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Maharey Bill "Ideological Claptrap" - Newman
Tuesday, 12 September 2000, 4:55 pm | ACT New Zealand
The Social Security Amendment Bill, which had its first reading in Parliament today was “ideological claptrap” and did nothing to help unemployed people get back into meaningful jobs, ACT Social Welfare Spokesman Dr Muriel Newman said today. More >>
Parliament On The Net Would Unravel The Spin
Tuesday, 12 September 2000, 4:26 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Leader, Hon Richard Prebble, welcomes Speaker Rt. Hon Jonathan Hunt’s, decision to allow Sky TV to begin broadcasting parliament’s question time live from next Tuesday, but states MPTV should be broadcast on the Internet as well. More >>
Singapore Free Trade Agreement – ACT Letter
Tuesday, 12 September 2000, 1:44 pm | ACT New Zealand
The ACT Caucus has today considered our position on the Singapore free trade agreement. ACT strongly supports free trade as being in the best interests of a trading nation in a global economy. More >>
Migrating Professionals Cost NZ $4.2 Billion
Tuesday, 12 September 2000, 10:14 am | ACT New Zealand
Over 10,000 professionally qualified New Zealanders have left New Zealand since the election, said ACT Leader, Hon Richard Prebble. More >>
Green WTO Protest Irresponsible - Jennings
Friday, 8 September 2000, 1:18 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT MP Owen Jennings has slammed the Green Party for supporting two of its MPs who are travelling to Melbourne to protest against a World Economic Forum next week. More >>
ERA Seminar: Richard Prebble Speech Extract
Friday, 8 September 2000, 11:22 am | ACT New Zealand
Hundreds of workers have already lost their jobs because of the Employment Relations Act. Over the next three weeks before the new law commences, many more will suffer the same fate. More >>
Eckhoff: The Deed Could Cover More Though
Friday, 8 September 2000, 9:30 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT MP and Central Otago resident, Gerry Eckhoff, hopes the Deed signed today by Contact Energy and the Government does not abdicate blame or remove local residents claims for further compensation. More >>
Eckhoff: The Deed Could Cover More Though
Thursday, 7 September 2000, 6:45 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT MP and Central Otago resident, Gerry Eckhoff, hopes the Deed signed today by Contact Energy and the Government does not abdicate blame or remove local residents claims for further compensation. More >>
NZ$ Plummets Again, Cullen Must Step Aside
Thursday, 7 September 2000, 6:38 pm | ACT New Zealand
This afternoon the New Zealand dollar fell to its lowest level ever, said ACT Leader, Hon Richard Prebble. More >>
ACT Urges Caution In Overseas Dairy Investments
Thursday, 7 September 2000, 4:04 pm | ACT New Zealand
With all the uncertainty in the dairy industry at the moment farmers should be wary of the dairy companies and dairy board investing their money offshore, said ACT MP and dairy farmer Penny Webster. The Dairy Board has agreed to purchase a 51 per cent ... More >>
Dairy Board To Muscle In On Organic Profits?
Thursday, 7 September 2000, 11:27 am | ACT New Zealand
The Dairy Board’s endorsement of organic farming could be a two-edged sword, said ACT MP and farmer, Penny Webster. More >>
Racial roll: wrong answer to the right question
Wednesday, 6 September 2000, 6:42 pm | ACT New Zealand
Today’s introduction of the Bay of Plenty Regional Council (Maori Constituency Empowering) Bill represents a dangerous step in the wrong direction, said Hon Ken Shirley, Deputy Leader of ACT New Zealand. More >>
Dover Samuels Affair
Wednesday, 6 September 2000, 6:40 pm | ACT New Zealand
“I believe Parliament should move on. I reluctantly issue a press statement to refute the personal attacks that have been made on me, said ACT Leader, Hon Richard Prebble. More >>
"Truth In Sentencing" - Speech To Parliament
Wednesday, 6 September 2000, 3:08 pm | ACT New Zealand
From the day ACT arrived in parliament we said that we need tougher sentencing. It is disgraceful that the Labour-Alliance minority coalition, with the assistance of the Greens are blocking the passing of Truth in Sentencing. More >>
Parliament On The Net Would Be Cheaper For All
Wednesday, 6 September 2000, 2:53 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Leader, Hon Richard Prebble welcomes Speaker Hon Jonathan Hunt’s, decision to allow Sky TV to live broadcast parliament’s question time but states that it should be broadcast on the Internet as well. More >>
Webster: My Bill Will End Auckland Traffic Woes
Wednesday, 6 September 2000, 2:40 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Transport spokesman and Auckland resident, Penny Webster, has placed a Bill in the Private Members ballot that will make it the Auckland Regional Council’s responsibility to finish the Auckland’s principal roading network by the end of 2005. More >>
Hide Demands Cullen Apology
Tuesday, 5 September 2000, 5:29 pm | ACT New Zealand
Repeated statements by the Treasurer, Dr Michael Cullen, today in Parliament that the BNZ had not forecast a deficit for the current financial year shows he is losing it, said ACT Finance spokesman Rodney Hide. More >>
Prebble On Govt's First 10 Months In Office
Tuesday, 5 September 2000, 9:58 am | ACT New Zealand
Last week the New Zealand dollar set new record low values. Not as some media report, record lows since the dollar was floated, but all time record low values. More >>
Time To Move On
Monday, 4 September 2000, 4:52 pm | ACT New Zealand
The police decision not to prosecute Mr Dover Samuels MP for the crime of having sexual relations with a teenager in his care and protection brings the issue to an end, said Hon Richard Prebble. More >>
Human Rights Commission review urgent - Franks
Saturday, 2 September 2000, 5:30 pm | ACT New Zealand
An overhaul of the Human Rights Commission is clearly urgent, following the anti-gay video case, according to ACT Justice spokesman Stephen Franks MP. “The Court of Appeal's thumping decision yesterday defends freedom of speech.” He says. The judges voided ... More >>
