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Govt Should Withdraw Arms Amendment Bill - ACT
Tuesday, 5 December 2000, 11:51 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Deputy Leader and Police spokesman Ken Shirley is urging the Government to withdraw the troubled Arms Amendment Bill. More >>
Lawyers Drooling At Family Property Law Changes
Tuesday, 5 December 2000, 11:14 am | ACT New Zealand
“Lawyers expect a revenue bonanza from the Property Relationship legislation the government is determined to force through before Christmas,” ACT Justice Spokesman Stephen Franks said. More >>
Decision On Road Funding Is Needed Now
Tuesday, 5 December 2000, 11:10 am | ACT New Zealand
The Government’s inability to make up its mind on transport matters is holding back much-needed road improvements, said ACT Transport spokesman Penny Webster. More >>
Australia-New Zealand Immigration Tensions Rising
Monday, 4 December 2000, 5:24 pm | ACT New Zealand
Despite attempts to playdown the trans-tasman tensions, the Labour Government cannot just shrug off the serious concerns of an Australian cabinet Minister, said ACT Immigration Spokesman Penny Webster. More >>
Jim Sutton Admits: The Monopoly Doesn’t Work
Monday, 4 December 2000, 5:23 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Agriculture spokesman Gerry Eckhoff, welcomes Agriculture Minister Jim Sutton’s statement that ENZA’s export monopoly does not increase grower returns. More >>
Good News Ahead for Pre-school Sector
Monday, 4 December 2000, 2:36 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Education spokesperson Donna Awatere Huata said she looks forward to the Minister of Education’s next announcement on funding for Early Childhood Education. “The Minister of Education conceded in question time last week that the Government has not spent ... More >>
Richard Prebble's Letter From Wellington #41
Monday, 4 December 2000, 1:11 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT is giving New Zealanders the opportunity to have their say on accident compensation. ACC spokesman and ACT Deputy Leader, Ken Shirley, believes (and select committee submissions support) that many New Zealanders enjoyed the dramatic levy drops and ... More >>
Australian Immigration Minister Doing Govt. Favour
Monday, 4 December 2000, 8:58 am | ACT New Zealand
The Australian Minster of Immigration, Phillip Ruddock’s suggestion that “New Zealand has to focus on what it is that has led to a very significant movement of their own people. New Zealand has seen a very significant exodus of its population” should ... More >>
Mallard To Wipe Millions Off Value Of Assets
Friday, 1 December 2000, 5:44 pm | ACT New Zealand
The coalition could wipe millions off the value of taxpayer owned assets if Trevor Mallard gets cabinet approval to meddle with State Owned Enterprises, said ACT Leader and first Minister of State Owned Enterprises (SOEs), Hon Richard Prebble. More >>
Newman to Stand for Whangarei Electorate Again
Friday, 1 December 2000, 5:42 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT list MP and Social Welfare Spokesman Dr Muriel Newman will later today become the party’s first candidate for the next general election when she is selected to stand again in the Whangarei seat. More >>
Personal Explanation--Lost Taxi Chits: Allegations
Friday, 1 December 2000, 4:20 pm | ACT New Zealand
RODNEY HIDE (ACT NZ): I wish to make a personal explanation regarding the claim in the House yesterday that someone should explain to the House the story about an MP who lost a book of taxi chits. In the House yesterday Mr Peters said that an MP had ... More >>
Consistency Is Not Dr Cullen’s Strongpoint - ACT
Friday, 1 December 2000, 2:59 pm | ACT New Zealand
Finance Minister Dr Michael Cullen should be consistent and apply the same criteria to his government’s legislation as he did to the Greens’ amendments, said ACT Health spokesman Hon Ken Shirley. More >>
Serious Fraud Office Should Explain Lack Of Action
Friday, 1 December 2000, 10:56 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Justice Spokesman and commercial lawyer Stephen Franks has written to Serious Fraud Office director David Bradshaw, requesting that he release to Fletcher Challenge the information the SFO received, when it inquired into an alleged insider trading ... More >>
Parents Not Consulted Over Abolition Of Exams
Wednesday, 29 November 2000, 10:14 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT education spokesperson Donna Awatere Huata MP said today that the Ministry of Education has not consulted parents about planned far-reaching changes, which will affect their children’s educational qualifications. More >>
ACT: Let’s Debate The Scheme At Select Committee
Tuesday, 28 November 2000, 5:01 pm | ACT New Zealand
The ACT party will support the coalition in introducing the New Zealand Superannuation Bill to a select committee, said ACT leader Hon Richard Prebble. More >>
Government Set To Suffer A Major Defeat
Monday, 27 November 2000, 6:28 pm | ACT New Zealand
Confirmation from the Greens that they will be supporting opposition amendments to Labour’s Health and Disability Bill means the coalition may suffer a major defeat on a cornerstone government policy. More >>
Government Gives Lawyers Another Pay Day
Monday, 27 November 2000, 6:28 pm | ACT New Zealand
Today’s extension of the deadline for submissions on the Government’s Human Rights discussion paper by Associate Minister of Justice, Margaret Wilson confirms big plans to change New Zealand’s culture, said ACT Justice spokesman Stephen Franks. More >>
Richard Prebble's Letter From Wellington #40
Monday, 27 November 2000, 11:24 am | ACT New Zealand
Christmas Polling Woes - Will The Health Legislation Pass? - Taxpayers Rights - Bill - The Widening Gaps - Maori MPs Concerned - Rubbery Figures - ACT Wednesday More >>
Is The Closing The Gaps Policy Legal?
Monday, 27 November 2000, 9:55 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT leader Hon Richard Prebble has questioned whether the coalition’s closing the gaps policy meets the requirements of the Public Finance Act. More >>
New CYFS Maori Strategist Offers Bold Direction
Friday, 24 November 2000, 11:13 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Social Welfare Spokesman Dr Muriel Newman congratulated Peter Douglas, recently appointed to the new position of general manager of Maori strategy at Child, Youth and Family Services, for his “courageous” views expressed in an article in today’s ... More >>
