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More Hollow Promises For the West Coast
Thursday, 30 March 2000, 2:08 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Deputy Leader Hon Ken Shirley today said that after a trail of broken promises from Labour why should any West Coaster believe that the promises made by the Government today will be kept over time. More >>
Inquiry into Waipareira Trust
Thursday, 30 March 2000, 11:58 am | ACT New Zealand
The Maori Affairs Select Committee voted today to set up a special inquiry to examine the Waipareira Trust's use of taxpayers' money. More >>
Anti-avoidance Legislation Costly and Won’t Work
Thursday, 30 March 2000, 12:05 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Finance Spokesman Rodney Hide said today that the Government’s new anti-avoidance legislation was costly, unnecessary and wouldn’t work. “Dr Cullen was warned when he rushed his tax-hike Bill through the House under urgency before Christmas that ... More >>
$100M Hidden Cost Of Housing Policy Revealed
Wednesday, 29 March 2000, 5:44 pm | ACT New Zealand
The hidden cost of the Government’s income related rent policy for state housing tenants has today been put at between $80 and $100 million each year, a cost that will be borne by taxpayers. More >>
Government Control Doesn’t Ensure Biodiversity
Wednesday, 29 March 2000, 3:21 pm | ACT New Zealand
The Government’s just released Biodiversity Strategy is based on the flawed assumption that continuing Government control of land is the only way to protect our native flora and fauna, according to ACT Conservation Spokesman, Gerry Eckhoff. More >>
Prebble Requests Inquiry
Wednesday, 29 March 2000, 1:03 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Leader Hon Richard Prebble confirmed today that he has written to the Maori Affairs Select Committee requesting that the Committee set up an inquiry into the Waipareira Trust. More >>
Mallard Misleads on Bulk Funding
Wednesday, 29 March 2000, 1:01 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Spokesman Donna Awatere Huata today said that Education Minister Trevor Mallard’s claim that the $15.1 million that he is distributing to centrally funded schools would have gone to Treasury is dishonest nonsense. More >>
New legislation will be a rural minefield
Wednesday, 29 March 2000, 8:42 am | ACT New Zealand
The ACT party today raised serious concerns at the rural sector implications of the Government’s new Employment Relations Bill. More >>
Maharey’s Hands Prove Unsafe
Tuesday, 28 March 2000, 2:40 pm | ACT New Zealand
Growing concern within Government ranks over the performance of Social Services and Employment Minister, Steve Maharey was again fuelled yesterday following the Minister’s bungled release of a report to justify axing the community wage. More >>
Government Inconsistent on Bulk Funding Policies
Tuesday, 28 March 2000, 10:21 am | ACT New Zealand
Serious inconsistencies over bulk funding within Government ranks have appeared with the Health Minister announcing a move to bulk fund primary heath care providers. More >>
Our Place, Not Your Place, Helen
Tuesday, 28 March 2000, 12:18 am | ACT New Zealand
Helen Clark wants to allocate tax payer funds for the benefit of the selected few, said ACT Culture and Heritage spokesperson Penny Webster. Ms Clark has announced a review of Te Papa's scholarly shortcomings, and has stated that she does not believe ... More >>
ACT On Privileges Inquiry Into Waipareira Trust
Tuesday, 28 March 2000, 12:11 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Leader Richard Prebble today said that he welcomes the suggestion that Parliament's powerful Privileges Committee look into the Waipareira Trust. More >>
New tax breaches Labour’s election pledge
Monday, 27 March 2000, 3:55 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Finance spokesman Rodney Hide said today that the Government’s special “fund withdrawal tax” broke Labour’s promise of no new taxes. More >>
Cullen should keep his hands-off a good thing
Monday, 27 March 2000, 3:54 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Finance spokesman Rodney Hide said today that the GDP growth figures gave a lie to Michael Cullen’s dire warnings of the state of the economy all through last year. More >>
ENZA Deserves To Lose Statutory Powers
Monday, 27 March 2000, 3:46 pm | ACT New Zealand
The apple industry is rushing toward disaster, in major part caused by ENZA, the statutory backed apple marketer, ACT’s Rural Spokesman, Owen Jennings said today. More >>
Minister Misleads To Axe Community Work
Monday, 27 March 2000, 10:35 am | ACT New Zealand
The Minister of Social Services is being taken to task for his dishonest and misleading use of a July 1999 report to justify his move to axe the Community Work programme. More >>
Government Answers More Questions on 14,000 Father
Monday, 27 March 2000, 9:05 am | ACT New Zealand
Government figures released today answer some questions surrounding the 14,000 fathers escaping financial responsibility for their children under section 70A of the Domestic Purposes Benefit. More >>
Sustainable Funding for Te Papa & NZSO Needed
Friday, 24 March 2000, 3:04 pm | ACT New Zealand
Te Papa and the NZSO will continue to face ‘deep financial trouble’ unless alternative and sustainable funding sources are secured according to ACT Culture and Heritage Spokesman, Penny Webster. More >>
CYFS Review Only Looking at Repairing Ambulance
Friday, 24 March 2000, 11:19 am | ACT New Zealand
The Minister of Social Services is today being reminded that the inquiry into CYFS is only looking at repairing the ambulance at the bottom of the cliff and the wider problem of why so many children are neglected and at risk must not be ignored. More >>
Goff Should Put Robson On Notice Not Judges
Friday, 24 March 2000, 11:14 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Justice spokesperson Stephen Franks today said that instead of attacking the Judges Justice Minister, Phil Goff should be questioning the Minister of Corrections, Matt Robson, over his soft stand against criminals. More >>
