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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 >>
ACT Would Defend Rights to Free Speech
Monday, 7 May 2001, 1:51 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT would deny leave for fast tracking of any legislation aimed at stopping publication of details of police officers involved in a shooting – such as that at Waitara last year. More >>
PM Should Own Up To Role In Sham Welfare Merger
Friday, 4 May 2001, 2:25 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Social Welfare Spokesman Dr Muriel Newman will continue to press the Prime Minister for details of her involvement in the hastily arranged decision to merge the Department of Work and Income and Ministry of Social Policy. More >>
Government Must Vote To Stop The Rot
Friday, 4 May 2001, 9:10 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Conservation Spokesman MP Gerry Eckhoff today called on Conservation Minister Sandra Lee and her fellow MPs in Alliance and Labour to support his private members bill to allow salvage logging of windblown trees on DoC land. More >>
Manawatu School Example Of Zoning Racism
Friday, 4 May 2001, 9:08 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT MP Donna Awatere Huata said that Education Minister Trevor Mallard must listen to the principal of a Manawatu Intermediate School who is fighting for his students. More >>
Cut Tax For Business, Prebble Says
Friday, 4 May 2001, 9:07 am | ACT New Zealand
The best way the government can simplify tax for small businesses is to cut their tax rate, ACT leader Richard Prebble says. More >>
I’m Waiting For The Punchline
Friday, 4 May 2001, 12:38 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Transport Spokesman MP Penny Webster today applauded Green MP Jeanette Fitzsimons for her excellent sense of humour. More >>
Round One To The Luddites
Friday, 4 May 2001, 12:35 am | ACT New Zealand
Narrow-minded interest groups opposing safe progress in medicine and food production have won the first round in the battle over Genetic Engineering, ACT Biosecurity Spokesman Owen Jennings said today. More >>
Employers Must Not Be Forced To Pay For Jury Duty
Thursday, 3 May 2001, 4:12 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Justice Spokesman Stephen Franks says it is outrageous a District Court Judge has effectively told employers that they must pay employees for taking time off to do jury duty. More >>
Government Demonstrates Cynicism On Party Funding
Thursday, 3 May 2001, 3:19 pm | ACT New Zealand
The select committee report just released on the Local Electoral Bill shows a Government cynically presenting itself as tough on political campaign finance – when it is just window dressing to leave its own rorts in place, ACT Justice Spokesman Stephen Franks ... More >>
Goff: Stop Delaying Reform Of Legal Profession
Thursday, 3 May 2001, 3:18 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Justice Spokesman Stephen Franks called on the Minister of Justice to stop delaying the release of a Bill to reform the legal profession, said to have been under development since the days of Sir Douglas Graham. It has become even more urgent if the Law Society ... More >>
Tax Freedom Day - Richard Prebble Speech
Thursday, 3 May 2001, 11:20 am | ACT New Zealand
Today, the 3rd of May, is Tax Freedom Day - the day we stopped working for the government and began working for ourselves. More >>
These ‘Hiccups’ Are Fatal
Thursday, 3 May 2001, 11:19 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Education Spokesman MP Donna Awatere Huata today slated Education Minister Trevor Mallard for punishing parents who want the best deal for their children. More >>
Dairy Infighting Comes As No Surprise To Farmers
Thursday, 3 May 2001, 10:46 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT MP and dairy farmer Penny Webster said today that people in the industry were not surprised by news of continued political ructions between dairy leaders. More >>
PM Ducks For Cover Over Welfare Merger & Rankin
Thursday, 3 May 2001, 10:23 am | ACT New Zealand
Helen Clark is deliberately dodging questions aimed at revealing her key role in the Christine Rankin affair and the proposed merger of the Department of Work and Income and the Ministry of Social Policy, ACT Social Welfare Spokesman Dr Muriel ... More >>
Strong Support For Private Pension Funds - Poll
Thursday, 3 May 2001, 10:20 am | ACT New Zealand
The ACT Party has released results of a survey which show overwhelming support for the government’s superannuation bill to be amended to allow people to save in private pension funds. More >>
Prebble Superannuation Select Committee Submission
Wednesday, 2 May 2001, 3:23 pm | ACT New Zealand
SUBMISSION OF HON RICHARD PREBBLE, LEADER ACT NEW ZEALAND TO THE FINANCE AND EXPENDITURE SELECT COMMITTEE HEARING ON THE NEW ZEALAND SUPERANNUATION BILL 2000. More >>
Cash Needed If We Want The Environment To Survive
Wednesday, 2 May 2001, 2:44 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Conservation Spokesman Gerry Eckhoff today called for Sandra Lee to get her head out of the clouds and allow far more private franchises to set up eco-sustainable businesses. More >>
ACT Declares May 3 Tax Freedom Day
Wednesday, 2 May 2001, 10:26 am | ACT New Zealand
The ACT Party has declared Thursday May 3 Tax Freedom Day. “It’s the day we stop working for the government and start working for ourselves and our families,” ACT leader Richard Prebble said. More >>
DWI Managers Show No Confidence in Maharey
Tuesday, 1 May 2001, 3:23 pm | ACT New Zealand
Social Services Minister Steve Maharey has admitted that Department of Work and Income senior managers have raised a number of concerns with him about the hastily arranged merger of DWI and the Ministry of Social Policy. More >>
