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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 >>

Greens Have Red Faces After Question Time Blunder

Wednesday, 4 April 2001, 5:07 pm | ACT New Zealand

ACT MP Conservation Spokesman Gerry Eckhoff said the Green Party’s latest blatant attempt to mislead New Zealanders had blown up in its face. More >>

Govt Whip Tries To Blame ACT For His Foul-Ups

Wednesday, 4 April 2001, 2:53 pm | ACT New Zealand

Senior Government Whip Rick Barker is attempting to put the blame on ACT for his and the Government’s messed-up attempts to fix up Easter trading regulations, ACT deputy leader Ken Shirley said today. More >>

Helen’s ‘Jobs for the Girls’ Scheme Flourishes

Wednesday, 4 April 2001, 1:24 pm | ACT New Zealand

In response to media requests for his reaction to the appointment of a female Governor-General, ACT Leader Richard Prebble noted that the new Chief Human Rights Commissioner is also a woman and in fact the Government hasn’t appointed any top job to a man. More >>