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Maharey Misleads Parliament
Wednesday, 22 November 2000, 9:29 am | ACT New Zealand
“Social Services and Employment Minister Steve Maharey has today deliberately misled Parliament,” said ACT Employment Spokesman Dr Muriel Newman. More >>
Skilled New Zealanders Leave in Record Numbers
Tuesday, 21 November 2000, 5:26 pm | ACT New Zealand
More health professionals and tertiary teachers left New Zealand in the past 12 months than ever before, ACT Immigration Spokesman Penny Webster said today. More >>
The Brain Drain: A Boeing 767 Of Kiwis A Day
Tuesday, 21 November 2000, 4:56 pm | ACT New Zealand
Two hundred New Zealanders, enough to fill a Boeing 767, are now leaving the country every day, an all time record, said ACT Leader Hon Richard Prebble. More >>
ACT Pleased Important Issues To Be Debated
Tuesday, 21 November 2000, 3:42 pm | ACT New Zealand
Members’ day will become ACT Day in Parliament this Wednesday, said ACT leader Hon Richard Prebble. More >>
Govt Misled Public Over Kaikohe Probation Problems
Tuesday, 21 November 2000, 11:12 am | ACT New Zealand
The Government gave misleading assurances to Parliament last week that the situation in the parole office in Kaikohe was under control, despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary, ACT Justice Spokesman Stephen Franks said today. More >>
Labour’s Defence Spending Focussed On The Now
Tuesday, 21 November 2000, 10:38 am | ACT New Zealand
New Zealand’s defence spending is being driven by the immediate needs of East Timor rather than the country’s long term strategic interests, said ACT leader Hon Richard Prebble. More >>
Richard Prebble's Letter From Wellington #39
Monday, 20 November 2000, 3:30 pm | ACT New Zealand
Helen Clark's visionless speech and the choice of a professional election campaigner as party president is a clear indication that Labour's sole objective is to be re-elected. Neither Mike Williams or Clark have stated any vision of how New Zealand can a prosperous ... More >>
Suspension Figures Point to Problems With System
Monday, 20 November 2000, 2:45 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Education Spokesperson Donna Awatere Huata says figures she has obtained from the Government on the numbers of suspensions from New Zealand schools make disturbing reading and point to problems keeping our young people sufficiently interested in ... More >>
Maharey Ignores Soaring Long-Term Unemployment
Monday, 20 November 2000, 9:52 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Employment Spokesman Muriel Newman today released official Department of Work and Income statistics which show that the number of people registered as out of work for more than a year rose nearly 1.5 percent in October alone, to a record 110,081. More >>
Government Avoids Facts On Work-For-Dole Scheme
Friday, 17 November 2000, 8:40 am | ACT New Zealand
The Government’s latest efforts to damn the work-for-dole scheme are simply an attempt to mask the fact that the planned scrapping of the scheme is ideologically and not factually driven, ACT Employment Spokesman Dr Muriel Newman said. More >>
New Certificate Will 'Dumb Down' Education System
Friday, 17 November 2000, 12:50 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Education spokesperson Donna Awatere Huata said today that she agreed with Principal John Morris that the National Certificate of Educational Achievement will be a meaningless qualification for secondary students. More >>
Clark Gives Myanmar Tariff Free Access To NZ
Thursday, 16 November 2000, 4:54 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT, New Zealand’s free trade party, welcomes Helen Clark’s decision to grant free trade access to the world’s poorest countries, said ACT leader Hon Richard Prebble. More >>
Prisoners' Easy Access To Telephones Unacceptable
Thursday, 16 November 2000, 2:53 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Deputy Leader and Police spokesman Ken Shirley has written to the Ministers of Police and Corrections urging the Government to fund and implement the monitoring of prison inmates’ telephone calls. More >>
IRD Commissioner John Perham Signals New Era
Thursday, 16 November 2000, 1:21 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Finance spokesman Rodney Hide said today that all taxpayers would be heartened by Inland Revenue Commissioner John Perham’s apology to tax victims Jan and Murray Willis. More >>
"The Role Of Third Parties" - Richard Prebble
Thursday, 16 November 2000, 11:48 am | ACT New Zealand
Richard Prebble Speech to Te Awamutu Chamber of Commerce 1 Gorst Ave Te Awamutu 16 November 2000 More >>
Judges Getting it Right on Open Justice
Wednesday, 15 November 2000, 5:39 pm | ACT New Zealand
Justice Robertson got it right in refusing name suppression to an offender who applied for police diversion. “The judges are reaffirming common sense and the principle of open public justice and getting tougher on crime, while the Government just prattles ... More >>
Pouakani Claims (What The Govt Didn’t Tell Maori)
Wednesday, 15 November 2000, 4:36 pm | ACT New Zealand
This has been a very interesting bill. It gives legislative enforcement to a settlement that was actually reached by the National Government and Sir Douglas Graham. So it is a settlement that happened over a year ago. More >>
Are There Any Winners Under A Socialist Govt?
Wednesday, 15 November 2000, 11:42 am | ACT New Zealand
Thank you for the invitation, and even more, thank you for the topic "Are there any winners under a socialist government?” The answer to this question is the reason I'm no longer a Labour voter. More >>
Tizard’s Efforts Offer Little Hope For Auckland
Tuesday, 14 November 2000, 6:49 pm | ACT New Zealand
The Government continues to be directionless over Auckland’s transport problems, said ACT’s Transport spokesman and Auckland resident, Penny Webster. More >>
ACT Welcomes Sentencing Review
Tuesday, 14 November 2000, 10:13 am | ACT New Zealand
The ACT party welcomes the proposal by the Minister of Justice to review sentences, said ACT Leader Hon Richard Prebble. More >>
