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ACT Backs Legal Certainty For Fiordland’s Successful Hunter-led Conservation
Tuesday, 13 May 2025, 12:11 pm | ACT New Zealand
The Fiordland Wapiti Foundation has spent years doing what government departments struggle to do. They manage the herd, trap pests, maintain huts, and protect native species like the blue duck/whio. And they do it all without asking taxpayers for ... More >>
ACT Backs End To Corrosive Public Sector DEI Appointments
Tuesday, 13 May 2025, 10:34 am | ACT New Zealand
"If you're vying to become a public service boss, it shouldn't matter whether you're brown, white, or blue. What matters is whether you are competent to deliver the services we expect for our taxes," says ACT Public Service spokesperson Todd Stephenson. More >>
ACT Invokes "Agree To Disagree" On Firearms Registry Review
Sunday, 11 May 2025, 1:49 pm | ACT New Zealand
"As we push ahead with that process public safety remains at the heart of what we are doing,” Nicole McKee says. More >>
New Bill Targets Sexually Explicit Deepfakes
Sunday, 11 May 2025, 1:33 pm | ACT New Zealand
It amends the Crimes Act 1961 and the Harmful Digital Communications Act 2015 to expand the definition of 'intimate visual recording' to explicitly include images or videos that are created, synthesised, or altered to depict a person’s likeness ... More >>
ACT Welcomes Review To Rein In Activist Waitangi Tribunal
Friday, 9 May 2025, 2:09 pm | ACT New Zealand
"The Tribunal's recent conduct is one reason why we need the Treaty Principles Bill. While some politicians weren’t ready for that debate, ACT will continue pushing for all New Zealanders to be equal before the law, not a partnership between races.” More >>
Whanganui’s ‘Citizens' Assembly’ Is A $20,000 Dodge Of Democratic Duty
Thursday, 8 May 2025, 12:55 pm | ACT New Zealand
The council has outsourced its job to 40 unelected, unaccountable anonymous individuals, to do what elected councillors are already paid to do. More >>
ACT Welcomes ACC's Change To Race-Based Targets
Thursday, 8 May 2025, 7:04 am | ACT New Zealand
"ACT takes 'need, not race' seriously. We negotiated this approach as a coalition commitment, and we expect to see our coalition commitments delivered”, Welcoming ACC’s move, ACT MP Laura McClure says. More >>
ACT Calls For Select Committee Inquiry Into Social Media Harm To Young People
Wednesday, 7 May 2025, 9:41 am | ACT New Zealand
“The proposal to simply ban social media for those under the age of 16 is unlikely to solve the problem. Technologically, it’s a mine field. Morally, it is a Government solution that does not involve parents. Its unintended consequences could do more harm than good," says Dr Parmjeet Pamar. More >>
For Every Problem There Is A Solution That Is Simple, Neat—and Wrong
Tuesday, 6 May 2025, 1:41 pm | ACT New Zealand
"ACT opposes National’s bill banning under-16s from social media because it is not workable. Instead, we ask the Education and Workforce Committee to hold an open, transparent inquiry. The inquiry should hear all voices to find a workable solution ... More >>
ACT Welcomes Tangible Investment In Defence Force Capability
Sunday, 4 May 2025, 1:27 pm | ACT New Zealand
With more to come from the Government’s $12 billion commitment to defence and national security, ACT will be fighting to ensure this momentum continues. The first duty of any government is to keep its people safe. The time for complacency is over. More >>
Speech To Tauranga Business Chamber: The Case For A Smaller, Focused Executive
Thursday, 1 May 2025, 12:58 pm | ACT New Zealand
The priority in crime has switched from criminals to victims. There is nothing wrong with rehabilitating criminals to reduce crime, and save money on imprisonment. More >>
Tauranga's Lacklustre By-Election Turnout Makes Case For Ditching Māori Wards
Thursday, 1 May 2025, 7:05 am | ACT New Zealand
"In Tauranga's Māori ward by-election this week, less than 12% of eligible voters turned out. It means we have a new councillor elected with just 464 first-preference votes”, Tauranga-based ACT MP Cameron Luxton says. More >>
One Year From Extinction Day: Minister Urged To Act
Wednesday, 30 April 2025, 3:27 pm | ACT New Zealand
With the Incorporated Societies Act 2022 set to require all existing societies to re-register under a new regime by April next year, ACT MP Laura McClure is raising the alarm again that it will impose unsustainable costs on many grassroots small ... More >>
Financial Education Will Help Disadvantaged Kids Succeed
Wednesday, 30 April 2025, 10:42 am | ACT New Zealand
These curriculum changes are part of a broader shift to refocus education on real-world skills instead of ideology. More >>
Mark Cameron Drafts Bill To Stop Banking Wokery And Protect Rural Borrowers
Tuesday, 29 April 2025, 6:58 am | ACT New Zealand
“Rural and regional New Zealanders are being hammered by banking wokery that judges businesses on political fashion rather than commercial sense,” says ACT Rural Communities spokesperson Mark Cameron. More >>
Waitākere Ranges Co-Governance: Better Councillors Needed To Protect Democracy
Monday, 28 April 2025, 12:42 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The ranges are governed under the Waitākere Ranges Heritage Area Act. That is a local act, which means any change to the legislation, such as a prohibition on co-governance arrangements, has to come from the elected council." More >>
ACT MP Welcomes Move To Cut Construction Red Tape
Monday, 28 April 2025, 12:39 pm | ACT New Zealand
“ACT has long argued we need to provide alternatives to costly council processes for building. Our coalition agreement commits to ‘explore allowing home builders to opt out of needing a building consent provided they have long-term insurance for ... More >>
Statement From ACT MP Dr Parmjeet Parmar On Terrorist Attack In Kashmir
Thursday, 24 April 2025, 7:38 am | ACT New Zealand
“Every human being has inherent dignity and deserves to live in peace. Disputes must be resolved through dialogue and diplomacy – not through cowardly acts of brutality.” ACT MP Dr Parmjeet Parmar said. More >>
Kiwis Caught Flat-Footed By Easter Booze Rules Challenged To Speak Up
Friday, 18 April 2025, 7:15 am | ACT New Zealand
If you’re sick of being denied choice on Easter, I’d strongly urge you to make an online submission in support of the Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Sales on Anzac Day Morning, Good Friday, Easter Sunday, and Christmas Day) Amendment Bill says ACT ... More >>
David Seymour: Speech To Business Canterbury
Wednesday, 16 April 2025, 1:32 pm | ACT New Zealand
Business is not exploitative, sinister, or deceptive. It’s actually very simple. Four types of people achieve together what they couldn’t do alone. More >>
