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What Game is ENZA Playing?- Jennings
Monday, 14 August 2000, 9:13 am | ACT New Zealand
“ENZA suggests that in the wholesale market in the UK, Royal Gala have come under pressure from low-priced New Zealand fruit out of the Continent, suggesting that this fruit is likely to be permit fruit,” Mr Jennings said. “Is ENZA sure that the ... More >>
"Do As I Say Not As I Do" - Cullen
Monday, 14 August 2000, 9:05 am | ACT New Zealand
“Dr Cullen’s plan isn’t credible because he is expecting successive Governments to achieve what he himself cannot achieve. More >>
Richard Preble's Letter From Wellington
Monday, 14 August 2000, 12:51 am | ACT New Zealand
The Labour/Alliance Government suffered a major defeat in parliament over the weekend. After telling the media, and their own MPs that the Bill would be passed by Friday, and inviting all their trade union mates to a huge celebration on Tuesday, Parliament ... More >>
Richard Prebble To Economists
Friday, 11 August 2000, 3:57 pm | ACT New Zealand
Thank you for the invitation to speak to the Economist’s Conference and for the wonderfully exciting topic – how ACT intends building the centre right vote and working with National to implement our policy goals for a more prosperous New Zealand. More >>
Health Facilities Idle
Thursday, 10 August 2000, 5:03 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Public health facilities are lying idle because of staffing and financial constraints and New Zealanders with life threatening conditions are being turned away,” he said. More >>
Prebble Cleared Of Breach Of Privilege
Wednesday, 9 August 2000, 7:11 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Leader, Hon Richard Prebble, has been cleared of an allegation that he breached privilege by informing the country of the changes made to the Employment Relations Bill. More >>
ACT Will Target Nine Key Areas In ERB Debate
Wednesday, 9 August 2000, 7:06 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT will be targeting nine key areas with amendments during the Employment Relations Bill debate, said ACT Leader, Hon Richard Prebble. More >>
Soft on Crims Minister Should Quit
Wednesday, 9 August 2000, 3:46 pm | ACT New Zealand
“This gruesome murder should send a serious message to Mr Robson that he must take responsibility for his soft-on-crime experiments that have seen him promote restorative justice and home detention for violent offenders.” More >>
Hotere Should Get Truth in Sentencing
Wednesday, 9 August 2000, 3:30 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Hotene is one of the 32% of violent offenders who have gone on to murder rape and rob after serving only two-thirds of their sentence since 1995,” Stephen Franks said. More >>
Dover Samuels
Wednesday, 9 August 2000, 9:10 am | ACT New Zealand
I have not made any press statements about the police investigation into allegations made against Mr Samuel’s, said ACT Leader, Hon Richard Prebble. More >>
Welfare Bill A Sham Says Muriel Newman
Wednesday, 9 August 2000, 9:04 am | ACT New Zealand
The Social Security Bill tabled today by the Minister of Social Services and Employment, Steve Maharey, has been described as a sham, by ACT Employment and Welfare Spokesman, Dr Muriel Newman. “The Minister, who talked big, promising major changes to the Community ... More >>
Employment Relations Bill Speech to Parliament
Tuesday, 8 August 2000, 4:20 pm | ACT New Zealand
The Bill is a radical rewrite of New Zealand's employment laws. It introduces new concepts foreign to our law, some that have no precedent anywhere. It's law designed on the premise that the whole country is like a university. More >>
Even Labour Gets The Facts From ACT
Tuesday, 8 August 2000, 4:18 pm | ACT New Zealand
Government MP’s have been using ACT’s website to get information on the Employment Relations Bill, said ACT Leader, Hon Richard Prebble. More >>
Sue Bradford; The Lamb of Select Committee
Monday, 7 August 2000, 4:36 pm | ACT New Zealand
The ACT party is amazed that Green MP, Sue Bradford, is proposing an Employment Relations Bill amendment, when she would not support the same amendment in select committee, said ACT Leader Hon Richard Prebble. More >>
Richard Prebble's Letter From Wellington
Monday, 7 August 2000, 3:29 pm | ACT New Zealand
The coalition, with the support of the Greens, will dominate Parliament this week as they ram the Employment Relations Bill through under urgency. The Bill, as reported back, is now 250 pages. More >>
ACT NZ Central Divisional Conference - Prebble
Monday, 7 August 2000, 7:49 am | ACT New Zealand
I am pleased to report to this divisional conference of the ACT Party that the ACT MPs are the most effective opposition to the Alliance/Labour coalition. More >>
Health Minister Embarrassed
Friday, 4 August 2000, 2:45 pm | ACT New Zealand
Mr Shirley, who is also ACT’s health spokesman, was commentating on an answer to a Parliamentary question in which Health Minister Annette King said she could not provide an answer because her Ministry did not hold information on the number of ... More >>
Health Minister Embarrassed Over Operating Theatre
Friday, 4 August 2000, 11:59 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Deputy Leader Ken Shirley said he was dismayed to learn that the Government did not know the number of operating theatres in the country’s public hospitals. More >>
Government Rejects Opportunity To Help Homeowners
Friday, 4 August 2000, 11:58 am | ACT New Zealand
The Government has voted down ACT MP Owen Jennings Earthquake Dissolution Bill that would have given home owners better quality disaster insurance cover at a more competitive price. More >>
Govt Rejects Opportunities
Friday, 4 August 2000, 11:47 am | ACT New Zealand
“The Coalition Government’s professed interest in acting for the poor is a sham” Mr Jennings said. More >>
