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'Sweetener' deal for F16s - Prebble

Wednesday, 9 February 2000, 10:09 am | ACT New Zealand

ACT Leader Richard Prebble confirmed his statement in Parliament last night that the ACT Party had learned from a Washington insider that the US administration was considering ways to sweeten the F16 fighter aircraft deal. More >>

PM Has Closed Ears, Closed Mind - ACT

Wednesday, 9 February 2000, 8:49 am | ACT New Zealand

Statements made by the Prime Minister in question time today are an outrage, says ACT Deputy Leader Ken Shirley. More >>

Minister Quashes Choice In Education

Monday, 7 February 2000, 11:53 am | ACT New Zealand

Education Minister Trevor Mallard has denied educational choice by turning down the establishment of a new girls on the Kapiti coast, says ACT education spokesman Donna Awatere Huata. More >>

Look Who's Supporting The Govt On ACC

Friday, 4 February 2000, 5:02 pm | ACT New Zealand

The most telling fact so far to emerge from the select committee public hearing on the Accident Insurance (Transitional Provisions) Bill is who's supporting it, says ACT accident insurance spokesman Ken Shirley. More >>

Women's Refuge Experience Supports ACC Competition

Friday, 4 February 2000, 4:19 pm | ACT New Zealand

The experience of the National Council of Independent Women's Refuges highlights the foolishness of removing competition from workplace accident insurance, according to ACT deputy leader and Accident Insurance spokesman Ken Shirley. More >>

Maharey Ruins Job Opportunities

Friday, 4 February 2000, 9:48 am | ACT New Zealand

Minster of Social Services and Employment Steve Maharey has crippled the ability of WINZ to provide adequate job opportunities, says ACT employment spokesman Dr Muriel Newman. More >>

Govt. must do better for long-term unemployed

Thursday, 3 February 2000, 1:09 pm | ACT New Zealand

The Household Labour Force Survey released today shows little improvement for the long-term unemployed, says ACT employment spokesman Muriel Newman. More >>

New RMA Powers Will Lead To Discontent - ACT

Tuesday, 1 February 2000, 4:02 pm | ACT New Zealand

ACT local government spokesman Owen Jennings says new powers given to local authorities today are worrying. More >>

More Skills For Teachers Needed - Awatere Huata

Tuesday, 1 February 2000, 3:47 pm | ACT New Zealand

ACT Education spokesperson Donna Awatere Huata said today she supported the call by Literacy Experts Group of New Zealand's leading reading academics for structured early reading teaching. More >>

ACT's Campaign To Defeat ACC Nationalisation

Monday, 31 January 2000, 2:55 pm | ACT New Zealand

The ACT caucus is holding its caucus retreat to plan an all-out attack on ACC nationalisation, says ACT Leader Richard Prebble. More >>

ACT Politicians To View Dam Problems

Monday, 31 January 2000, 2:21 pm | ACT New Zealand

Local MP Gerry Eckhoff will take fellow ACT MPs on a trip down Lake Roxburgh on Wednesday night as part of a fact finding mission into the Alexandra floods. More >>

WINZ Report Does Nothing To Lift Public Confidence

Friday, 28 January 2000, 6:59 pm | ACT New Zealand

A report from the State Services Commissioner into a settlement between WINZ and a staff member sacked over the aircraft charter debacle does nothing to lift public confidence in WINZ or its Chief Executive according to ACT Social Welfare Spokesman ... More >>

Taxpayers Should Know Hawkesby Payout

Friday, 28 January 2000, 4:15 pm | ACT New Zealand

Taxpayers have a right to know the cost of settling TVNZ's Hawkesby debacle, according to ACT SOE Spokesman Rodney Hide. More >>

Labour Funding Anti-Logging 'Guerrilla' Warfare

Friday, 28 January 2000, 10:31 am | ACT New Zealand

The Labour Government's outrage over an e-mail from Timberland's Kit Richards turned to embarrassment today when an e-mail from the head of the Native Forest Action Network revealed the Labour Party funding the group's "guerrilla warfare" campaign ... More >>

Good News For Pensioners But What About Kids

Thursday, 27 January 2000, 4:44 pm | ACT New Zealand

ACT Finance spokesman Rodney Hide said today that Alliance and Labour's pension hike was good news for pensioners but provided nothing for their children or grandchildren. More >>

Cullen Challenged To Come Clean On Tax- ACT

Thursday, 27 January 2000, 12:42 am | ACT New Zealand

ACT Finance spokesman Rodney Hide today challenged Minister of Revenue Michael Cullen to come clean over his proposed tax avoidance measures. More >>

ACT Deputy Urges Police Action

Wednesday, 26 January 2000, 11:25 am | ACT New Zealand

ACT Deputy Leader and Police Spokesman Ken Shirley will tonight attend a public meeting in Paengaroa where local residents will be seeking to clarify the existing trespass laws as they affect rural landowners following a recent shooting death in the district. More >>