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Solomons Peacekeeping Raises Serious Issues

Wednesday, 18 October 2000, 9:39 am | ACT New Zealand

The government’s decision to intervene in the Solomon Islands is a project with real risks. I believe the public and Parliament should be fully informed of the dangers. More >>

"Sympathetic Hearing" For ACT-Led Delegation

Wednesday, 18 October 2000, 9:31 am | ACT New Zealand

The Foxton couple who lost their pig farm two years ago because of a resource consent decision by the Manawatu Regional Council, received a “sympathetic” hearing from the council today, ACT MP Owen Jennings said. More >>

Take Responsibility For That Which Is Yours

Tuesday, 17 October 2000, 3:54 pm | ACT New Zealand

New Zealand has not experienced such a convergence of negative economic indicators in over a decade, said ACT Leader Hon Richard Prebble. More >>

ACT MP Heads Compensation Delegation

Tuesday, 17 October 2000, 2:21 pm | ACT New Zealand

ACT MP Owen Jennings, led a delegation to the Manawatu-Whanganui Regional Council today demanding compensation for the Bierstaker family who lost their Foxton pig farming business as a result of neighbours complaining to the regional council about ... More >>

Labour In Trouble Over Fisheries Settlement

Tuesday, 17 October 2000, 2:19 pm | ACT New Zealand

A stinging attack by the Treaty Tribes Coalition exposes a serious internal rift within the Government, ACT Deputy Leader Ken Shirley said today. More >>

ACT Seeks Urgent Debate On Solomons Deployment

Tuesday, 17 October 2000, 9:45 am | ACT New Zealand

The ACT party believes the issue of committing unarmed New Zealand soldiers and police personnel to the Solomons should be debated in parliament, said ACT Leader, Hon Richard Prebble. More >>

Hon Richard Prebble Whangarei Speech

Monday, 16 October 2000, 3:21 pm | ACT New Zealand

Today is the first day of a four day report back tour of Northland. We are travelling from Whangaparoa to Kerikeri. We are meeting with many people from concerned citizens to mayors, farmers to manufacturers and tourist operators. More >>

Immigration Policy - ACT Northland Tour

Monday, 16 October 2000, 3:19 pm | ACT New Zealand

Inflation up, Growth down - It's the Economy

Monday, 16 October 2000, 3:13 pm | ACT New Zealand

ACT Finance spokesman Rodney Hide said today that New Zealand is now in the worst of all worlds - with inflation topping the upper limit and the economy for the last quarter shrinking. More >>

Prebble's Letter from Wellington - 16 October

Monday, 16 October 2000, 1:08 pm | ACT New Zealand

Michael Cullen attended a special ACT caucus on Friday to explain his proposed superannuation scheme. The caucus spent the rest of Friday with Sir Roger Douglas exploring superannuation issues. More >>

Dumbing Down New Zealand: Richard Prebble Speech

Monday, 16 October 2000, 10:16 am | ACT New Zealand

The ACT Party has been leading the debate over the migration of skilled New Zealanders. ACT has raised the subject of migration because it is the most important issue facing our nation. The young are our future. More >>

ACT Clarifies Position On Student Union Membership

Friday, 13 October 2000, 9:07 am | ACT New Zealand

Last night NZUSA claimed that ACT Tertiary Education spokesman Stephen Franks had admitted flaws in ACT’s stance on voluntary membership of student unions. “The NZUSA release is deceptive,” responded Mr Franks. More >>

Casino Report Time Wasting Exercise

Thursday, 12 October 2000, 5:44 pm | ACT New Zealand

“The report into the Sky City Casino seems to highlight staff infringements that are no different from any large firm with a number of staff,” said ACT Internal Affairs spokesman Penny Webster. More >>

Shared Parenting

Thursday, 12 October 2000, 4:57 pm | ACT New Zealand

The tragic murder-suicide of Rosemary Perkins and her three daughters Alice, Maria and Cherie, aged 8 6, and 23 months, is a shocking reminder of the urgency of the need for change to New Zealand’s family laws. More >>

Housing NZ Salaries Soar As Profits Plummet

Thursday, 12 October 2000, 4:32 pm | ACT New Zealand

Housing New Zealand's plummeting profit and its renewed social housing focus as prescribed by the Government has been accompanied by increases to salary packages for senior staff, said Act Housing Spokesman, Dr Muriel Newman. More >>

"Please Explain Stupid Training" - Awatere Huata

Thursday, 12 October 2000, 4:23 pm | ACT New Zealand

Making paper planes appears to be the best training teachers can get to come to grips with the new National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA) system, ACT Education Spokeswoman Donna Awatere Huata said today. More >>

ACT Leader Announces Media Unit Changes

Thursday, 12 October 2000, 3:35 pm | ACT New Zealand

ACT leader Richard Prebble said Wellington journalist David Hargreaves has joined ACT New Zealand’s Parliamentary Office as a Caucus Press Secretary. David has joined from The Independent Business Weekly and has previously worked for a number of publications ... More >>