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Price For Doone To Go Must Be Made Public - ACT
Tuesday, 25 January 2000, 12:07 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Police Spokesman Hon Ken Shirley today said any deal struck between the Government and Police Commissioner Doone for him to "fall on his sword" or be sacked must be made public. More >>
Council Abusing Important Powers - ACT MP
Wednesday, 19 January 2000, 11:21 am | ACT New Zealand
The move by the Waikato Regional Council to hire a consultant and give them special entry powers as an employee under the Resource Management Act is a gross abuse of the special entry powers given to councils according to ACT's spokesman on the environment, ... More >>
Evidence Over Logging Should Still Be Heard - ACT
Wednesday, 19 January 2000, 10:49 am | ACT New Zealand
Minister of Science, Pete Hodgson turned his back on the scientific evidence in favour of his personal "judgement" when he stopped the West Coast Beech logging scheme according to ACT Conservation Spokesman Gerry Eckhoff who says the Government ... More >>
Tizard follows Tanczos over Metrowater
Tuesday, 18 January 2000, 4:26 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Finance Spokesman Rodney Hide today said that Minister for Auckland Issues Judith Tizard was dead wrong to be attacking Metrowater and calling them thugs simply because they are trying to get everyone to pay their share of the cost of providing water. More >>
Head In Sand Approach Spells Prison Disaster
Tuesday, 18 January 2000, 2:34 pm | ACT New Zealand
The Minister of Corrections, Matt Robson has today been told his 'head in the sand' approach will spell disaster for the country's prisons. More >>
Police Commissioner Should Stand Down
Monday, 17 January 2000, 1:12 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Police Spokesman Ken Shirley is again calling on Police Minister George Hawkins to approach the Governor General to have Police Commissioner Peter Doone stand down. More >>
Barbecue Idea Unfair & Short-sighted
Monday, 17 January 2000, 1:10 pm | ACT New Zealand
A Government proposal to gift barbecues to state housing tenants is being slammed as unfair and short-sighted by ACT Housing spokesman Dr Muriel Newman. More >>
Minister Must Reveal Timing of WINZ Payout
Friday, 14 January 2000, 4:03 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT is demanding answers on the exact timing of the secret out-of-court settlement to a senior Work and Income New Zealand manager with Welfare Spokesman Dr Muriel Newman saying the Minister's claim that the settlement was struck before the election ... More >>
No Confidence In Maharey's CYFS Promises - ACT
Thursday, 13 January 2000, 5:50 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Social Welfare Spokesman Dr Muriel today said she had no confidence in the Minister of Social Welfare's promises to protect the country's at risk children. More >>
Government's 'Indecent Haste' On ACC Submissions
Thursday, 13 January 2000, 2:54 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT ACC Spokesman Hon Ken Shirley believes that the Government's 'indecent haste' in allowing businesses just three weeks to make submissions on its bill to return ACC to a state monopoly is denying many the right to have their say. More >>
Why won't Michael Cullen fight for our rating?
Tuesday, 11 January 2000, 4:33 pm | ACT New Zealand
Michael Cullen's refusal to advocate New Zealand's case not to have a credit downgrade will concern New Zealand's business community, says ACT Leader Richard Prebble. More >>
Prebble calls on Cullen to fight for credit rating
Monday, 10 January 2000, 4:56 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Leader Richard Prebble today released his letter to Finance Minister Michael Cullen, urging Dr Cullen to take action to prevent a credit rating downgrade. More >>
New millennium, new government, new hope
Monday, 10 January 2000, 11:57 am | ACT New Zealand
We have just witnessed the first global party. It seemed the whole world was celebrating, and we were first. There is a strong feeling that now is the time to make a new start. More >>
State of the Nation 2000
Monday, 10 January 2000, 9:56 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Leader Richard Prebble will make his traditional state of the nation speech in Auckland on Monday. More >>
Prebble asks Anderton for an explanation
Sunday, 26 December 1999, 1:13 pm | ACT New Zealand
Mr Prebble is seeking an explanation from Mr Anderton regarding allegations that Mr Anderton's staff member smoked cannabis in Parliament's debating chamber. More >>
Prebble asks questions of Anderton
Friday, 24 December 1999, 12:47 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Leader Richard Prebble, who last night asked in Parliament if the allegations of cannabis smoking by an Alliance employee in Parliament were correct, has written to the Alliance Leader Jim Anderton seeking an explanation. More >>
Gavan Herlihy's woken up
Thursday, 23 December 1999, 8:33 pm | ACT New Zealand
National backbench MP for Otago Gavan Herlihy has finally woken up from his slumber, said ACT Leader Richard Prebble today. More >>
ACT provides effective opposition
Thursday, 23 December 1999, 8:31 pm | ACT New Zealand
The ACT Party has provided the effective opposition to the minority government, ACT Leader Richard Prebble said today. More >>
Labour Breaks Credit-Card Pledge - ACT
Thursday, 23 December 1999, 2:25 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Finance spokesman Rodney Hide today said the government's tax-hike legislation broke Labour's credit card pledges. More >>
First day nerves
Thursday, 23 December 1999, 11:27 am | ACT New Zealand
In response to media inquiries regarding Parliament's new Speaker's first day, ACT Leader Richard Prebble put the Speaker's performance down to first day nerves. More >>
