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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 >>
Fresh Start Needed On Child Abuse Policies
Thursday, 1 March 2001, 3:04 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The strong criticisms of the Child Youth and Family Service in the Mick Brown report are unsurprising after years of failed leadership on child abuse policy,” says ACT MP Dr Muriel Newman. More >>
Minister Congratulated On Raising Eckhoff’s Ideas
Wednesday, 28 February 2001, 4:45 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Environment Minister Pete Hodgson is to be congratulated for raising in Parliament today my proposals to assist the protection of endangered native species,” ACT Conservation Spokesman Gerry Eckhoff said. More >>
Govt Must Secure Borders Against Foot And Mouth
Wednesday, 28 February 2001, 12:33 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Agriculture Spokesman Gerry Eckhoff is urging the Government to order an immediate boost to New Zealand’s border security to stop the spread of foot and mouth disease into this country. More >>
Helen Clark's Lost Credibility
Tuesday, 27 February 2001, 5:59 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Helen Clark’s persistence in omitting to tell the truth about New Zealanders losing their entitlement to automatic residency in Australia shows she believes she can say what she likes, and get away with it,” ACT leader Richard Prebble says. More >>
Maori Education Idea Is Bureaucracy Gone Mad
Tuesday, 27 February 2001, 3:19 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Education spokesperson Donna Awatere Huata said today that the idea of a full-blown Government department to oversee Maori education is bureaucracy gone mad. More >>
