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Speech Media Advisory - Richard Prebble

Thursday, 3 August 2000, 11:23 am | ACT New Zealand

ACT Leader, Hon Richard Prebble, will be giving a speech on the Employment Relations Bill and it's clash with the Magna Carta today. More >>

Can RBA Survive the ERB?

Thursday, 3 August 2000, 9:50 am | ACT New Zealand

ACT Finance spokesman Rodney Hide said today that the union attack on Reserve Bank governor Don Brash raised questions whether the Reserve Bank Act could survive the operation of the Employment Relations Bill. More >>

Government Rips Off ‘Primary School’ Fundraiser

Thursday, 3 August 2000, 8:45 am | ACT New Zealand

The Government should stop wasting taxpayer money on magnets and pamphlets to explain the Employment Relations Bill and front up to the public like ACT has done,” said ACT Leader Hon Richard Prebble. The government announced it is distributing around ... More >>

Job Placement Figures a “Joke” Says Newman

Thursday, 3 August 2000, 12:59 am | ACT New Zealand

Recent job placement figures that showed almost 60 per cent of people placed in the past year were back on a benefit, made a mockery of the Government’s main performance measure for the Department of Work and Income, the employment spokesman for ACT, ... More >>

Speech To The NZ Contractors' Federation

Wednesday, 2 August 2000, 2:36 pm | ACT New Zealand

Richard Prebble Speech -- Economy, "I appreciate the opportunity to speak to the construction industry. I have been a director of a civil engineering firm for over a decade." More >>

ERB: A Licence To Reap Personal Grievance Payouts

Wednesday, 2 August 2000, 2:27 pm | ACT New Zealand

The Employment Relations Bill is a charter to take firms for a personal grievance,” said ACT Leader, Hon Richard Prebble. More >>

Failing Health System Devastates Tauranga Couple

Wednesday, 2 August 2000, 2:21 pm | ACT New Zealand

A 55-year-old Tauranga woman has been forced to travel to Queensland to treat a life- threatening condition because New Zealand’s health system has let her down, ACT Deputy Leader and Health spokesman, Ken Shirley said today. More >>

PM Claims Rubbish Says Newman

Tuesday, 1 August 2000, 4:52 pm | ACT New Zealand

“I am just astounded that Helen Clark can send a message to people that it is alright to brutalise your children if you are poor,” Dr Newman said. More >>

Margaret Wilson’s Claims Are Nothing But Spin

Tuesday, 1 August 2000, 4:45 pm | ACT New Zealand

“I standby the accuracy of the document ACT is using in our Employment Relations Bill seminars,” said ACT Leader, Hon Richard Prebble. More >>

Letter to Margaret Wilson

Tuesday, 1 August 2000, 3:11 pm | ACT New Zealand

You have informed the public that there are errors in the Employment Relations Bill handout that ACT is distributing throughout New Zealand via its public seminars. More >>

Bill Betrays Employers

Tuesday, 1 August 2000, 12:58 am | ACT New Zealand

The Employment Relations Bill as reported back to Parliament betrays the people who create jobs, says Employers' Federation President Robyn Leeming. More >>

ERB Bill Has Been In Bookshops All Day!

Tuesday, 1 August 2000, 12:45 am | ACT New Zealand

The Governments attempts to silence opposition MPs has become farcical, said ACT Leader, Hon Richard Prebble. More >>

Tax Inquiry a Sop

Monday, 31 July 2000, 5:55 pm | ACT New Zealand

“This half-million dollar inquiry is the price paid for the support of the Alliance and the Greens. It’s designed to consider amongst other things their proposals for a carbon tax, a financial transactions tax, and a more progressive income tax. More >>

Newman to Force an Inquiry

Monday, 31 July 2000, 5:44 pm | ACT New Zealand

“I am at a loss to know why our Government agencies can not protect our children and I want some answers quickly,” Dr Newman said. The baby at the centre of the Whangarei case was taken from its family in the Manawatu and placed with its grandmother. More >>

RICHARD PREBBLE’S - Letter from Wellington

Monday, 31 July 2000, 3:11 pm | ACT New Zealand

The Employment Relations Bill will dominate Parliamentary politics for the next three weeks. The Bill should have returned from select committee today after a mammoth session, which included a record number of submissions. More than 400 oral submissions ... More >>