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NZ$ Plummets, Interest Rate Hike Looks Unavoidable
Wednesday, 23 August 2000, 1:01 pm | ACT New Zealand
Last night the New Zealand dollar fell to the lowest level since its all-time low on 29 March 1985, said ACT Leader, Hon Richard Prebble. More >>
Hospitals Misled By Minister
Wednesday, 23 August 2000, 10:01 am | ACT New Zealand
“New Zealand’s public hospital managers and medical staff have every reason to be angry with this government and the minister Annette King over the misrepresentation of available funding” says Ken Shirley, ACT New Zealand’s Health Spokesman. More >>
Newman Renews Call For Inquiry - More Gagging
Wednesday, 23 August 2000, 9:44 am | ACT New Zealand
The Commissioner for Children’s confirmation today that he was told to “tone down” and “be more culturally appropriate” on the subject of child abuse among Maori, raises questions about our fundamental right to free speech, ACT Welfare Spokesman, Dr Muriel ... More >>
Fisheries Impasse Requires Govt Action
Wednesday, 23 August 2000, 9:42 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Deputy Leader and former Fisheries Minister Ken Shirley has thrown his support behind the Treaty Tribes Coalition’s efforts to unlock the Maori fisheries assets. More >>
ACT Heads South On "ACTion" Tour
Tuesday, 22 August 2000, 2:15 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT MPs are hitting the road over the next three weeks on a political report-back tour which will take in more than 25 centres throughout the whole of the South Island. More >>
DOC Money Allocation : Who's Driveway Is It?
Tuesday, 22 August 2000, 1:02 pm | ACT New Zealand
Sandra Lee’s decision to allocate scare Department of Conservation funding for a ‘road to nowhere’ private road and separate Maori camp grounds, while ignoring the needs of cash starved alpine facilities reeks of nepotism, said ACT conservation ... More >>
The Wool Spin: All Is Not Solved
Tuesday, 22 August 2000, 1:00 pm | ACT New Zealand
The overwhelming decision by woolgrowers in the referendum cannot be taken as a total endorsement of all ten recommendations of the McKinsey report, said ACT MP and Central Otago sheep farmer, Gerry Eckhoff. More >>
Retail Trade - July Provisional
Monday, 21 August 2000, 10:45 pm | ACT New Zealand
Statistics NZ estimate that total retail sales increased 1.1% mom in July. The market was expecting growth of 0.2% mom. Excluding motor vehicles sales and servicing store-types, retail sales are estimated to have increased by 1.7% mom. More >>
Royal Commission Decision A Travesty
Monday, 21 August 2000, 10:41 pm | ACT New Zealand
The Royal Commission of inquiry into genetic modified organisms decision to grant interested party status only to the Green party is a travesty, said ACT MP and farmer Gerry Eckhoff. More >>
Orions: $400m To Save Billions Seems A Good Idea
Monday, 21 August 2000, 5:03 pm | ACT New Zealand
Usually reliable sources have told ACT that the Cabinet has already made a decision to scrap the proposed Orion upgrade, said ACT Leader, Hon Richard Prebble. More >>
Attempts to Shut Down Child Abuse Debate Shameful
Monday, 21 August 2000, 2:53 pm | ACT New Zealand
Attempts by the Government to shut down the head of Women’s Refuge, Merepeka Raukawa-Tait, for speaking out about child abuse, is shameful and questions its commitment to ‘closing the gaps’, ACT Social Welfare Spokesman Muriel Newman said today. More >>
Richard Prebble Letter To PM On Superannuation
Monday, 21 August 2000, 1:55 pm | ACT New Zealand
Dear Prime Minister Re: Superannation The ACT NEW ZEALAND Party has been approached by the media and asked if we as a party would be prepared to enter into no-precondition multi-party talks regarding the future of superannuation. As you know, the ACT party ... More >>
Orions: New Zealand’s Most Useful Defence Asset
Monday, 21 August 2000, 1:53 pm | ACT New Zealand
The Orion aircraft are perhaps the most useful piece of equipment that the New Zealand Defence Force owns, said ACT Leader, Hon Richard Prebble. More >>
Richard Prebble's Letter from Wellington - 21 Aug
Monday, 21 August 2000, 12:31 am | ACT New Zealand
"We won, you lost. Eat it!", Michael Cullen's line sums up the coalition: arrogant. "It was not a mistake, we just didn't know what we were doing" from the Green's Rod Donald, needs no explanation. "Solidarity forever, the ... More >>
Prebble Letter To Speaker - Parlt. Media Coverage
Friday, 18 August 2000, 5:43 pm | ACT New Zealand
I write to suggest the real solution to the problem of the coverage of Parliament is to put the proceedings of Parliament onto the internet. It is now possible using “live streaming” and audio links to produce high quality pictures on the internet. More >>
Prebble Letter To PM - Singapore Trade Agreement
Friday, 18 August 2000, 5:39 pm | ACT New Zealand
The ACT party is very concerned to be informed by media sources that it is possible that the Government intends to sign the Free Trade Agreement with Singapore without consulting either the New Zealand public or Parliament. More >>
Mallard Decision A "Sop" Says Awatere Huata
Friday, 18 August 2000, 4:33 pm | ACT New Zealand
The funding injection just announced by Education Minister Trevor Mallard was “unfair, inequitable and a sop to ideology,” ACT Education spokesperson, Donna Awatere Huata, said today. More >>
Maharey Exposed Over Sole Parent Work Testing
Friday, 18 August 2000, 9:07 am | ACT New Zealand
Voting against the Green Party’s Social Security Private Member’s Bill which aimed to remove work testing of sole parents has embarrassed the Minister of Social Services Steve Maharey, and again exposed him as the Minister of “flip-flops,” ACT Social ... More >>
Public Opinion Polls Vital Voter Information
Friday, 18 August 2000, 9:06 am | ACT New Zealand
The ACT party will strongly oppose the Rt. Hon Winston Peters private members Bill to ban the publication of election campaign opinion polls, said ACT Leader, Hon Richard Prebble. More >>
Public Opinion Polls Vital Voter Information
Thursday, 17 August 2000, 4:25 pm | ACT New Zealand
The ACT party will strongly oppose the Rt. Hon Winston Peters private members Bill to ban the publication of election campaign opinion polls, said ACT Leader, Hon Richard Prebble. More >>
