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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 >>
New Zealand Thumbs its Nose at Friends
Tuesday, 8 May 2001, 6:19 pm | ACT New Zealand
The Coalition Government has taken a major step to non-alignment and isolationism, ACT Defence Spokesman MP Owen Jennings said today. More >>
ACT Wants Return to ANZUS
Tuesday, 8 May 2001, 6:18 pm | ACT New Zealand
The Labour/Alliance government is turning New Zealand’s army into a peace-keeping force, the navy into a coastguard and the air force into a “military version of Freedom Air”, ACT leader Richard Prebble says. More >>
Lack Of Consultation On Defence Deplorable
Tuesday, 8 May 2001, 2:07 pm | ACT New Zealand
The high-handed approach to consultation on defence by Prime Minister Helen Clark is deplorable, ACT Defence Spokesman Owen Jennings said. More >>
Thanks A Million, ACT
Tuesday, 8 May 2001, 11:40 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Conservation Spokesman MP Gerry Eckhoff today lauded the partnership of Transpower and Landcare Trust. More >>
Greens Must Back Up ERMA Rhetoric With Facts
Tuesday, 8 May 2001, 11:38 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Environment Spokesman MP Gerry Eckhoff today called for an urgent debate on the High Court decision against the Environmental Risk Management Authority (ERMA). More >>
Maori & Pacific Islanders Dominate Poorest Schools
Tuesday, 8 May 2001, 11:03 am | ACT New Zealand
One out of five Maori and four out of ten Pacific Islanders attend the poorest schools, according to figures obtained by ACT Education Spokesman Donna Awatere Huata today. More >>
Here’s a Grant... Now Pay Me Back.
Monday, 7 May 2001, 5:20 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Education Spokesman Donna Awatere Huata today said that it was unbelievable that a Palmerston North Kohanga Reo is having loan repayments deducted from its operating budget to clear a debt it does not owe. More >>
Idealistic Approach To Defence Ignores The Facts
Monday, 7 May 2001, 2:13 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Defence Spokesman MP Owen Jennings today slammed Helen Clark’s soft approach to defence, calling on the Prime Minister to remember Neville Chamberlain's infamous ‘peace in our time’ statement which came when Britain was about to be plunged into ... More >>
