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Catherine Judd Is New ACT Party President
Monday, 12 March 2001, 10:05 am | ACT New Zealand
“ACT New Zealand is proud to announce that Catherine Judd is the new president of the party,” outgoing president Sir Roger Douglas said today. More >>
Catherine Judd - President ACT New Zealand
Monday, 12 March 2001, 9:21 am | ACT New Zealand
Catherine Judd, newly elected President of ACT New Zealand, said today she was deeply honoured by the vote of confidence expressed in her by ACT members and by its co-founders Sir Roger Douglas and Hon Derek Quigley. More >>
Challenging Goals - Peter Shirtcliffe
Monday, 12 March 2001, 9:01 am | ACT New Zealand
You have invited to your conference someone who is indeed honoured to be here. Someone who is an unashamed, card-carrying optimist about New Zealand. More >>
Stop Navel Gazing - NZ Must Become Part of Asia
Monday, 12 March 2001, 8:55 am | ACT New Zealand
International Speaker Gavin M. Faull's Address to the ACT Annual Conference, Hotel Grand Chancellor, Christchurch, 8.50am, Saturday, 10 March 2001 More >>
Helen Clark Puts New Zealand Families at Risk
Friday, 9 March 2001, 2:17 pm | ACT New Zealand
The Prime Minister’s personal agenda to isolate New Zealand puts every family at risk, strategically and economically, ACT Trade Negotiations Spokesman Owen Jennings said today. More >>
Close The Gates!
Friday, 9 March 2001, 2:16 pm | ACT New Zealand
If the Government presses ahead with the Electricity Industry Bill, in its present form, I will lead by example and close the gates to my property and refuse access for lines crews, ACT Agriculture spokesman Gerry Eckhoff said today. More >>
Give us Back our Car Keys, Keith
Thursday, 8 March 2001, 6:19 pm | ACT New Zealand
Reactionary Green MP Keith Locke is at best confused, and at worst an ideological dupe, ACT Transport Spokesman Penny Webster said today. More >>
10th By 2010 – ACT Conference Shows The Way
Thursday, 8 March 2001, 10:24 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Leader Hon Richard Prebble said the party aimed to set the political agenda for the year with its annual conference starting in Christchurch tomorrow, which has as its theme “10th by 2010. More >>
More Skilled People Leaving NZ Than Ever Before
Wednesday, 7 March 2001, 10:24 am | ACT New Zealand
More skilled people left New Zealand in the past 12 months than ever before, ACT Leader Hon Richard Prebble said. More >>
Hobbs leaps out of the frying pan...
Tuesday, 6 March 2001, 5:11 pm | ACT New Zealand
"The Registrar of Electors' ruling that Marian Hobbs was correctly enrolled as a voter in Wellington Central has taken her out of the frying pan and into the fire, ACT Leader and former Wellington Central MP," Hon Richard Prebble said. More >>
Fresh Look At Ways To Save Our Wildlife
Tuesday, 6 March 2001, 12:31 am | ACT New Zealand
The managing director of the world’s sole publicly-listed environmental conservation company will bring his fresh and innovative ideas to New Zealand when he speaks at ACT’s annual conference this weekend, MP Gerry Eckhoff said today. More >>
Border Control Nonchalance Is Extremely Dangerous
Monday, 5 March 2001, 5:24 pm | ACT New Zealand
The Coalition Government’s casual approach to the danger of foot and mouth disease crossing our borders is frightening, Rural Affairs and Biosecurity Spokesman Owen Jennings said today. More >>
Jim Anderton Feeds the Bureaucracy
Monday, 5 March 2001, 5:22 pm | ACT New Zealand
Bureaucracy is swallowing up Regional Development funding supposed to create jobs and growth, Local Government Spokesman Owen Jennings said today. More >>
Another Death Prompts Renewed Call for Action
Monday, 5 March 2001, 4:47 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT MP Dr Muriel Newman today renewed her call for the dangerous Ruakaka-Waipu highway to be fixed. More >>
Paid Parental Leave Could Have Adverse Impact
Monday, 5 March 2001, 2:27 pm | ACT New Zealand
A system of compulsory paid parental leave could lead to increased discrimination against women in the workforce, ACT Employment Spokesman Dr Muriel Newman said. More >>
Government Agency Wastes $22 Million
Monday, 5 March 2001, 1:22 pm | ACT New Zealand
A Government agency squandered $22 million of road users’ money, ACT Transport Spokesman Penny Webster said today. More >>
Government Must Wake Up To Foot And Mouth Threat
Friday, 2 March 2001, 3:00 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Agriculture Spokesman Gerry Eckhoff said the Government must immediately drop its “she’ll be right” attitude to border controls during the current foot and mouth emergency. More >>
LTSA Speed Fixation Is Not the Cure
Friday, 2 March 2001, 1:12 pm | ACT New Zealand
The jump in the road toll proves that the Land Transport Safety Authority’s fixation on speeding is not working, ACT Transport spokesman Penny Webster said today. More >>
Maharey Fiddles While CYFS Burns
Friday, 2 March 2001, 11:39 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Social Welfare Spokesman Dr Muriel Newman has questioned why Social Services Minister Steve Maharey is waiting for the Government’s 2001 Budget before tackling the rapidly escalating crisis in the Department of Child Youth and Family Services. More >>
NZ – Australia: Social (In)Security Agreement
Thursday, 1 March 2001, 8:01 pm | ACT New Zealand
I believe that this is the most significant foreign treaty that a New Zealand Government has signed, certainly since the closer economic relations treaty. The House should realise that the treaty signed by the Government on Monday basically rips up an agreement ... More >>
