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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 >>

Government Putting Lives at Risk

Friday, 4 August 2000, 11:45 am | ACT New Zealand

Mr Shirley said he was sickened to hear of ye t another person, elderly Wellington pensioner Joyce Julius, who was forced to pay out $16,000 for life-saving surgery after being twice turned away from Wellington Hospital because of staff shortages. More >>