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$100 Million Grab From Agriculture - Prebble
Wednesday, 18 August 1999, 2:13 pm | ACT New Zealand
National's 5 steps package will cost rural New Zealand $100 million, says ACT Leader Richard Prebble. More >>
More Humane Tax Rules Long Overdue - ACT
Wednesday, 18 August 1999, 2:04 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Finance spokesman Rodney Hide welcomed the government's moves to make for a more humane tax system as announced today. More >>
Lest We Forget
Wednesday, 18 August 1999, 11:30 am | ACT New Zealand
Today is the anniversary of Jenny Shipley's best ever decision - sacking Winston Peters. Mr Peters has been busy trying to rewrite history but let's remember he was Treasurer for nearly two years and his period in office was disastrous, says ACT ... More >>
Winston Peters gave us WINZ - ACT
Tuesday, 17 August 1999, 4:53 pm | ACT New Zealand
Winston Peters latest attempt to rewrite history is outrageous even by his standards, says ACT Leader Richard Prebble. More >>
Alliance Economic Policy - Power Grab By Anderton
Monday, 16 August 1999, 5:29 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Leader Richard Prebble said today the Alliance's economic development policy was a power grab by Jim Anderton More >>
Water Review Shouldn't Be Left To Local Government
Friday, 13 August 1999, 3:55 pm | ACT New Zealand
Concern is being raised over the Government's decision today to place the review of the water, wastewater and stormwater industry in the hands of local government. More >>
Wool Board's Final Kicks In Death Throws
Friday, 13 August 1999, 12:55 am | ACT New Zealand
The Wool Board is again lashing out desperate to keep its privilege against all the odds according to ACT Rural Spokesman Owen Jennings. More >>
Med School Future Depends On Newtown Hospital Site
Thursday, 12 August 1999, 4:55 pm | ACT New Zealand
As Member of Parliament for Wellington Central, I am honoured that the Wellington School of Medicine Surgical Research Trust has asked me to be your guest speaker at the Trust's annual dinner. More >>
Government Finally Wakes Up To Spending Blow-Out
Thursday, 12 August 1999, 3:11 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT finance spokesman Rodney Hide today said that it was a relief to see that Treasurer Bill English had finally woken up to the 'fiscal creep' that had driven up government spending over the past five years. More >>
Prebble Speech:Rural Future At Stake
Wednesday, 11 August 1999, 4:08 pm | ACT New Zealand
So far ACT has selected nine farmers as candidates. Proportionally, ACT will have more farmers as candidates than National. The National Party, for some reason, even in rural areas, is selecting anyone except farmers. More >>
Let Maori Have Quota - Prebble
Wednesday, 11 August 1999, 3:22 pm | ACT New Zealand
The Waitangi Fisheries dispute is in the courts because Parliament failed to say in the legislation who should benefit, says ACT Leader Richard Prebble. More >>
Retailers Concerned Over Youth Offending In HB
Wednesday, 11 August 1999, 1:34 pm | ACT New Zealand
Patricia Schnauer ACT Spokesman for Justice today said that her visit to Hawkes Bay had highlighted the community's serious concerns about youth offending. More >>
Labour anti-business - Prebble
Tuesday, 10 August 1999, 5:08 pm | ACT New Zealand
Today's statements on the telecommunications market and competition law show how anti-business Labour is, according to ACT Leader Richard Prebble. More >>
Doone: Either Back Him or Sack Him - ACT
Tuesday, 10 August 1999, 4:48 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Justice Spokesman Patricia Schnauer said the Prime Minister's refusal today either to back Police Commissioner Peter Doone or sack him from the Incis project was completely unacceptable. More >>
INCIS Was Always Going To Fail - Prebble
Tuesday, 10 August 1999, 1:54 pm | ACT New Zealand
IBM's decision to pull the plug on the INCIS computer project is the right decision, says ACT Leader Richard Prebble. "It's a decision that National Ministers should have taken years ago. More >>
Commerce proposals need careful examination - ACT
Tuesday, 10 August 1999, 9:31 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT leader Richard Prebble says his party will be examining very carefully the Government's proposed amendments to the Commerce Act. More >>
Government Should Come Clean On Computer Contracts
Tuesday, 10 August 1999, 12:57 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Finance spokesman Rodney Hide said today that in the wake of the INCIS debacle the government should come clean on all the computer contracts it has entered into. More >>
Incis - Government's Great White Elephant - ACT
Monday, 9 August 1999, 6:28 pm | ACT New Zealand
IBM's dumping of the Incis computer system has today left taxpayers with a $130 million white elephant. More >>
Prebble Delivers Wellingtonians' Views On Hospital
Monday, 9 August 1999, 4:42 pm | ACT New Zealand
Wellington Central MP Richard Prebble will carry the weight of public opinion to the Health Ministry this afternoon, as he delivers box-loads of responses to his questionnaire on the site of Wellington's new hospital. The responses form part of ... More >>
ACT Again Calls For Inquiry Into Durie/Hall
Monday, 9 August 1999, 3:12 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Deputy Leader Hon Ken Shirley has today renewed his calls for an inquiry into serious allegations against Justice Durie and his lawyer wife, Donna Hall in light of new information. More >>
