine hundred and two people can not be ignored,” ACT Immigration Spokesman MP Penny Webster said today. More >>

ACT May Take Rankin Case to HRC

Monday, 23 April 2001, 8:27 am | ACT New Zealand

ACT leader Hon Richard Prebble said today he had asked Muriel Newman MP to investigate whether the ACT Party could take the Rankin case to the Human Rights Commission. More >>

Road Funding Options Need To Be Examined

Friday, 20 April 2001, 10:29 am | ACT New Zealand

ACT MP Ken Shirley is not satisfied that our local councils have adequately considered all funding options for the completion of the Tauranga strategic roading network. More >>

Newman Seeks Breach of Privilege Ruling on Mallard

Thursday, 19 April 2001, 2:06 pm | ACT New Zealand

ACT Social Welfare spokesman Dr Muriel Newman is writing to the Speaker of the House to seek a ruling on whether Trevor Mallard breached Parliamentary privilege with his answer to a parliamentary question she recently asked. More >>

Clark and Maharey Will Rue Public Vilification

Thursday, 19 April 2001, 9:44 am | ACT New Zealand

Ill-judged private comments made to Christine Rankin are likely to form an important part of her employment case, ACT Welfare Spokesman Dr Muriel Newman said today. “We know members of this Government made injudicious public comments about Ms Rankin ... More >>

Need for More Than a ‘Sticking Plaster’

Wednesday, 18 April 2001, 4:34 pm | ACT New Zealand

ACT Education spokesman Donna Awatere Huata said today that the latest school suspension statistics highlight flaws in the education system, and a ‘sticking plaster’ response would not be adequate. More >>

Jennings Seeks Delay in RMA Amendment Bill

Wednesday, 18 April 2001, 3:02 pm | ACT New Zealand

Confusion over the future of the Resource Management Act led ACT MP Owen Jennings to move an urgent motion in today’s Local Government and Environment Select Committee seeking a delay in consideration of the RMA Amendment Bill. More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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