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Government Strings Strangle West Coast

Thursday, 27 April 2000, 8:51 am | ACT New Zealand

The Government wants to further strangle the West Coast with what ACT is describing as the ‘underhanded and unfair’ strings it has now attached to the $100 million offered in exchange for the region’s native timber logging industry. More >>

More Unilateral Decisions By Clark

Wednesday, 26 April 2000, 5:31 pm | ACT New Zealand

“The unilateral announcement by the Prime Minister that the future defence spending priority is the Army is reckless,” ACT leader Richard Prebble said today. More >>

Govt Should Honour Word and Change Law: Webster

Wednesday, 26 April 2000, 9:25 am | ACT New Zealand

The Government must honour its word and change legislation now to enable the partial toll funding of public roads, said ACT transport spokesman Penny Webster. Ms Webster was responding to a report in the Dominion newspaper (25/04/00) that the proposed ... More >>

Government to blame for Easter traffic problems

Wednesday, 26 April 2000, 9:25 am | ACT New Zealand

The Easter holiday frustrations experienced by thousands of New Zealand motorists, could be avoided if the Government honoured its word on roading policy, said ACT transport MP Penny Webster. This Easter motorists around the country have been frustrated ... More >>

Petition For Conscience Vote On Shared Parenting

Wednesday, 26 April 2000, 9:11 am | ACT New Zealand

Parenting groups have today launched a petition at Parliament calling for MPs to take a conscience vote on the Shared Parenting Bill. More >>

Secret Group Wrote Employment Bill

Wednesday, 26 April 2000, 7:55 am | ACT New Zealand

A secret meeting was held by the Labour Party in December last year, to dramatically change their election manifesto employment policy, said ACT leader Richard Prebble. Documents released under the Official Information Act show that a covert meeting ... More >>

Reports Damn Legislation – Says Prebble

Sunday, 23 April 2000, 4:20 pm | ACT New Zealand

The critical reports from Treasury on the Employment Relations Bill back up feedback from employers in New Zealand's main centres, ACT leader Richard Prebble said today. More >>

Peters All Talk On Cleaning Up Shop Trading Law

Sunday, 23 April 2000, 4:20 pm | ACT New Zealand

ACT Leader Richard Prebble today said Tauranga MP Winston Peters is all talk when it comes to cleaning up the country’s shop trading laws that are today forcing Mt Maunganui shop owners to keep their doors closed to holiday makers. More >>

WINZ Spends Around $50,000 On Two Month Contract

Sunday, 23 April 2000, 4:19 pm | ACT New Zealand

Social Services and Employment, Minister Steve Maharey is being asked by ACT to explain why WINZ has hired a consultancy firm for around 2 months at a cost of around $50,000. More >>

Weak Minister Accused of Cover up

Sunday, 23 April 2000, 4:18 pm | ACT New Zealand

ACT MP Muriel Newman is accusing Social Services and Employment Minister Steve Maharey of blatant hypocrisy, saying one thing while in opposition and doing another, once in government. “In opposition, Steve Maharey railed against cover-ups and was the ... More >>

‘Ridiculous’ Laws Make Shop Owners Criminals

Friday, 21 April 2000, 1:53 pm | ACT New Zealand

The country’s ‘ridiculous’ shop trading laws will today see shop owners become criminals simply for opening to serve their customers, according to ACT Leader Richard Prebble. More >>

Zimbabwe Farmers Would Be Welcome In NZ

Thursday, 20 April 2000, 3:47 pm | ACT New Zealand

ACT Rural Spokesman, Owen Jennings today said Zimbabwe farmers, if they were forced to leave their country, would be welcome in New Zealand for the many skills they would bring. More >>

Plight of Zimbabwe farmers and their families

Thursday, 20 April 2000, 3:45 pm | ACT New Zealand

I write to raise with you my concern that your Government has waited until the Prime Minister reached London to make any statement about the horrendous plight of the white Zimbabwe farmers and their families under siege from President Mugabe and blacks ... More >>

Another Hefty Bill For Charter Flight Debacle

Thursday, 20 April 2000, 1:18 pm | ACT New Zealand

Taxpayers today learned they’ve had to foot another hefty bill for the WINZ charter flight debacle taking the cost of the Wairakei conference and its fallout to over $600, 000. More >>

Re: Shop Trading Hours (Abolition of Restrictions)

Wednesday, 19 April 2000, 4:39 pm | ACT New Zealand

I am extremely concerned to learn today that the Commerce Select Committee is yet to make any decision on how it wants to progress the Shop Trading Hours (Abolition of Restrictions) Bill. I am writing to you as Chairman of the Committee to draw to ... More >>