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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 >>
Small Businesses Are Getting Hawkesbied - Prebble
Thursday, 24 June 1999, 11:15 am | ACT New Zealand
In a speech to the Wellington Chamber of Commerce at 1pm today, ACT Leader Richard Prebble will say that the matter of whether or not Mr Hawkesby has or is about to get (or now may never get) a million dollar payout from TVNZ is not primarily an ... More >>
Whangarei Police Congratulated For Drug Initiative
Thursday, 24 June 1999, 10:32 am | ACT New Zealand
The Whangarei Police are today being congratulated for their initiative to address the cannabis crisis amongst the young people of Northland. More >>
Bolger defended
Wednesday, 23 June 1999, 11:32 am | ACT New Zealand
It is a media myth that Jim Bolger endorsed me ahead of the official National candidate in the last election, says ACT Leader and Wellington Central MP Richard Prebble. More >>
Children Need a Role Model For Work - ACT
Wednesday, 23 June 1999, 11:19 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Social Welfare Spokesman Dr Muriel Newman today said it's time to start focusing on the country's children by turning around the statistics just released that show almost a quarter of all children are growing up without the role model of a parent ... More >>
Oral Question: Maori--Multiculturalism
Wednesday, 23 June 1999, 9:35 am | ACT New Zealand
6. Hon. KEN SHIRLEY (Deputy Leader--ACT NZ) to the Minister of Justice: Does he agree with the reported claim by the Minister of Maori Affairs that the Race Relations Conciliator is undermining the position of Maori "by pushing a policy of multiculturalism ... More >>
Golden handshake problem needs more than quick fix
Wednesday, 23 June 1999, 12:47 am | ACT New Zealand
xI am writing in response to media stories that the Government has set up some sort of Ministerial taskforce to look at the issue of golden handshakes of SOE executives. More >>
Taxi Drivers Get No Relief From LTSA Fee Hike
Tuesday, 22 June 1999, 3:51 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Transport Spokesman Owen Jennings today said the Minister of Transport should have given Taxi drivers the same relief from the LTSA licence fee renewal hikes that he has given bus drivers. More >>
Let's Turn It Around
Tuesday, 22 June 1999, 3:47 pm | ACT New Zealand
It is apparent that most New Zealanders are now feeling overwhelmed by the depth and breadth of the social problems we face - crime, abuse, violence, teenage pregnancy, suicide, drug and alcohol addictions. They feel that these are the inevitable result ... More >>
ACT:13 Year Non Parole Period For Murder In Homes
Tuesday, 22 June 1999, 3:46 pm | ACT New Zealand
Criminals who murder someone in their home will be jailed for at least 13 years before they are eligible for parole if Parliament supports an ACT amendment to the Government's Home Invasion Bill. More >>
ACT - amendment to confidence motion
Tuesday, 22 June 1999, 11:14 am | ACT New Zealand
At my breakfast constituency meetings I regularly talk about issues of the day. Today the issue is tax cuts. I saw our Prime Minister on Crossfire last night (as an aside, it's my view that the Prime Minister's performance was impressive and an ... More >>
Look to the All Blacks - Prebble
Tuesday, 22 June 1999, 7:54 am | ACT New Zealand
The Minister of Maori Affairs' claim that the race relations office should not acknowledge New Zealand is a multi racial country is dangerous demagoguery, according to ACT Leader and Pacific Island Affairs spokesman Richard Prebble. More >>
