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Police lecture gun owners as 'buy-back' continues to fail
Thursday, 31 October 2019, 8:26 am | ACT New Zealand
“The gun ‘buy-back’ scheme – supported by all parties except ACT – is headed for complete and utter failure and must be extended”, according to ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
National’s welfare manifesto is Labour-lite
Wednesday, 30 October 2019, 1:46 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Much of National’s just-released social services discussion document reads like a Labour Party manifesto”, according to ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
NZ First absent from firearms committee
Wednesday, 30 October 2019, 1:12 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The Finance and Expenditure Committee heard a simple and sensible chorus from submitters on the Arms Legislation Bill this morning: wait for the Royal Commission to report back, then make law”, according to ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
National should adopt ACT’s cashless welfare policy
Wednesday, 30 October 2019, 8:48 am | ACT New Zealand
“The National Party should adopt yet another ACT idea when it releases its Social Services Discussion Document today”, says ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
Politics in Full Sentences, 25 October 2019
Friday, 25 October 2019, 4:03 pm | ACT New Zealand
The Podcast Last night , host Max Whitehead interviewed former EMA boss Kim Campbell, along with ACT’s Deputy Leader Beth Houlbrooke. ‘What’s Eating Business Confidence?’ was the theme and Kim gives a highly knowledgeable account of what the policy landscape ... More >>
Government, National team up on Vape-Free New Zealand
Friday, 25 October 2019, 9:56 am | ACT New Zealand
“The Government and the National Party are teaming up on a brand new social engineering project: a Vape-Free New Zealand”, according to ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
Government confirms draconian vaping law
Thursday, 24 October 2019, 3:22 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The Associate Minister of Health confirmed this afternoon that the Government will soon shut the door on the most effective smoking cessation tool on the market”, says ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
Licensed firearms owners slam new firearm laws
Wednesday, 23 October 2019, 2:17 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Licensed firearms owners came to Parliament today and unanimously criticised the Government's new firearms laws,” says ACT Leader and Select Committee Member David Seymour. More >>
Zero Carbon Bill is Economic Stabilsation Act in drag
Tuesday, 22 October 2019, 2:42 pm | ACT New Zealand
“ACT will continue to oppose the Zero Carbon Bill after the Environment Select Committee failed to remove unfettered ministerial decision-making powers,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
Massey censorship wouldn’t be out of place in China
Tuesday, 22 October 2019, 12:54 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Massey University has dealt another blow to free speech by tearing down pro-democracy posters put up by some of its Hong Kong students. More >>
Zero Carbon Bill is Economic Stabilsation Act in drag
Tuesday, 22 October 2019, 10:43 am | ACT New Zealand
“ACT will continue to oppose the Zero Carbon Bill after the Environment Select Committee failed to remove unfettered ministerial decision-making powers,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
Lees-Galloway, CTU Peddle Same Working Group Falsehoods
Monday, 21 October 2019, 9:55 am | ACT New Zealand
Act Employment spokesman Stephen Berry has responded to the release of the MBIE’s ‘Designing a Fair Pay Agreements System’ discussion paper for consultation. This follows the release of the Fair Pay Agreement Working Groups recommendations in December ... More >>
TVNZ Must Pay Dividend to Level TV Playing Field
Friday, 18 October 2019, 11:35 am | ACT New Zealand
“Today is a very sad day for media and democracy in New Zealand,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
ACT Launches Freedom to Vape Campaign
Friday, 18 October 2019, 8:46 am | ACT New Zealand
“ACT has launched a petition to parliament in support of adult New Zealander’s freedom to vape, while calling on the Government to ban sales to minors. The Government and the National Party have said they favour restrictions on this life saving technology. ... More >>
Treasury Release Raises Interesting Questions About ACC Role
Thursday, 17 October 2019, 3:47 pm | ACT New Zealand
"Advice, given to the Minister of Finance on March 20, proactively released by Treasury today, raises an interesting question about ACC's role in the Government's gun buyback policy," according to ACT Leader David Seymour More >>
Backdown on Feminist Conference Requires Justification
Thursday, 17 October 2019, 8:17 am | ACT New Zealand
"Massey University's backdown on hosting the event "Feminism 2020," citing health and safety concerns, requires explanation. Specifically, where they physical health and safety concerns, or simply that people didn't want to hear different ... More >>
Police Forced to Clarify Good News for Duck Hunters
Thursday, 17 October 2019, 8:13 am | ACT New Zealand
"The Police issuing a press release clarifying that they did not intend to enforce the Arms (Prohibited Ammunition) Order as prohibiting steel shot in shotgun cartridges is a win for duck hunters, but it's a sad state of affairs when the laws are so ambiguous ... More >>
Government Cancels Duck Hunting Season
Tuesday, 15 October 2019, 1:38 pm | ACT New Zealand
"The Government has thrown a huge spanner in the works for the 2020 duck shooting season, showing that no Kiwi sport or other legitimate activities that use firearms is safe," according to David Seymour. More >>
Brainless, Gutless Journalism Undermines Press Credibility
Monday, 14 October 2019, 2:04 pm | ACT New Zealand
Derek Cheng shows on two paragraphs why people lose faith in the media. He states: More >>
What is the Purpose of the $5 Prescription Co-Payment?
Sunday, 13 October 2019, 6:25 pm | ACT New Zealand
“As disruption rips through the prescription dispensing market, the Minister of Health has to show leadership," says ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
