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ACT Opposes Government On Cockpit Voice Recorders

Thursday, 9 September 1999, 11:28 am | ACT New Zealand

ACT Transport Spokesman Owen Jennings today said ACT disagreed with the position taken by National and Labour on Cockpit Voice recorders in legislation rushed through the House last night. More >>

Labour Will Give Unions $150 Million A Year

Thursday, 9 September 1999, 12:28 am | ACT New Zealand

Freedom and choice are at the heart of every political decision. You must decide whether you support freedom or whether you support the collective making your life decisions for you. More >>

Hawkes Bay woman's pain shows failure of hospital

Wednesday, 8 September 1999, 6:27 pm | ACT New Zealand

ACT MP Donna Awatere Huata said today she was appalled by the plight of a Hastings woman suffering intolerable pain because of waiting list delays at Hawkes Bay Hospital. More >>

Adult Literacy - New Zealand's Dark Secret

Wednesday, 8 September 1999, 4:32 pm | ACT New Zealand

ACT Education spokesperson Donna Awatere Huata today said she supported Education Minister Nick Smith's plans to develop a comprehensive Adult Literacy Strategy. More >>

Labour: No Hope, No Vision

Wednesday, 8 September 1999, 2:25 pm | ACT New Zealand

"Labour's welfare policy is 'a blueprint for failure' and promises nothing more for those on welfare than the status quo," said ACT Social Welfare Spokesman Dr Muriel Newman. "There is no vision for a better future and the policy offers ... More >>

Labour's Industrial Policy Bad News For Rural NZ

Tuesday, 7 September 1999, 5:20 pm | ACT New Zealand

"New Zealand's major primary processors will be shocked to read Labour's industrial policy released today," said ACT Rural Spokesman Owen Jennings. More >>

Prebble Predictions On Union Bill Proved Correct

Tuesday, 7 September 1999, 4:00 pm | ACT New Zealand

The fears of employers and businesses about the return of militant unions under Labour's industrial relations policy had today been proved correct according to ACT Leader Hon Richard Prebble. He said the copy leaked to ACT had proved to be accurate. More >>

Prebble To Reveal Labour's True IR Policy

Monday, 6 September 1999, 6:28 pm | ACT New Zealand

ACT Leader Richard Prebble said today Labour had given binding commitments to the trade union movement on industrial relations. More >>

ACT Says Get On with Auction of Radio Spectrum

Monday, 6 September 1999, 6:25 pm | ACT New Zealand

The auction of radio frequencies should go ahead without further delay according to ACT Broadcasting Spokesman Dr Muriel Newman. More >>

Unarmed Police Should Not Be Risked In Timor Chaos

Monday, 6 September 1999, 11:58 am | ACT New Zealand

ACT Deputy Leader Hon Ken Shirley is urging Government to reconsider its intention to deploy 15 more civilian police in East Timor at the end of this month. More >>

CYPFA Must Not Put Kids With Gangs

Monday, 6 September 1999, 11:13 am | ACT New Zealand

The care and protection of children should no longer be put in the hands of gang members, according to ACT Social Welfare Spokesman Muriel Newman. More >>

ACT farewells statesman, citizen politician

Sunday, 5 September 1999, 5:18 pm | ACT New Zealand

ACT Leader Richard Prebble today acknowledged retiring MP Derek Quigley as Parliament's statesman and citizen politician. More >>

Ministers cross floor for ACT police amendment

Sunday, 5 September 1999, 3:29 pm | ACT New Zealand

ACT Justice Spokesman Patricia Schnauer today said that cross party support for her amendment to reduce discrimination against Police officers, who are currently required to retire once they turn 55, showed how MMP could work in this Parliament. More >>

Call for CIA evidence

Sunday, 5 September 1999, 3:28 pm | ACT New Zealand

ACT Leader Richard Prebble has written to the president of the Labour party Bob Harvey, asking him to substantiate his claims that the CIA was involved in Norman Kirk's death. More >>

Overhaul Resource Management Act

Friday, 3 September 1999, 6:29 pm | ACT New Zealand

Act New Zealands Otaki Candidate Brett Ambler says Justice has finally been done with a new Environment Court Decision which has awarded costs against well known Alliance activist Lowell Manning. More >>

Police Shouldn't Retire Just Because They're 55

Friday, 3 September 1999, 5:57 pm | ACT New Zealand

Parliament is being asked to support an amendment to the Police Act that would reduce the discrimination against Police officers who are currently forced to retire once they turn 55. More >>

PC Police Attacking Parents

Friday, 3 September 1999, 5:54 pm | ACT New Zealand

A suggestion from the Children, Young Persons and their Families Service that parents should seek permission from teenage children before getting information on them must not be taken too far according to ACT Social Welfare Spokesman Dr Muriel Newman. More >>