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Government Moves to Widen the Gaps for Youth

Thursday, 6 July 2000, 9:36 am | ACT New Zealand

Recommendations on increasing youth wage rates being considered by the coalition government will put the jobs of “low skilled, disadvantaged youth” at risk, ACT Youth Affairs spokeswoman Dr Muriel Newman said today. More >>

Proposed Employment Bill Changes “Cosmetic”

Thursday, 6 July 2000, 9:35 am | ACT New Zealand

ACT Leader Richard Prebble expressed anger that government MPs were using parliamentary privilege to keep proposed changes to the Employment Relations Bill secret, while at the same time Cabinet Ministers were using media statements to create the impression ... More >>

Replace Grant Gillon, Urges Shirley

Wednesday, 5 July 2000, 3:26 pm | ACT New Zealand

ACT New Zealand Whip Ken Shirley has written to Jim Anderton to urge the Alliance caucus to replace Grant Gillon as the Alliance Whip. More >>

Gillon Thinks He’s Still A Fireman

Tuesday, 4 July 2000, 7:10 pm | ACT New Zealand

Grant Gillon must think he is still in a fireman’s smoko room, said Act Women’s Affairs spokesman Penny Webster. More >>

Will The Varroa Mite Be A Case Of Deja Vu

Monday, 3 July 2000, 6:32 pm | ACT New Zealand

Government inaction over the Varroa bee mite could seriously undermine the agricultural sector’s future viability, said ACT Agriculture Gerry Eckhoff. More >>

Franks Fronts Up To New Zealand Investors

Monday, 3 July 2000, 2:18 pm | ACT New Zealand

ACT MP Stephen Franks will front up to New Zealand investors in an interactive insider trading Q&A on Tuesday 4 July at 11am. More >>

There Is No Place For Favourites

Monday, 3 July 2000, 9:14 am | ACT New Zealand

The Government must take the whole bee industry into account when it makes a decision on the Verroa Bee mite tomorrow, said ACT agriculture spokesman Gerry Eckhoff. More >>

Camera Policy Nothing But Revenue Seeking Ploy

Saturday, 1 July 2000, 3:38 pm | ACT New Zealand

Speed camera revenue will jump at least $12 million due to lower speed camera thresholds, said ACT Transport spokesman Penny Webster. More >>

The Truth Behind Dover

Friday, 30 June 2000, 4:00 pm | ACT New Zealand

It is not often I find myself rising in the House to have to say to the right honourable gentleman (Jim Anderton) that I found I agreed with every word he said. More >>

ACT Welcomes Law To Allow DNA Testing

Friday, 30 June 2000, 2:09 pm | ACT New Zealand

The announcement by the Police Minister that legislation to allow DNA testing of burglary suspects will be introduced by the end of the year is a positive initiative to help to solve property crimes, ACT Police spokesman Hon Ken Shirley said today. More >>

Government Funding The Wrong Beehive

Friday, 30 June 2000, 1:07 pm | ACT New Zealand

“Beekeepers around the country will be wondering why the Government has found $43 million to spruce up the ‘unproductive’ Beehive in Wellington when it should be being spent on working beehives around the country eradicating Varroa bee mite,” ACT Rural ... More >>

Franks Fronts Up To New Zealand Investors

Friday, 30 June 2000, 10:39 am | ACT New Zealand

ACT MP Stephen Franks will front up to New Zealand investors in an interactive insider trading Q&A on Tuesday 4 July at 11am. More >>

Crisis In Confidence

Friday, 30 June 2000, 10:22 am | ACT New Zealand

The leader of ACT, Hon Richard Prebble said the latest National Bank survey showing a huge drop in business confidence means the coalition should immediately reverse its anti-business policies such as the Employment Relations Bill, which is restoring ... More >>

Cullen’s Policies More Damaging Than ‘87 Crash

Friday, 30 June 2000, 10:13 am | ACT New Zealand

ACT Finance spokesman, Rodney Hide, said today’s National Bank business confidence survey showed Finance Minister Michael Cullen’s negative impact on the economy was equal to that of the 1987 sharemarket crash. More >>

10% Rise In Long Term Unemployed Under Labour

Friday, 30 June 2000, 12:29 am | ACT New Zealand

New statistics show that in just Labour’s first six months, long term unemployment has grown around 10%” says ACT Employment Spokesman Dr Muriel Newman. More >>

More Bureaucracy - and it won’t help customers

Thursday, 29 June 2000, 7:11 pm | ACT New Zealand

The draft report of the telecommunications inquiry recommendations for industry regulation, released today creates the office of “electronic communications commissioner” with wide powers to over-ride commercial agreements between parties in the telecommunications ... More >>