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State of Maine Legalises Assisted Dying
Thursday, 13 June 2019, 11:04 am | ACT New Zealand
The State of Maine, US, has legalised assisted dying for its residents joining California, Colorado, Hawaii, Oregon, Vermont, Washington, New Jersey, and Montana in providing choice for those suffering at the end of life. More >>
Govt’s reckless spending comes home to roost
Thursday, 6 June 2019, 11:19 am | ACT New Zealand
“The Education Minister’s crisis talks with the teachers’ unions comes as he increases the number and pay packets of bureaucrats at the Ministry of Education”, ACT Leader David Seymour says. More >>
Police Minister completely out of touch on gun buyback
Wednesday, 5 June 2019, 9:12 am | ACT New Zealand
“Police Minister Stuart Nash’s belief that he still has the confidence of the gun community and that his gun buyback can succeed with $150 million shows he is completely out of touch”, ACT Leader David Seymour says. More >>
PM lets slip that teachers’ unions run education policy
Tuesday, 4 June 2019, 5:04 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Jacinda Ardern has finally admitted that the Labour Party ended Partnership Schools because its financial supporters, the teachers’ unions, demanded it”, ACT Leader David Seymour says. More >>
Free Press, 4 June 2019
Tuesday, 4 June 2019, 3:32 pm | ACT New Zealand
The Prime Minister has finally admitted that the Labour Party ended Partnership Schools because its financial backers, the teachers’ unions, demanded it. Jacinda Ardern said on TVNZ’s Breakfast this morning : “The [teachers’ unions] were worried ... More >>
Hipkins spent money for teachers on bureaucrats
Saturday, 1 June 2019, 1:14 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The Education Minister’s desperate call for crisis talks with the teachers’ unions comes as he is boosting the number and pay of back office bureaucrats at the Ministry of Education”, ACT Leader David Seymour says. More >>
Lack of gun funding risks black market
Friday, 31 May 2019, 12:15 pm | ACT New Zealand
“A serious lack of funding in Budget 2019 to buy back newly-prohibited firearms, magazines and parts risks creating a black market in illegal weapons”, warns ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
Speech: ACT Leader's Reply to Budget 2019
Thursday, 30 May 2019, 4:30 pm | ACT New Zealand
The Government’s Budget for this coming year is $112 billion dollars, but they can’t build a secure website to put it on. More >>
Budget 2019: Teachers deserve better from Government
Thursday, 30 May 2019, 2:30 pm | ACT New Zealand
“It’s deeply disappointing the Government hasn’t increased its pay offer to teachers as part of Budget 2019 given the significant challenges in our education system”, ACT Leader David Seymour says. More >>
Budget 2019: Tax, spend, and hope
Thursday, 30 May 2019, 2:28 pm | ACT New Zealand
“For all the fanfare, the Wellbeing Budget continues a tired approach of tax, spend, and hope”, ACT Leader David Seymour says. More >>
Budget 2019: Wellbeing Budget is stardust over substance
Thursday, 30 May 2019, 2:27 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The stardust of the Wellbeing Budget hides a lack of substance from the Government when it comes to growing the economy and increasing living standards”, ACT Leader David Seymour says. More >>
Public deserves clarity on leak
Wednesday, 29 May 2019, 11:23 am | ACT New Zealand
“Both major parties need to work together to reassure the public that our institutions are secure in the wake of Budget 2019 leaks,” according to ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
Customs search a new encroachment on freedom
Tuesday, 28 May 2019, 2:48 pm | ACT New Zealand
Allegations that customs officers abused their powers by detaining a family in order to discover the details of a new book represent a new encroachment on freedom in New Zealand, ACT Leader David Seymour says. More >>
Budget details show Labour, National almost identical
Tuesday, 28 May 2019, 12:01 pm | ACT New Zealand
National’s release of Budget details shows the two major parties are virtually identical when it comes to tax and spending, ACT Leader David Seymour says. More >>
Free Press, 27 May 2019 - The Last of the Stardust
Monday, 27 May 2019, 10:24 am | ACT New Zealand
Jacinda Ardern's Bachelor of Communication Studies taught her not how to change reality, but how people see it. She became Prime Minister by polling 37 per cent with the same policies that delivered Andrew Little 24 per cent. All of her experience tells ... More >>
Doctor’s say Yes to End of Life Choice
Wednesday, 22 May 2019, 11:27 am | ACT New Zealand
Just 7% of doctors have written an open letter to MPs opposing the End of Life Choice Bill implying they speak for all doctors, however, 37% of doctors say they support assisted dying becoming a law in New Zealand. More >>
Free speech debate shows hate speech laws are a bad idea
Wednesday, 22 May 2019, 10:04 am | ACT New Zealand
“The response to my recent comments on free speech proves we cannot trust government to enforce hate speech laws”, says ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
Zero Carbon Bill harms economy for little gain
Tuesday, 21 May 2019, 3:47 pm | ACT New Zealand
The Government’s Zero Carbon Bill will seriously harm our economy while doing little for the environment, according to ACT Leader David Seymour, confirming he would vote against the legislation. More >>
Free Press, 20 May 2019
Monday, 20 May 2019, 5:17 pm | ACT New Zealand
Our education system is a slowly unfolding disaster. Too many kids leave school without basic literacy and numeracy skills. In 2014, the Tertiary Education Commission found about half of Year 11 students achieved the international reading and numeracy benchmarks. ... More >>
RBNZ bank capital policy will make NZ poorer
Monday, 20 May 2019, 9:08 am | ACT New Zealand
“The Reserve Bank should heed the call of the New Zealand Bankers’ Association and abandon its flawed proposals to increase capital requirements for banks,” according to ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
