ACT On Campus - Media Coverage

Media Coverage

ACT on Campus have often gained media coverage for their campaigns:

2004

• NZ Herald – Youth wings of political parties support Civil Union Bill

2005

• NZ Herald – Hostile students force PM to break off speech

2006 Drinking Age

• NZPA – Youth wings pressure MPs to keep drinking age at 18
• TVNZ – Youth take stand on drink age

2007 Jacqui Dean DHMO Hoax

• New Zealand Herald – MP tries to ban water
• NZPA – National MP falls victim to water hoax

2007 Essay Competition

• New Zealand Herald – Sideswipe

2008 Electoral Finance Act

• New Zealand Herald – Rodney's yellow jacket referred to police

2008 BZP and Party Pills

• TV3 – ACT on Campus entices new members with party pills
• ONE News – Act youth tempt with party pills
• Newztalk ZB – ACT's youth wing in party pill stunt
• NZ Herald – Anderton slams Act cut-price party pill sales

2008 Student Loans/Alloance/Debt

• TV3 – Otago students concerned over debts as they enter workforce (Interview with ACT on Campus member Warren Jones)
• TVNZ – Reaction to Labour's tertiary policy

2009 Voluntary Student Membership

• The Dominion Post – Student union blindsided
• Otago Daily Times – Student association Bill angers some
• The Dominion Post – Students buy into big rebuild

2010 Earth Hour

• New Zealand Herald – Earth Hour not without its grinches
• TV3 – Kiwis ready to switch off for Earth Hour

2010 OUSA Wasteful spending

• New Zealand Herald – $40k for 4-page booze study