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Government Must Stop Dithering Over Tax Cuts
Wednesday, 30 June 1999, 2:45 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Finance Spokesman Rodney Hide today said the Government must stop its dithering over tax cuts and get on with making them happen. More >>
ACT Welcomes Decision To Make Legal Aid Public
Wednesday, 30 June 1999, 10:14 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Justice Spokesman Patricia Schnauer today welcomed the Ombudsman's order for the Legal Services Board to make public the ten highest paid legal aid lawyers. More >>
Speech - Prebble: The Real Issues
Wednesday, 30 June 1999, 10:11 am | ACT New Zealand
I found the events of the last week very depressing. When looking at the great issues facing New Zealand, whether or not the Prime Minister was making a flippant remark about a news reader's compensation package, matters not one iota. More >>
Labour Must State Position On West Coast Beech
Tuesday, 29 June 1999, 2:36 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Deputy Leader Ken Shirley has called on the Labour Party to stop playing 'cat and mouse' with West Coast voters and to state their position on the West Coast beech scheme unequivocally. More >>
Wellington's urgent need for new hospital
Tuesday, 29 June 1999, 2:00 pm | ACT New Zealand
Wellington Central MP Richard Prebble today welcomed the release of the Government's discussion document on the new Wellington public hospital. More >>
Government must keep pressure on benefit fraud
Monday, 28 June 1999, 7:03 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Social Welfare Spokesman Dr Muriel Newman today said Government must keep the pressure firmly on benefit fraudsters with a Zero Tolerance approach to benefit fraud. More >>
Minister Must Assure Public Water Owned By All
Sunday, 27 June 1999, 5:24 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Deputy Leader Hon Ken Shirley today voiced concern over the Waitangi Tribunal's recommendation that the Atihaunui iwi should be legally recognised as the owners of the Whanganui River. More >>
ACT Conferences Focus On Rural New Zealand
Sunday, 27 June 1999, 5:22 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT is gearing up for a strong campaign in Rural New Zealand over the next two weekends at Rural Conferences in Taupo and Timaru being run by the Party's Rural Spokesman Owen Jennings. More >>
IRD restructuring should go on hold - Hide
Sunday, 27 June 1999, 5:18 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Finance spokesman Rodney Hide today told a meeting of business people in West Auckland that the restructuring of the IRD should be put on hold awaiting the outcome of the Select Committee Inquiry. More >>
Figures Confirm Criminals Getting Off Too Lightly
Sunday, 27 June 1999, 5:16 pm | ACT New Zealand
Some criminals are being let out of jail after serving on average a sentence of just 9% of the maximum sentence for their crime, according to new figures released by ACT Justice Spokesman Patricia Schnauer. More >>
The Tide Of Change For Welfare Reaching Our Shores
Friday, 25 June 1999, 5:28 pm | ACT New Zealand
The tide of change for welfare that began in the US and swept into Britain with the election of Tony Blair's Labour Government is now reaching our shores. More >>
Covert Filming Complaint
Friday, 25 June 1999, 4:47 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Leader Richard Prebble has made a formal complaint to Television New Zealand over covert filming by TV1 of the Prime Minister at the Beehive last night. More >>
Wellington Rates Rise Unacceptable - Prebble
Friday, 25 June 1999, 4:45 pm | ACT New Zealand
"At a time of nil inflation, Wellington City Council's 10% rate rise comes straight out of households' budgets and businesses' bottom line," Mr Prebble said. More >>
Farmer Confidence in Wool Board Hits New Low
Friday, 25 June 1999, 8:28 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Rural Spokesman Owen Jennings today said Wools of New Zealand are losing the battle over maintaining the Board's monopoly privilege. More >>
Violation of privacy by TVNZ
Friday, 25 June 1999, 12:38 am | ACT New Zealand
I am writing to you in your capacity as landlord of Parliament. Last night on TV1's late news there was footage of the PM working in an office in the Beehive. The footage was shot through the window, from outside. As you well know the curtains of the offices ... More >>
ACT Sets Minimum 13 Years Jail For Home Murders
Thursday, 24 June 1999, 6:21 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT has today backed up its call for tougher sentences by gaining the support of Parliament for an amendment that will see criminals who murder someone in their home jailed for at least 13 years before they are eligible for parole. More >>
National Leaves Rural Tour Too Late
Thursday, 24 June 1999, 5:42 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Rural Spokesman Owen Jennings today said National was a bit late getting out into rural New Zealand. More >>
Alliance Wrong Again - Hide
Thursday, 24 June 1999, 4:32 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Finance spokesman Rodney Hide said today that the Alliance once again had it completely wrong. More >>
Speech: Prebble - Business is being Hawkesbied
Thursday, 24 June 1999, 1:38 pm | ACT New Zealand
Thank you for the opportunity to speak to the Wellington Chamber of Commerce. I believe that the Chamber has done an excellent job in promoting enterprise in our city. You will have noticed, that as Member of Parliament for Wellington Central, I have taken ... More >>
Alliance Puts Populism Before Jobs- ACT
Thursday, 24 June 1999, 11:26 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT MP Patricia Schnauer today said the Alliance must start putting jobs before populism when it is drafting its policies. More >>
