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ACT's Candidates Show Strong Growing Party
Sunday, 19 September 1999, 7:43 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand President Sir Roger Douglas today announced the Party's list for the coming election. More >>
The values the Chinese have made famous
Saturday, 18 September 1999, 11:27 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT is the party that most closely represents the values the Chinese have made famous. The importance of family. The virtue of hard work. The wisdom of thrift. The belief in personal responsibility. More >>
Labour Fires Its Own Voters
Thursday, 16 September 1999, 5:33 pm | ACT New Zealand
Labour's decision to break the West Coast Accord is an example of Labour's shift from the heartland. The Accord was a contract, which Labour has torn up. If Labour is prepared to break promises in Opposition, what would it do in government? More >>
Prebble To Mobilise Opinion On Police Numbers
Thursday, 16 September 1999, 11:21 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Leader Richard Prebble says he is mobilising public opinion to oppose police cuts for the Capital. More >>
Labour's Dirty Tricks Brigade
Wednesday, 15 September 1999, 4:56 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Leader and Wellington Central MP Hon Richard Prebble today said that if Mr Daniel Newman of Manurewa had done any homework at all before putting out a personal attack on behalf of Marion Hobbs he would have known the answer to his own question. More >>
Wellington Needs More Police, Not Less - Prebble
Wednesday, 15 September 1999, 4:17 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Leader and Wellington Central MP Hon Richard Prebble today said the safety of Wellington residents and their property should be the primary concern of Police Commissioner Peter Doone when making a decision on the number of CIB staff policing the city. More >>
Clark Doesn't Have Courage Of Her Convictions
Wednesday, 15 September 1999, 2:28 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Deputy Leader Hon Ken Shirley today told a meeting a public meeting in Westport that if Helen Clark thinks that Labour's forestry policy is the right thing for the West Coast she should have fronted up to the people of the West Coast to explain ... More >>
How Long Can Goff Stay Silent On Coast Betrayal?
Tuesday, 14 September 1999, 8:37 pm | ACT New Zealand
The silence of Labour's Phil Goff over his Party's betrayal of the West Coast is further evidence of the deep division in the Party's ranks after the policy announcement last week. More >>
Cullen a glutton for punishment
Tuesday, 14 September 1999, 5:55 pm | ACT New Zealand
Wellington Central MP Richard Prebble says he's pleased Labour's deputy leader will be visiting his patch tomorrow. More >>
Do we have a state religion now?
Tuesday, 14 September 1999, 4:41 pm | ACT New Zealand
I am writing regarding a story in today's Dominion which I hope isn't correct. It states that a woman working at a mental health unit in Wanganui has been banned from entering the premises until it can receive a Maori blessing. More >>
Who passed the test at APEC? - Prebble
Tuesday, 14 September 1999, 3:22 pm | ACT New Zealand
No small amount of that success was due to Jenny Shipley. In an international arena full of pitfalls and with the added uncertainty and danger of escalating violence in East Timor, our Prime Minister conducted our affairs as a true, stable, international ... More >>
Northland Prison Site - 'Costly & Illogical'
Tuesday, 14 September 1999, 1:52 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Northland based MP Dr Muriel Newman today labelled the decision to site the new Northland prison at Kaikohe 'costly and illogical'. More >>
A Story From APEC
Tuesday, 14 September 1999, 11:04 am | ACT New Zealand
On Sunday night I attended the APEC leaders dinner and found myself on a table with foreign ministers from the ASEAN region. Naturally I asked them how the conference was going, and in particular about East Timor. Naturally they said favourable things ... More >>
Coast Unleashes Fury On Labour
Tuesday, 14 September 1999, 9:06 am | ACT New Zealand
1,000 West Coasters turned out today to voice their fury over Labour's decision to break its promise to honour the West Coast Forest Accord. More >>
Wairarapa Candidate Ready to ACT
Tuesday, 14 September 1999, 12:48 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand has selected Paul Booth as the party’s candidate in the Wairarapa. More >>
Labour's Forestry Policy Shocking Double Standard
Tuesday, 14 September 1999, 12:46 am | ACT New Zealand
Labour is being challenged to explain why it has one forestry policy for the people of the West Coast and another for Maori. More >>
Scott Watson Should Get Truth In Sentencing
Monday, 13 September 1999, 8:10 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Leader Richard Prebble says it doesn't really matter what non-parole period Scott Watson gets in his sentence for the murder of Olivia Hope and Ben Smart, because it won't be enough. More >>
Helen Clark Should Front Up To Coasters - ACT
Monday, 13 September 1999, 3:19 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Deputy Leader and Forestry Spokesman Hon Ken Shirley today said Labour Leader Helen Clark should have the decency to front up to Coasters and explain why she has reneged on her promise to honour the West Coast Forest Accord. More >>
Act Supports Recall Of Parliament For Timor Debate
Monday, 13 September 1999, 11:38 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Leader Richard Prebble said the ACT Party supported Jenny Shipley's initiative in recalling Parliament to debate the sending of peacekeepers to East Timor. More >>
ACT committed to sustainable logging- Cox
Saturday, 11 September 1999, 1:01 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT West Coast Tasman candidate Richard Cox says it is clear that local MP Damien O'Connor has been unable to deliver on his promises to the West Coast, and locals should look to other parties to represent their interests. More >>
