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Families Need Fathers - Prebble
Wednesday, 1 September 1999, 1:30 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Leader Richard Prebble and Wellington Central MP Richard Prebble said demonstrations by father's groups in Wellington and Porirua today and Friday indicated a need for a look at whether changes needed to be made in family law. More >>
ACT Tauranga Team Considering Tactics
Wednesday, 1 September 1999, 10:22 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Deputy Leader Hon Ken Shirley said from East Timor today that the ACT team in Tauranga was considering whether he should withdraw as a constituency MP for Tauranga and just go for the list vote . More >>
ACT firm in Ohariu-Belmont
Tuesday, 31 August 1999, 1:34 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT candidate Kathryn Asare says the ACT party will not be withdrawing from Ohariu-Belmont. More >>
Wool Board Chiefs Should Honour Pledge To Resign
Tuesday, 31 August 1999, 11:02 am | ACT New Zealand
Wool Board Chiefs are being called on to honour a pledge to resign if their multi million dollar Fernmark branding strategy did not improve returns for farmers. More >>
Labour Whipping Up Anti-US Feeling Before APEC
Tuesday, 31 August 1999, 10:36 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Leader Richard Prebble, one of the few MPs in Parliament to have personally known Norman Kirk, has accused Labour President Bob Harvey of whipping up anti-American feelings on the eve of APEC, with his absurd claim that the CIA murdered Norman Kirk. More >>
ACT Writes To Fletcher Over Tax Cut Threat
Monday, 30 August 1999, 5:13 pm | ACT New Zealand
I write on behalf of Epsom voters and all hardworking New Zealanders to protest against your threat to the Government that you will cross the floor and vote against tax cuts. More >>
Govt Should Get Out Of Gambling - Prebble
Monday, 30 August 1999, 10:37 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Leader Richard Prebble says the row over the excessive salary paid to the Lotteries Commission head was inevitable and indicates what should be done. More >>
$400,000 salary for lotto boss raises questions
Sunday, 29 August 1999, 4:08 pm | ACT New Zealand
The revelation that State Services boss Michael Wintringham didn't blow the whistle on Lotteries boss David Bale's $400,000 plus salary package raises serious questions about who guards the guardians. More >>
Anderton Again Shows What A Risk He Is - ACT
Friday, 27 August 1999, 6:04 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Finance spokesman Rodney Hide said today that Jim Anderton's recommitment to a Financial Transaction Tax showed what an extreme threat he is to jobs and to growth. More >>
How Labour will gut the economy --- Prebble
Thursday, 26 August 1999, 7:32 pm | ACT New Zealand
Extract from speech to Kapiti Rotary Senior Citizens Hall, Ocean Road Paraparaumu 7.30 pm Thursday 26 August 1999 More >>
Donnelly should Get His Facts Right - ACT
Thursday, 26 August 1999, 7:30 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT MP Patricia Schnauer tonight said Brian Donnelly should get his facts right. Mrs Schnauer was responding to Mr Donnelly's accusation that she had "cynically stopped debate and blocked " his question. More >>
Cullen's Outburst Exposes Labour's Weakest Link -
Thursday, 26 August 1999, 6:00 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Finance Spokesman Rodney Hide today said that the embarrassing outburst from Dr Michael Cullen under pressure over Labour's industrial relations policy had exposed the Party's weakest link. More >>
Hide writes to Henare Over $15 million Spend Up
Thursday, 26 August 1999, 2:11 pm | ACT New Zealand
I am very disappointed with your pork-barrel approach to tax cuts. You are holding the country to ransom and declaring, "New Zealanders can have a long-overdue tax cut so long as I get my $15 million". More >>
ACT Will Cancel Henare's Deal
Thursday, 26 August 1999, 2:09 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT has severely criticised Mauri Pacific for demanding $15 million spending on Maori initiatives in return for supporting National's tax cut legislation. More >>
Senator's Welfare Message An Inspiration For Maori
Wednesday, 25 August 1999, 6:23 pm | ACT New Zealand
Australia's only federal Aboriginal politician will make history in his maiden speech tonight urging governments to stop throwing more money at indigenous communities, a message ACT Maori Affairs Spokesman Donna Awatere Huata said should be heeded by ... More >>
One law for all --- Richard Prebble
Wednesday, 25 August 1999, 5:42 pm | ACT New Zealand
Gandhi Centre, cnr New North Rd & Virginia Ave, Auckland, 7.30 pm Wed 25 August More >>
Prebble Speech To Employers Federation
Wednesday, 25 August 1999, 11:15 am | ACT New Zealand
As MP for Wellington Central can I welcome you to the electorate and say how appropriate it is that the first leaders' debate of the 1999 election is taking place in the country's most intelligent electorate. More >>
Labour Gets Burnt Trying To Kick Coasters Again
Tuesday, 24 August 1999, 5:34 pm | ACT New Zealand
Despite desperate attempts by Labour to again attack the West Coast in Parliament today it was the Labour politicians who ended up with egg on their faces said ACT Rural Spokesman Owen Jennings. More >>
Manufacturers Vote ACT The Best
Tuesday, 24 August 1999, 5:08 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT has received a vote of confidence from the country's manufacturers as the party most able to improve New Zealand's competitiveness and growth. More >>
Double standard on tax - Prebble
Tuesday, 24 August 1999, 4:55 pm | ACT New Zealand
Parliament was amazed to learn today that Winston Peters as Treasurer was writing secret letters to the Minister of Revenue Bill Birch objecting to the closing of tax loopholes that were of benefit purely to big business who are able to claim bogus ... More >>
