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Treaty Of Waitangi Threatened By RMA
Tuesday, 10 April 2001, 1:51 pm | ACT New Zealand
The Resource Management Act has been accused by constitutional commentator Stephen Franks of attacking Maori property rights established by the Treaty of Waitangi. More >>
Another PR Spin Rehash from Police Minister
Monday, 9 April 2001, 6:28 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Police Spokesman Ken Shirley congratulated Police Minister George Hawkins for accomplishing yet another rehash of the crime statistics for the 2000 year, but questioned when the Minister would be releasing fresh figures. More >>
Children Should Be Allowed Their Tricycles
Monday, 9 April 2001, 6:26 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Education Review Office spokesman Donna Awatere Huata today labelled ERO recommendations that a Lower Hutt Early Childhood Centre have ‘tricycle-free’ days as political correctness gone mad. More >>
Clayton’s Deregulation Could Backfire On Farmers
Monday, 9 April 2001, 5:12 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT MP and dairy farmer Penny Webster said that vulnerable dairy farmers and consumers could end up being victims of the Government’s decision to allow GlobalCo to avoid Commerce Commission scrutiny. More >>
Sack Harre For Role In Waterfront Dispute
Monday, 9 April 2001, 1:52 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Leader Hon Richard Prebble said today that Associate Labour Minister Laila Harre should be sacked for her role in the waterfront dispute. More >>
NZ On Air Tokenism Is Patronising And Absurd
Monday, 9 April 2001, 10:54 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Broadcasting Spokesman MP Penny Webster has slammed NZ On Air’s effort to pressure production companies to put more Maori into television roles. More >>
Dairy Merger Must Be Scrutinised
Monday, 9 April 2001, 10:43 am | ACT New Zealand
Allowing the GlobalCo dairy merger proposal to avoid Commerce Commission scrutiny would be an abuse of Government power and could backfire on vulnerable farmers and the whole country, ACT MP and dairy farmer Penny Webster said today. More >>
Ken Shirley To Stand In Tamaki Electorate
Monday, 9 April 2001, 10:39 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Deputy Leader Ken Shirley announced today that he had been selected by the party to stand in the Tamaki electorate. More >>
Conservation Minister Lets Money Rot
Friday, 6 April 2001, 5:25 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Conservation Spokesman MP Gerry Eckhoff today condemned Minister Sandra Lee’s refusal to allow salvage logging of windblown trees near Haast on the West Coast. More >>
Govt Fails On Long Term Unemployment
Friday, 6 April 2001, 12:35 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Leader Hon Richard Prebble said today the Government was wrongly trying to take credit for employment figures it had little influence over. More >>
Long Term Unemployed Numbers Exploding
Thursday, 5 April 2001, 6:24 pm | ACT New Zealand
New figures released in response to ACT parliamentary questions show that for the first time ever over half of the registered unemployed have been out of work for more than a year, ACT Employment Spokesman Muriel Newman said today. More >>
Government Denies Farmers Their Say
Thursday, 5 April 2001, 4:07 pm | ACT New Zealand
The Government is cheating farmers out of having their say on legislation that will attack property rights, ACT MP Penny Webster said today. More >>
Scandalous Waste Of Public Money
Thursday, 5 April 2001, 4:05 pm | ACT New Zealand
Obstinate public servants in the Department of Conservation have caused a blowout of $3 million dollars for the clean-up of Lake Omapere in Northland, says ACT party deputy leader Ken Shirley. More >>
Defamation Case Raises Serious Concerns
Thursday, 5 April 2001, 3:02 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Leader Hon Richard Prebble today said the defamation case against ACT MP Owen Jennings raised some serious concerns. More >>
Lee’s Inability to Answer Questions is Farcical
Thursday, 5 April 2001, 11:46 am | ACT New Zealand
The Minister of Conservation Sandra Lee’s inability or unwillingness to respond to Parliamentary letters and formal written questions has become farcical, ACT Deputy Leader Ken Shirley said today. More >>
Killing Tertiary Competition Could Hurt Wgtn
Thursday, 5 April 2001, 11:45 am | ACT New Zealand
Wellington Mayoral candidates struggling to stand out should focus on the threat to the city if the Government does stamp out competition in education, ACT Tertiary Education Spokesman Stephen Franks said today. More >>
Rich Kids Win From Zoning
Thursday, 5 April 2001, 11:00 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Education Spokesman Donna Awatere Huata said today that only the wealthy had benefited from zoning since it was implemented last year. More >>
Government Dumps On Poor To Help Rich
Thursday, 5 April 2001, 10:59 am | ACT New Zealand
Placing a heavy duty on imported whiteware would only hurt the poor, Owen Jennings, ACT Trade Negotiations Spokesman said today. More >>
Promise of Improved Treatment for Veterans Welcome
Thursday, 5 April 2001, 9:09 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Finance spokesman Rodney Hide today congratulated Prime Minister Helen Clark for her pledge of proper treatment for Vietnam war veterans and also their children affected by Agent Orange. More >>
Human Rights Consultation a Fraud
Wednesday, 4 April 2001, 5:09 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Leader Richard Prebble says Hon Margaret Wilson’s claim to have consulted the opposition over the appointment of trade union official Rosslyn Noonan as Chief Human Rights Commissioner is patently false. More >>
