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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 >>
Ngai Tahu Urged To Focus Settlement On Education
Tuesday, 24 August 1999, 4:28 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Education and Maori Affairs spokesperson, Donna Awatere Huata, has issued a strong message to Ngai Tahu leaders to focus Treaty settlement money on rebuilding and educating Maori families. More >>
Labour Playing Games Over Wellington Hospital
Tuesday, 24 August 1999, 12:23 am | ACT New Zealand
Wellington Central MP Richard Prebble says Labour's health spokesperson, less than three months from an election, cannot rewrite history. "When Labour's Graham Kelly persuaded Bill English that he should move the main Wellington hospital to ... More >>
Prebble Only Wgtn. MP To Support Newtown Hospital
Monday, 23 August 1999, 10:16 am | ACT New Zealand
Responding to media requests for his answer to Alliance MP Phillida Bunkle's claim that National would site the new main hospital at Newtown because of his campaign as MP for Wellington Central, Mr Prebble said that there was some truth in her claims. More >>
Winebox allegations not upheld
Sunday, 22 August 1999, 3:00 pm | ACT New Zealand
The 1999 election is shaping up to be the most open and exciting in the last 30 years. If the TV One poll was correct, then last Saturday the country would have elected an ACT/National majority. More >>
The Tragedy Of James Whakaruru
Friday, 20 August 1999, 8:53 pm | ACT New Zealand
The death of four year old James Whakaruru is a grim reminder of the dangers facing children who grow up in s severely dysfunctional families. In most of these families, education achievement is minimal, violence is rife, drug and alcohol dependency is ... More >>
The tragedy of James Whakaruru --- Muriel Newman
Friday, 20 August 1999, 6:26 pm | ACT New Zealand
The death of four year old James Whakaruru is a grim reminder of the dangers facing children who grow up in s severely dysfunctional families. In most of these families, education achievement is minimal, violence is rife, drug and alcohol dependency is ... More >>
Double Standard In East Timor - Prebble
Friday, 20 August 1999, 10:07 am | ACT New Zealand
The government of New Zealand is again showing a double standard in the aid vote, says ACT Leader Richard Prebble. More >>
ACT Welcomes Nellie Rata's Candidacy
Thursday, 19 August 1999, 3:09 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Leader Richard Prebble said he was delighted that a Maori leader of the mana of Nellie Rata has put herself forward as ACT candidate for Parliament. "I have known Mrs Rata for over 20 years. She and her late husband Mat Rata were a great ... More >>
Winston Peters Gay Bashing
Wednesday, 18 August 1999, 4:55 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Leader Richard Prebble says he's received disturbing reports that Winston Peters is gay bashing, particularly when addressing elderly audiences. More >>
Fletcher's Complaints Bureau Bureaucracy Gone Mad
Wednesday, 18 August 1999, 2:57 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Finance spokesman and Epsom candidate Rodney Hide said today that Auckland Mayor Christine Fletcher's appointment of a complaints bureau was "bureaucracy gone mad". More >>
