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ACT Bill Drawn To Provide For Mutually-Agreed End Of Employment
Thursday, 7 November 2024, 1:05 pm | ACT New Zealand
The Employment Relations (Termination of Employment by Agreement) Amendment Bill would allow employers to open protected negotiations for the termination of an employment contract. More >>
Real Savings Needed In Health Budget To Ease Pressure On GP Fees, Dunedin Hospital
Wednesday, 6 November 2024, 1:48 pm | ACT New Zealand
In Auckland we have 97 percent of GPs hiking or planning to hike fees, a move that could discourage a patient from making a trip to the doctor that could save the health system thousands of dollars down the line. More >>
Public Servants Should Use Cheaper Taxi Options
Tuesday, 5 November 2024, 8:31 am | ACT New Zealand
A 2017 report from the Taxpayers’ Union estimated savings of upwards of $3 million a year if public servants used rideshare services instead of taxis. The savings are likely to be even greater today. More >>
Simon Court Responds To Feedback On Licencing Trust Bill
Thursday, 31 October 2024, 12:59 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT MP Simon Court says claims that his bill undermines local democracy are fundamentally misguided. The free market is a democracy. More >>
Moves To Bypass Council Inspectors Welcomed, But Real Change Needed
Tuesday, 29 October 2024, 3:44 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 >>
Member’s Bill Will Treat Westies Like Adults
Saturday, 26 October 2024, 2:17 pm | ACT New Zealand
West Auckland-based ACT MP Simon Court says his bill would repeal the monopolies held by the Invercargill, Mataura, Portage and Waitakere Licensing Trusts. It would give entrepreneurial locals the ability to sell alcohol under the same rules that ... More >>
ACT Welcomes Appointment Of Richard Prebble To Waitangi Tribunal
Thursday, 24 October 2024, 5:33 pm | ACT New Zealand
Richard was first elected to Parliament in 1975, the same year as it passed the Treaty of Waitangi Act and created the Waitangi Tribunal. That is valuable perspective in an institution that has badly drifted in its purpose. More >>
ACT Statement On Fatal Bus Attack
Thursday, 24 October 2024, 1:42 pm | ACT New Zealand
The Government is progressing changes to the Sentencing Act and bringing back Three Strikes to deliver tougher sentences for serious crimes. But more needs to be done to ensure safety on public transport, including at the local level. More >>
ACT Welcomes Commonsense Change In Work Rights For Migrant Families
Wednesday, 23 October 2024, 11:04 am | ACT New Zealand
“Migrants are vital to address skill shortages in New Zealand,” says Dr Parmar. More >>
ACT Welcomes Crown Observer In Wellington
Tuesday, 22 October 2024, 3:01 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Tauranga has seen firsthand the consequences of stripping away local democracy, and I don’t want to see Wellington go down the same path. Any step that can fix the city while preserving local democracy is one I fully support." More >>
NPS-FM Changes Will Provide Certainty For Farmers And Save Ratepayers Money
Tuesday, 22 October 2024, 1:18 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Farmers have been under real pressure from Labour’s NPS-FM and ACT has consistently argued for its full repeal,” says Mr Cameron. More >>
New Bill Would Ensure Businesses’ Interests Are Heard In Liquor Licensing Decisions
Monday, 21 October 2024, 4:30 pm | ACT New Zealand
Establishing a licensed business involves financial commitment, risk, and hard work, but current legislation means that businesses are threatened with closure when they seek to renew their licence, or when a local alcohol policy changes. More >>
ACT Challenges Brian Tamaki's Racist, Ignorant Campaign Targeting Immigrants
Saturday, 19 October 2024, 2:27 pm | ACT New Zealand
Every New Zealander has either crossed an ocean to build a life here, or is descended from someone who did. Kiwis believe in freedom and a fair chance for anyone who’s willing to offer their efforts to society. More >>
ACT Welcomes Withdrawal Of Prosecution Guidelines After Pressure
Friday, 18 October 2024, 3:59 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT called out these guidelines as soon as we became aware of them, including raising the issue with the Attorney-General. We are welcome the swift response, preventing what would have otherwise been an egregious breach of the foundational principles ... More >>
Canada's Dairy Protection Must Be Cracked Wide Open
Friday, 18 October 2024, 11:38 am | ACT New Zealand
“Restricting imports of New Zealand dairy products not only makes Canadian consumers worse off, it is also a betrayal of the long-standing friendship between our two countries,” says ACT Trade Spokesperson Dr Parmjeet Parmar. More >>
ACT Urges A Response To Tikanga Māori In Legal Education
Wednesday, 16 October 2024, 9:17 pm | ACT New Zealand
Attempts to make tikanga courses compulsory for all law students, along with a wider push to infuse every part of our legal system with tikanga, enables judicial activism. It is not the role of the judiciary to make law. That is the role of Parliament. More >>
Public Health Service’s Food Truck Tantrum Is Ridiculous
Wednesday, 16 October 2024, 8:23 pm | ACT New Zealand
Southland-based MP and ACT Health spokesperson Todd Stephenson responds to health concerns raised by the National Public Health Service on Invercargill's food trucks. More >>
Inflation Milestone Marks The Beginning Of Real Hope
Wednesday, 16 October 2024, 10:55 am | ACT New Zealand
“Annual inflation at last year’s election was 5.6% – and now it’s cut in half, and then some. More >>
Film Commission Puts Itself On A Platter For Spending Cuts
Tuesday, 15 October 2024, 2:50 pm | ACT New Zealand
The new Government had repeatedly emphasised the need for spending restraint, but the Film Commission – hardly a core government agency – doubled down on discretionary spending. More >>
A Year Later, Kiwis Already See ACT's Real Change
Monday, 14 October 2024, 2:41 pm | ACT New Zealand
The breadth and intensity of our action in Government speaks for itself. Even our critics complain at how we're punching above our weight for a small team. We call it value for your vote. More >>