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Men Who Lured Girl Into Prostitution Must Do Time
Thursday, 18 November 1999, 3:28 pm | ACT New Zealand
Two Christchurch men who lured a 14-year-old girl into hard drugs and prostitution and were today sentenced to eight years in prison must serve their time according to ACT Leader Hon Richard Prebble. More >>
ACT Wants Select Committee Inquiry Into Floods
Thursday, 18 November 1999, 11:58 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Leader Hon Richard Prebble today said ACT would insist that a special Select Committee of Parliament investigate who should be held liable for the latest flood in Alexandra. More >>
Education: Reform or Retard
Thursday, 18 November 1999, 12:12 am | ACT New Zealand
New Zealand's current education system is not working and change is the only solution say ACT NZ Education spokesman Donna Awatere-Huata and Rongotai candidate Stephen Franks. More >>
The final countdown
Thursday, 18 November 1999, 12:02 am | ACT New Zealand
There are eight days to go in the final campaign of the twentieth century. The campaign has been as dull as the issues are important. Our two women leaders have refused to engage each other or the nation in a debate over our country's future. It has ... More >>
Government, Contact Must Accept Flood Liability
Thursday, 18 November 1999, 12:00 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Otago Candidate Gerry Eckhoff is today calling on the Government and Contact Energy to accept culpability for the latest flood in Alexandra. More >>
Helping Businesses Create Jobs
Wednesday, 17 November 1999, 3:36 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT understands that it is the private sector, not the Government, which creates jobs. Employment laws must help, not hinder, so businesses can grow and hire more staff. Currently our businesses are weighed down with compliance costs and constrained ... More >>
Making It Easier To Create Jobs
Wednesday, 17 November 1999, 3:34 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Employment Spokesman Donna Awatere Huata today announced ACT's Employment policy saying employers needed clarity and certainty in employment law. More >>
Employment Laws Must Go Forward, Not Back
Wednesday, 17 November 1999, 3:32 pm | ACT New Zealand
Hon Richard Prebble speech to launch ACT's Employment Policy Kings Wharf Cold Store, 2.00pm Wednesday November 17 1999 More >>
Super Experts Expose Labour’s Empty Promises
Wednesday, 17 November 1999, 1:14 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Finance Spokesman Rodney Hide today said that eight superannuation experts had exposed Labour’s empty promise to elderly voters. More >>
Monetary Statement Shows Need For Discipline
Wednesday, 17 November 1999, 1:12 pm | ACT New Zealand
In response to the Reserve Bank's November 1999 Monetary Policy Statement released today, ACT Leader Hon Richard Prebble said the Bank's decision to lift the Official Cash Rate from 4.5% to 5.0% was predicted. More >>
Clark Confirms Alliance Tax Hikes To Be Considered
Tuesday, 16 November 1999, 2:26 pm | ACT New Zealand
Labour Leader Helen Clark has today sent an ominous signal to every working New Zealander confirming on National Radio this morning that the Alliance's tax increases would be on the agenda if Labour and the Alliance won a second term in office. More >>
ACT Will Get Government Off the Back of Rural NZ
Tuesday, 16 November 1999, 1:18 pm | ACT New Zealand
Rural New Zealand is struggling with falling commodity prices and rising costs on the farm and in the processing industry. Many districts are fighting to retain essential services. Red tape and bureaucracy is strangling the productive sector. Rural families ... More >>
ACT Standing Up For Rural Property Rights
Tuesday, 16 November 1999, 1:05 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Leader Hon Richard Prebble today launched ACT's rural policy in Tariki, just south of Inglewood, in Taranaki. More >>
Clark Must Apologise - ACT
Tuesday, 16 November 1999, 11:32 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Leader Hon Richard Prebble, responding to David Jacobs’ extraordinary offensive and misleading statement said today “ I am shocked by the intemperate personal abuse in Labour’s Epsom candidate David Jacobs’ attack on Rodney Hide, myself and the ACT ... More >>
Cullen Challenged To Come Clean On Super
Tuesday, 16 November 1999, 12:28 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Finance spokesman Rodney Hide has challenged Labour's Dr Michael Cullen to explain Labour's superannuation policy, Labour's Superannuation Tax and Superannuation Fund. More >>
Labour's Polling Confirms Hide's Epsom Lead - ACT
Tuesday, 16 November 1999, 12:27 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT's Epsom candidate Rodney Hide said today that he was pleased the Labour Party polling confirmed ACT's polling that Rodney Hide had taken the lead in the race for Epsom. More >>
Clark’s Comments Misleading and Deceitful - ACT
Monday, 15 November 1999, 3:04 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Leader Hon Richard Prebble said today “Helen Clark’s comment that ACT would fund the tax cuts through asset sales is incorrect misleading and deceitful. More >>
Where New Zealand First Voters go - ACT
Monday, 15 November 1999, 2:30 pm | ACT New Zealand
“ACT has called a press conference today to brief the media on what we believe will be the deciding issues. More >>
Labour and Alliance Budgets donÆt add up
Sunday, 14 November 1999, 5:12 pm | ACT New Zealand
Labour was promising an extra $8.4 billion in 1996 over three years. Now itÆs promising just $2.4 billion. Labour has not explained what policies have been dropped to save $6 billion. Alliance was promising an extra $12.4 billion in 1996 over three years. ... More >>
Policy: Economy - Getting The Economy Back On Trac
Sunday, 14 November 1999, 5:12 pm | ACT New Zealand
In the mid-1990s New Zealanders were looking forward to a bright future, but by 1999 our overall economic position had significantly deteriorated. What went wrong? Some factors, like the drought and the Asian crisis, were out of our control. Others ... More >>
