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First Explicit Deepfake Sentencing: ACT MP Responds
Friday, 22 May 2026, 7:18 pm | ACT New Zealand
Today, submissions on my member's bill opened to the public. I really encourage victims of deepfake abuse to have their say and share their stories, says ACT MP Laura McClure. More >>
ACT Welcomes A Fairer Deal For Renters And Taxpayers
Thursday, 21 May 2026, 2:05 pm | ACT New Zealand
"Social housing should help people through a tough patch, not become an indefinite top-up," says the ACT Housing spokesperson Cameron Luxton. More >>
More Bureaucrats Doesn't Equal More Productivity - Labour Proved It
Thursday, 21 May 2026, 12:23 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The Government plans to bring the headcount back to the same share of the population as it was in 2017, by 2029. By that point we'll have had 12 years of improvements in technology, systems and institutional knowledge", says ACT Leader David Seymour More >>
Deepfake Bill Passes First Reading, Now It’s Time For Kiwis To Have Their Say
Wednesday, 20 May 2026, 5:00 pm | ACT New Zealand
The Bill will now head to Select Committee, where New Zealanders will have the opportunity to make public submissions. More >>
Common Sense Prevails: Public Service Commission Adopts English-First Branding
Wednesday, 20 May 2026, 2:11 pm | ACT New Zealand
The English-first policy is not one of ACT’s coalition commitments, but I pursued this because it’s supported by many of ACT’s supporters. More >>
Smaller, More Efficient Government Just What The Doctor Ordered
Tuesday, 19 May 2026, 1:17 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The next chapter that ACT will campaign on is a smaller, more efficient cabinet that fits the reform of Government Departments. More >>
Boost For Maths And Literacy Made Possible By Spending Discipline
Monday, 18 May 2026, 3:10 pm | ACT New Zealand
The Government is delivering this $131 million investment despite Budget 2026 having an operating allowance $300 million lower than previously planned. More >>
The Future Is Electric
Monday, 18 May 2026, 2:46 pm | ACT New Zealand
Part of the ACT Party’s role this election will be to put forward new ideas, but stopping bankrupting insanity could be even more important. More >>
David Seymour Selected As ACT Candidate For Epsom
Sunday, 17 May 2026, 3:58 pm | ACT New Zealand
I will continue doing what I have always done, listening to Epsom, working hard, and taking Epsom’s values to Parliament, says David Seymour. More >>
Treaty Reference Review Complete… “Treaty Principles” Still Exist
Friday, 15 May 2026, 1:50 pm | ACT New Zealand
“We were told there were no Treaty principles, and perhaps this review would remove them. Well, the jury is in and the words ‘Treaty principles’ still exist throughout our laws," says Mr Seymour. More >>
Bay Of Plenty Deal Means Infrastructure Will Actually Get Built
Thursday, 14 May 2026, 12:34 pm | ACT New Zealand
The commitment to use innovative funding and financing tools, alongside private investment, will help deliver major projects like Takitimu North Link Stage 2 and Tauriko West faster and more efficiently. More >>
Seymour Welcomes Lower Budget Allowance
Wednesday, 13 May 2026, 3:07 pm | ACT New Zealand
Spending less new money means less debt. It means Kiwis will keep more of what they earn, so life is more affordable, says Mr Seymour. More >>
Seymour Welcomes Sharesies’ Youth Investment Policy
Wednesday, 13 May 2026, 12:21 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Sharesies’ new KiwiSaver kids contribution is a generous initiative that will help more young New Zealanders get started on the path to saving, investing, and ownership,” says Mr Seymour. More >>
Red Tape Is Killing Grocery Competition
Tuesday, 12 May 2026, 11:47 am | ACT New Zealand
Medical Officers of Health have a statutory job to do under the Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act, but demanding a $5 million structural change at the eleventh hour is a sign of a broken system. More >>
Activist Climate Lawsuits Shown The Door
Tuesday, 12 May 2026, 9:52 am | ACT New Zealand
New Zealanders elect governments to make climate policy through Parliament, not judges in courtrooms responding to activist campaigns. More >>
Greens' Finger-Pointing Ignores Real Solutions For Energy
Monday, 11 May 2026, 5:03 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT’s approach is simple: Make it easier to build the infrastructure New Zealand needs, says ACT Energy spokesperson Simon Court. More >>
Rents Falling As Government Ditches Anti-Landlord Ideology Thanks To ACT
Thursday, 7 May 2026, 12:15 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT consistently warned that you cannot improve outcomes by attacking one side of a transaction. More >>
ACT Claims Victory For Free Speech As Government Finally Scraps BSA
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 12:14 pm | ACT New Zealand
"This is exactly what ACT brings to Government: identifying rules that no longer make sense, calling them out, and shutting them down when they threaten New Zealanders' freedoms." More >>
Citizenship Test: An ACT Idea A Decade In The Making
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 10:34 am | ACT New Zealand
“On Sunday, alongside other immigration policies, I said that new citizens should understand and affirm the values that make this country worth joining," says Mr Seymour. More >>
Speech To NZ Initiative Health Forum: ACT's Pharmacy As Primary Care Plan - David Seymour, ACT Leader
Tuesday, 5 May 2026, 12:59 pm | ACT New Zealand
"Our healthcare problem is really an access problem. The solution is to better utilise the skills we have, getting the right patient in front of the right professional at the right time." More >>
