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The Issue Is Road Need, Not Road Speed
Thursday, 25 May 2000, 4:15 pm | ACT New Zealand
The issue with road safety is road need not road speed, said ACT Transport spokesman Penny Webster. More >>
Has Robson Lost His Mind?
Thursday, 25 May 2000, 9:49 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Justice spokesman Stephen Franks is flabbergasted that the Labour Alliance Government’s first change in prison policy is more sex for inmates and raising children in prison. “How can Corrections Minister Matt Robson show such contempt for the 92% of New Zealanders ... More >>
Bye Bye Brains Trust
Wednesday, 24 May 2000, 9:56 am | ACT New Zealand
One hundred and ninety five people have left New Zealand every day since the coalition government was elected, ACT leader Richard Prebble said today. The numbers migrating are accelerating – 217 New Zealanders on average left every day in April 2000. More >>
Bill To End Secret Payouts Before Parliament
Wednesday, 24 May 2000, 12:24 am | ACT New Zealand
Parliament will today debate a Bill from ACT MP Muriel Newman to end secret payouts to civil servants. More >>
Wool Growers Head-High Tackled
Tuesday, 23 May 2000, 5:26 pm | ACT New Zealand
The Wool Board is being accused of trying to influence the Inquiry which is currently underway to determine the future of the Wool Industry. More >>
Attorney General Still Denying Proper Scrutiny
Tuesday, 23 May 2000, 4:03 pm | ACT New Zealand
Following an embarrassing back down by Attorney General Margaret Wilson over the Matrimonial Property Bill today, ACT Justice Spokesman Stephen Franks said Ms Wilson was still showing that she didn’t accept that the controversial Bill needed proper ... More >>
Coalition Disarray Over Employment Relations Bill
Tuesday, 23 May 2000, 3:51 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The Coalition is in disarray over the Employment Relations Bill,” said ACT leader Richard Prebble today. More >>
Select Committee Scrutiny A Must
Tuesday, 23 May 2000, 2:09 pm | ACT New Zealand
The Matrimonial Property Bill must undergo Select Committee scrutiny so all New Zealanders, and not just Labour insiders, can consider and repair this piece of social engineering, said ACT MPs Stephen Franks and Donna Awatere Huata. More >>
Shock For State Tenants In Government’s Fine Print
Monday, 22 May 2000, 4:43 pm | ACT New Zealand
The fine print of Labour’s Bill to restore income related rents will come as a shock to State Housing tenants who all expected to be paying no more than 25% of their income in rent. More >>
What Cabinet Must Decide Tomorrow
Monday, 22 May 2000, 8:45 am | ACT New Zealand
“Cabinet tomorrow must produce a clear plan to restore confidence in the New Zealand economy,” said ACT Finance spokesman Rodney Hide today. More >>
Government ‘Negligent’ Towards Bulk-Funded School
Friday, 19 May 2000, 3:41 pm | ACT New Zealand
Bulk funded schools have today revealed that a complete lack of detail from Government about staffing and funding once their fully funded contracts are broken have left them open to legal action from staff and struggling to budget, plan and appoint staff ... More >>
Economy Takes Nose Dive
Thursday, 18 May 2000, 6:24 pm | ACT New Zealand
Jim Anderton’s attack on the Reserve Bank is shaking economic confidence, ACT leader Richard Prebble said today. More >>
Major Literacy Conference Opens in Auckland
Thursday, 18 May 2000, 4:42 pm | ACT New Zealand
A major conference on literacy being held in Auckland has this afternoon been told that an upcoming Select Committee inquiry into reading is a rare opportunity to turn the tide on New Zealand’s declining reading levels. More >>
Now Pacific Islanders Want Spectrum Share
Thursday, 18 May 2000, 4:39 pm | ACT New Zealand
Having given Maori an exclusive and discounted right to a quarter of the 2Ghz radio spectrum, the Labour Government is now under pressure from one of its Pacific Island MPs to give the same special deal to Pacific Island people. More >>
How Will $140 Million Arts Funding Close The Gaps?
Thursday, 18 May 2000, 3:02 pm | ACT New Zealand
Throwing a massive $140 million at the arts calls into question the priorities of the Labour/Alliance Government which claims its policies will close the gaps between low income New Zealanders and the wealthy, according to ACT Culture and Heritage ... More >>
What Cullen Must Do to Restore Confidence
Thursday, 18 May 2000, 10:16 am | ACT New Zealand
“It’s imperative that Dr Michael Cullen take specific steps to restore business confidence in the Government and in the New Zealand economy,” Rodney Hide said today. More >>
‘Arrogant’ Wilson Only Consults Like Minds On Bill
Thursday, 18 May 2000, 12:42 am | ACT New Zealand
Attorney General Margaret Wilson has been labelled ‘arrogant’ over her decision to consult only her own ‘pet groups’ about new laws to give marriage status to de-facto and same-sex couples. More >>
‘Mean’ Government Costing Families $30 Per Week
Wednesday, 17 May 2000, 5:36 pm | ACT New Zealand
Low income families expecting to be better off under the Labour/Alliance Government are instead finding themselves worst hit by price hikes to cigarettes, petrol and interest rates. More >>
MP Calls For Hui With St Stephens’ Families
Wednesday, 17 May 2000, 2:31 pm | ACT New Zealand
The first steps have been taken today to set up a series of hui with the families of boys attending St Stephens School following the latest violent assault on a pupil at the school. More >>
Interest Rate Hike Shows Anderton A King Canute
Wednesday, 17 May 2000, 11:39 am | ACT New Zealand
“The Reserve Bank’s decision today to lift the Official Cash Rate by 0.5 percent shows up Jim Anderton’s impotence against economic reality,” said Rodney Hide. More >>
