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All Blacks In Perpetuity?
Wednesday, 17 May 2000, 10:27 am | ACT New Zealand
The Employment Relations Bill will cause some real headaches for the New Zealand Rugby Football Union (NZRFU), ACT leader Richard Prebble said today. More >>
Parents to Pay $5.2 Million in Trade Union Leave
Tuesday, 16 May 2000, 7:06 pm | ACT New Zealand
Parents right across the education spectrum will have to foot a $5.2 million bill for trade union action, the Parliamentary education select committee was told today. More >>
ACT Condemns Racist Radio Auction
Tuesday, 16 May 2000, 4:01 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT has today launched a stinging attack on the Government following the announcement that on the basis of race alone a Maori Trust will be given $5 million and the exclusive right to buy one of four blocks of the (3G) radio spectrum to be auctioned by the ... More >>
Falling Employment Will Be Labour's Hallmark
Tuesday, 16 May 2000, 3:21 pm | ACT New Zealand
Falling employment in the March quarter acknowledged by Michael Cullen this morning will be a hallmark of his reign as Finance Minister, according to ACT Employment Spokesman Dr Muriel Newman. More >>
What About The Heartland, Helen?
Monday, 15 May 2000, 9:07 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Once again it appears the only groups to benefit from arts funding are those frequented by Helen Clark and her cultural elite,” said ACT Arts and Culture spokesman Penny Webster. Mrs Webster was responding to Helen Clark’s pre Budget announcement today ... More >>
ACT Warns Government Will Push Carters To OZ
Monday, 15 May 2000, 9:03 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT is warning the Government that its anti-business policies will drive Carter Holt Harvey across the Tasman. More >>
Government Continues To Renege On Coast
Monday, 15 May 2000, 8:48 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT today said it came as no surprise that the Government had continued its ‘West Coast demolition job’ with the announcement by Pete Hodgson that the Government will renege on sustainable West Coast Rimu contracts. More >>
Minister’s Incompetence Hinders Schools
Monday, 15 May 2000, 11:36 am | ACT New Zealand
Education Minister Trevor Mallard’s incompetence is preventing schools from planning for their students future, said ACT Education Spokesman Donna Awatere Huata. More >>
Time For Government To Decide Rankin’s Future
Monday, 15 May 2000, 12:30 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT is today calling on the Government to either back or sack Christine Rankin to enable the country’s largest Government Department to get on with the job of looking after New Zealanders in need. More >>
Waipareira Probe Saves Taxpayer $2m A Year
Friday, 12 May 2000, 2:33 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Leader Hon Richard Prebble said today, that the ACT inquiry into misspending by Waipareira Trust is saving the taxpayer an estimated $2 million a year. More >>
Waipareira An Issue Of Governance: Prebble
Thursday, 11 May 2000, 5:14 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The Parliamentary inquiry into Waipareira Trust can now proceed,” said ACT Leader Hon Richard Prebble. More >>
Petition Provides Hope For New Zealand’s Future
Thursday, 11 May 2000, 5:13 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT MP Muriel Newman still holds hope for the future of Shared Parenting, even though her Private Members Shared Parenting Bill was voted down by the Labour, Alliance, Greens and NZ First parties. More >>
Closing The Gaps Committee Left in Dark
Thursday, 11 May 2000, 12:46 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Education spokesperson Donna Awatere Huata said today, she was concerned the Minister of Education had failed to brief the Closing the Gaps committee about the detrimental effects the Education Amendment Bill will have on Maori achievement. More >>
Music Industry Devastated By Parallel Importing Ba
Wednesday, 10 May 2000, 5:21 pm | ACT New Zealand
Deputy Prime Minister Jim Anderton could end up devastating the local music industry by banning creative industry parallel imports, said ACT commerce spokesman Stephen Franks. More >>
Has Government Shifted Foreign Policy ?- ACT
Wednesday, 10 May 2000, 4:58 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Did New Zealand today take an overdue move away from its servile policy towards Communist China?,” said ACT MP Stephen Franks. More >>
Leak a Cover Up of Ministerial Impotence
Wednesday, 10 May 2000, 11:50 am | ACT New Zealand
The Government’s manipulative leak of the Work and Income New Zealand report is an attempt to cover up Steve Maharey’s Ministerial impotence, said ACT MP Muriel Newman. More >>
Prime Minister’s “Arrogance” Towards Inquiries
Wednesday, 10 May 2000, 9:50 am | ACT New Zealand
The Prime Minister’s speech in the House today shows her continuing complete arrogance for the inquiries currently underway into the Waitara shooting tragedy, ACT leader Richard Prebble said today. More >>
Government Could Not Organise Smoko Break
Wednesday, 10 May 2000, 9:49 am | ACT New Zealand
The introduction of the Customs and Excise Amendment Bill under extraordinary urgency shows the government has no idea about how to run Parliamentary business, ACT leader Richard Prebble said. “But it’s really a broken election promise. If this was really ... More >>
$1 Tax hike breaks election pledge
Wednesday, 10 May 2000, 9:47 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Finance Spokesman Rodney Hide said today that the Alliance-Labour Minority government’s shock $1 hike on cigarettes broke the Labour party’s pledge of no new taxes. “They never signalled this tax in the run-up to the election. They never signalled it at ... More >>
Shared Parenting Petition Presented Tomorrow
Wednesday, 10 May 2000, 8:47 am | ACT New Zealand
Petition Organiser Bruce Cheriton will be presenting the Shared Parenting petition to ACT MP Muriel Newman on the steps of Parliament tomorrow. More >>
