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Police: Government rush behind SAP contract, privacy breach
Tuesday, 3 December 2019, 5:00 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Police has now confirmed that it was put under serious time pressure by the Government when it handed the gun ‘buy-back’ database contract to German firm SAP”, says ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
Donations law an attempt to distract from bad news
Tuesday, 3 December 2019, 2:37 pm | ACT New Zealand
“By forcing Parliament into urgency today to consider the law around donations, the Government is attempting to distract from bad news and is setting a dangerous precedent”, says ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
If the responsible Minister is not responsible, is the PM
Tuesday, 3 December 2019, 12:34 am | ACT New Zealand
“The Prime Minister must sack the Police Minister. If he won’t take responsibility for a massive privacy breach within his own department and resign, she must make him”, according to ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
Massive data breach: Nash must resign
Monday, 2 December 2019, 1:11 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The Police Minister must resign and the Government should now back down on its proposal for a firearms register after a massive data breach”, says ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
Put parents in charge of new education funding
Monday, 2 December 2019, 11:12 am | ACT New Zealand
“Parents should be in charge of the $400 million in new education funding”, according to ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
Labour’s 2020 strategy: Borrow to bribe
Sunday, 1 December 2019, 10:04 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Labour’s 2020 strategy has come into focus with a promise to borrow billions of dollars to win an election”, according to ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
PM’s confusion over hate speech law deeply worrying
Saturday, 30 November 2019, 12:35 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Jacinda Ardern’s confusion over hate speech law should be deeply worrying to anyone concerned with protecting freedom of expression”, says ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
PM's belief that gun laws unified the country a fantasy
Saturday, 30 November 2019, 12:34 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The Prime Minister’s belief that she unified the country over gun law changes is a complete fantasy”, according to ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
Politics in Full Sentences, 29 November 2019
Saturday, 30 November 2019, 11:14 am | ACT New Zealand
The Podcast This week on the podcast, we heard from former ACT MP and Federated Farmers President Owen Jennings about the Government’s attacks on the rural sector, why ACT was right to oppose the Zero Carbon Act, and why the National Party has been ... More >>
NZ First right to pull support for poor public policy
Friday, 29 November 2019, 5:08 pm | ACT New Zealand
“NZ First has made the right call in pulling its support for next year’s tobacco tax hike and it should consider opposing a range of other Labour policies”, says ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
Govt changes rules with 22 days left on ‘buy-back’
Friday, 29 November 2019, 11:45 am | ACT New Zealand
“The Government has once again shifted the goalposts on licenced firearms owners with just 22 days remaining in the failing gun ‘buy-back’”, according to ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
Seymour commends PM on Erebus apology
Thursday, 28 November 2019, 3:03 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The Prime Minister has done the right thing by apologising to Erebus families”, according to MP for Epsom, David Seymour. More >>
Universities must protect free speech
Thursday, 28 November 2019, 11:23 am | ACT New Zealand
Universities and other tertiary education institutions will be required to protect free speech and academic freedom or otherwise lose funding under a new member’s bill launched today by ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
Higher landfill levy another broken promise
Wednesday, 27 November 2019, 11:57 am | ACT New Zealand
“A plan to increase the landfill levy six-fold is the eighth time the Government has broken Jacinda Ardern’s promise to introduce no new taxes”, according to ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
Representation Commission Gets Epsom Right
Wednesday, 20 November 2019, 11:07 am | ACT New Zealand
MP for Epsom David Seymour is commending the Representation Commission for its decision to keep the Epsom Electorate boundaries the same. More >>
Gun amnesty extension shows Parliament has failed
Wednesday, 20 November 2019, 9:50 am | ACT New Zealand
“ Police’s suggestion that there is now a permanent firearms amnesty in place is an admission that Parliament has completely failed and is a vindication of ACT’s opposition to the Arms Amendment Act”, says ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
Christmas present for lawbreakers at Ihumātao
Tuesday, 19 November 2019, 8:35 am | ACT New Zealand
“Jacinda Ardern and Grant Robertson are set to deliver an early Christmas gift to the protestors illegally occupying land at Ihumātao”, says ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
Universities must uphold free speech or have funding cut
Saturday, 16 November 2019, 11:55 am | ACT New Zealand
Tertiary institutions will be legally required to protect academic freedom and free speech on campus or risk losing funding under a new member’s bill proposed by ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
Cronyism the result of bipartisan corporate welfale
Friday, 15 November 2019, 10:53 am | ACT New Zealand
“ A NZ First-linked company applying for taxpayer money from a NZ First-run fund is the perfect example of the cronyism that inevitably accompanies corporate welfare”, says ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
Wait for Royal Commission, then make law
Wednesday, 13 November 2019, 4:23 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The Government must delay the progress of the Arms Legislation Bill to account for a four-month extension to the Royal Commission into the Christchurch terror attacks”, says ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
