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Police: ‘Buy-back’ is failing
Thursday, 12 September 2019, 11:37 am | ACT New Zealand
“An admission by Police that it could take three years to retrieve all banned firearms shows the ‘buy-back’ is failing and the Government’s six month timeframe is political theatre”, ACT Leader David Seymour says. More >>
Money to deter boat people an excellent move
Monday, 9 September 2019, 11:19 am | ACT New Zealand
“The Prime Minister’s insistence that Immigration New Zealand bid for more money to deter boat people is one of the best calls this Government has made”, ACT Leader David Seymour says. More >>
One Third Drop Out Rate Should be End of Fees Free
Sunday, 8 September 2019, 11:59 am | ACT New Zealand
“Reports that one third of students benefiting from the Fees Free scheme failed to complete even one course confirms the scheme is the kind of waste New Zealand cannot afford in worsening economic conditions,” according to ACT Leader David ... More >>
If you don’t like rushed legislation, don’t vote for it
Saturday, 7 September 2019, 1:34 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Leader David Seymour says the National Party’s recognition that the gun ‘buy-back’ is failing is only three months late. More >>
Government must slow down and extend gun amnesty
Friday, 6 September 2019, 10:44 am | ACT New Zealand
“148 days since the Arms Amendment Act was signed into law, and just a few months until the end of the firearms amnesty, Police are still working out which firearms and parts should be banned”, ACT Leader David Seymour says. More >>
Yet another reason to fire the education bureaucrats
Friday, 6 September 2019, 10:32 am | ACT New Zealand
“The revelation that a Ministry of Education contractor was paid $500,000 without having any contact with students is yet another reason to downsize our education bureaucracy and free up resources to pay teachers more”, ACT Leader David Seymour ... More >>
Government abandons what it was elected to do
Wednesday, 4 September 2019, 4:26 pm | ACT New Zealand
"More than anything else, Jacinda Ardern's Government was elected to fix housing, and it has now abandoned any serious attempt at solving the housing crisis", ACT Leader David Seymour says. More >>
Leaked KiwiBuild 'speech' reveals new housing plan
Wednesday, 4 September 2019, 10:22 am | ACT New Zealand
"The Beehive is leaking like a sieve, with a KiwiBuild reset 'speech' the latest document to be released prematurely", ACT Leader David Seymour says. More >>
Bureaucrats preventing schools from protecting kids
Monday, 2 September 2019, 5:50 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Wellington bureaucrats are meddling in schools by preventing principals from telling parents that unvaccinated children must remain at home”, ACT Leader David Seymour says. More >>
Police ‘buy-back’ rate needs to increase six-fold
Thursday, 29 August 2019, 3:50 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Police need to increase the collection rate of the gun ‘buy-back’ scheme six-fold if it is to stand any chance of being a success”, ACT Leader David Seymour says. More >>
National finally wakes up on gun reform
Wednesday, 28 August 2019, 10:34 am | ACT New Zealand
“It has taken National five months to wake up to the fact that the Government is targeting law-abiding firearm owners who have done nothing wrong”, says ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
Prime Minister must rule out Ihumātao loan
Tuesday, 27 August 2019, 3:29 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Leader David Seymour is calling on the Prime Minister to rule out giving money to the Kīngitanga, Tainui or any third party for the purposes of purchasing land at Ihumātao. More >>
Nats' economic policies encouraging, should be bolder
Monday, 26 August 2019, 1:31 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Leader David Seymour says the National Party is moving in the right direction on economic policy, but should be much bolder. More >>
Ardern naive to promise Ihumātao visit
Friday, 23 August 2019, 1:53 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Jacinda Ardern would be extraordinarily naive to visit protestors illegally occupying private land at Ihumātao”, ACT Leader David Seymour says. More >>
Ihumātao protestors should be prevented from returning
Thursday, 22 August 2019, 8:56 am | ACT New Zealand
“Jacinda Ardern’s chickens are coming home to roost as the Ihumātao protestors she has emboldened march on her electorate office today”, ACT Leader David Seymour says. More >>
Government adopts ACT's Rugby World Cup legislation
Wednesday, 21 August 2019, 12:53 pm | ACT New Zealand
Justice Minister Andrew Little has confirmed that the Government will adopt ACT Leader David Seymour’s legislation allowing bars and clubs to open outside normal licencing hours to show Rugby World Cup games live. More >>
Government can give Kiwis a fair go on Rugby World Cup
Wednesday, 21 August 2019, 10:02 am | ACT New Zealand
“The Government has a chance to do the right thing this afternoon by adopting my legislation allowing bars and clubs to open outside normal licencing hours to show the Rugby World Cup”, ACT Leader David Seymour says. More >>
CommComm report will lead to more regulation, but same price
Tuesday, 20 August 2019, 10:02 am | ACT New Zealand
“The Commerce Commission’s preliminary finding that there is a lack of competition in the fuel market will be used as an excuse for the Government to unleash new regulation on yet another industry”, ACT Leader David Seymour says. More >>
Politics in Full Sentences – 19 August 2019
Monday, 19 August 2019, 2:02 pm | ACT New Zealand
In last week’s episode of Politics in Full Sentences, David, Brooke and Ruwan discussed why Jacinda Ardern has been lecturing our friends overseas, why Andrew Little called ACT's three strikes law “fascism”, whether he will give prisoners the right to ... More >>
Government's gun 'buy-back' is failing miserably
Sunday, 18 August 2019, 1:05 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The Government needs to come clean about what types of firearms are being handed in as part of its buy-back scheme, because the numbers suggest the taxpayer is buying a large collection of pop guns,” according to ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
