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Set Up Teacher Monitoring Body Now Says ACT
Wednesday, 4 October 2000, 4:32 pm | ACT New Zealand
Education Minister Trevor Mallard should stop dithering and set up the proposed new body to monitor teacher performance now, ACT Education spokeswoman Donna Awatere Huata said today. More >>
Time For U-Turn
Wednesday, 4 October 2000, 4:06 pm | ACT New Zealand
This afternoon the New Zealand dollar fell to its lowest level in history of 39.99 US cents, said ACT Leader, Hon Richard Prebble. More >>
RB News Grim, Recession Tipped For Christmas
Wednesday, 4 October 2000, 4:04 pm | ACT New Zealand
The Reserve Bank's stagflation warning is further confirmation of the serious economic malaise the Labour Government has inflicted on the country, according to ACT's Finance Spokesman, Rodney Hide. More >>
Rhetoric Fails To Hide Tragic Unemployment Figures
Wednesday, 4 October 2000, 2:50 pm | ACT New Zealand
Government rhetoric is failing to hide the record numbers of long term unemployed New Zealanders who were suffering and being denied the opportunity to better themselves, ACT Social Welfare Spokesman Dr Muriel Newman said today. More >>
Labour Panics Over Closing the Gaps Policy
Tuesday, 3 October 2000, 8:28 pm | ACT New Zealand
Labour poll results are behind the blatantly transparent attempt by Social Services Minister, Steve Maharey, to re-launch the GovernmentÆs Maori/ Pacific Island æClosing the GapsÆ policy, ACT Welfare Spokesman Dr Muriel Newman, said today. More >>
Immigration Review Must Promote Brain Gain
Tuesday, 3 October 2000, 2:18 pm | ACT New Zealand
An immigration law review announced by Immigration Minister, Lianne Dalziel, raises questions of political competence, said ACT Immigration spokesman Penny Webster. More >>
No One Home On Planet Anderton
Tuesday, 3 October 2000, 2:16 pm | ACT New Zealand
Deputy Prime Minister Jim Anderton must be on another economic planet, ACT Finance Spokesman Rodney Hide said today. More >>
NZ Speed Limit Already One Of Lowest
Tuesday, 3 October 2000, 9:57 am | ACT New Zealand
A Proposal to cut open-road speed limits, flies in the face of overseas experience, ACT Transport Spokesman Penny Webster said today. More >>
ACT Policy Launch - Advisory
Sunday, 1 October 2000, 11:25 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT will release the first 2002 election policy by any political party tomorrow, said ACT Leader Hon Richard Prebble. More >>
ACT Launches Election Employment Policy
Sunday, 1 October 2000, 11:23 pm | ACT New Zealand
ôToday, as the Employment Relations Act comes into force, ACT is launching its employment relations policy û ôFreedom to Contractö, said ACT Leader, Hon Richard Prebble. More >>
New Employment Law Causes Chaos
Sunday, 1 October 2000, 11:02 pm | ACT New Zealand
A memo issued today by Parliamentary Services putting a two week stop on the employment of any new staff, either casual or permanent, in the parliamentary complex is an indication of how difficult employers are going to find the new law, said ACT Leader, ... More >>
The Kiwi Dollar - Is It Too Risky?
Sunday, 1 October 2000, 10:54 pm | ACT New Zealand
I thought that some observations on the debate over the kiwi dollar might be of interest to this Trade Council. More >>
Adoption Law Review "Politically Correct Agenda"
Friday, 29 September 2000, 2:10 pm | ACT New Zealand
A Law Commission report on changes to our adoption laws, was a politically correct agenda driven by “academic ideologues,” ACT Social Welfare spokesman Dr Muriel Newman said today. More >>
Labour Delivers Only Contraction In OECD- ACT
Friday, 29 September 2000, 1:27 pm | ACT New Zealand
The Labour Government has delivered the only shrinking economy in the OECD," said ACT Finance spokesman, Rodney Hide. More >>
New Zealand Should Look At Ireland
Friday, 29 September 2000, 9:51 am | ACT New Zealand
I have never known New Zealanders so depressed. People no longer believe that New Zealand can foot it as a major nation. More >>
Racist Legislation Not The Answer - Newman
Thursday, 28 September 2000, 4:24 pm | ACT New Zealand
By pegging its future success to an objective that is ethnically focussed, such as closing the gaps,the Government risks not only alienating the rest of the country but damaging Maori in the process. More >>
"RACE RELATIONS" - Speech -- Richard Prebble
Thursday, 28 September 2000, 1:15 pm | ACT New Zealand
Tonight I want to deal with what is the most difficult issue to debate nationally, race relations. More >>
Richard Prebble Speech "Race Relations"
Wednesday, 27 September 2000, 5:37 pm | ACT New Zealand
Tonight I want to deal with what is the most difficult issue to debate nationally, race relations. More >>
Government Should Rightly Be Ignored
Wednesday, 27 September 2000, 4:34 pm | ACT New Zealand
The thinly veiled threat to the Wool Industry made by two Government Ministers shows how keen the coalition are to spend other peoples money, said ACT MP and wool farmer Gerry Eckhoff. More >>
Overstayer Policy Rapidly Unwinding - Webster
Wednesday, 27 September 2000, 4:25 pm | ACT New Zealand
Today’s confirmation by the Minister of Immigration that she will consider refugee applications on a case by case basis is merely the first U-turn that signals the unravelling of transitional policy, said ACT Immigration spokesman Penny Webster. More >>
