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As NZ’s allies reject Maduro, Ardern is silent
Wednesday, 6 February 2019, 8:23 pm | ACT New Zealand
As NZ’s allies reject Maduro, Ardern is silent While New Zealand’s major allies line up against the socialist government of Nicolas Maduro, Jacinda Ardern remains eerily silent on the crisis in Venezuela, says ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
Seymour to host Tomorrow’s Schools Review authors
Wednesday, 6 February 2019, 4:59 pm | ACT New Zealand
Seymour to host Tomorrow’s Schools Review authors at Central Auckland meeting More >>
Law professor obfuscates on use of false name
Tuesday, 5 February 2019, 12:09 pm | ACT New Zealand
An Auckland University law professor who wrote fraudulent letters to newspapers against the End of Life Choice Bill is now obfuscating on the reasons behind his campaign, claims ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
Free Press, 4 February 2019 - How to Create a Recession
Tuesday, 5 February 2019, 8:45 am | ACT New Zealand
Late last year, the Reserve Bank released its Capital Review , which basically proposes large banks will have to hold twice as much capital as they currently do to remain registered. People from all walks of life have approached Free Press about the implications ... More >>
New handouts a band-aid for bad policies
Monday, 4 February 2019, 10:13 am | ACT New Zealand
The Government’s new handouts for Northland are simply a band-aid covering up the consequences of its bad economic policies, according to ACT Leader David Seymour More >>
Shchetkova petition tops Parliament website
Monday, 4 February 2019, 9:14 am | ACT New Zealand
A petition urging the Associate Minister of Immigration to intervene in the case of the Shchetkova family is now the most-signed petition on the Parliament website after gathering more than 9,100 signatures in just one weekend. More >>
Govt shouldn’t play bank with taxpayer money
Sunday, 3 February 2019, 2:05 pm | ACT New Zealand
Govt shouldn’t play bank with taxpayer money The Government’s new $100 million fund for Māori landowners is yet another example of the Bank of Shane Jones risking taxpayer money, says ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
Phil the Builder wants your land
Friday, 1 February 2019, 8:14 am | ACT New Zealand
Despite his massive KiwiBuild failure, Phil Twyford is pressing ahead with a new housing initiative and he will be forcibly taking private property along the way. More >>
UN migration pact should be debated by Parliament
Thursday, 31 January 2019, 8:31 pm | ACT New Zealand
UN migration pact should be debated by Parliament ACT’s Human Rights Spokesman Stephen Berry is calling on the Government to allow the UN Global Compact for Migration to be debated by Parliament. More >>
Fair Pay Agreements: ‘Labour Won’t Work’
Thursday, 31 January 2019, 9:40 am | ACT New Zealand
So-called 'Fair Pay Agreements' are an attack on freedom of association and will hurt the economy to the point that ‘Labour Won’t Work’, says ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
National adopts four ACT policies
Wednesday, 30 January 2019, 3:38 pm | ACT New Zealand
David Seymour has today welcomed the National Party’s adoption of four ACT Party policies – a signal that the party provides much needed intellectual horsepower to the centre-right in New Zealand More >>
Free Press, 29 January 2019 - Taxing Success
Wednesday, 30 January 2019, 9:10 am | ACT New Zealand
We’re Back The summer break has been a wonderful reminder of New Zealand at its best – a free society brimming with opportunity. Inevitably, though, politics returns. Parliament resumes on 12 February, and the Government will continue its experiment ... More >>
Corruption perception slide due to Provincial Growth Fund
Wednesday, 30 January 2019, 8:47 am | ACT New Zealand
New Zealand has lost its top spot in Transparency International’s 2018 Corruption Perceptions Index after a drop of two points since 2017. More >>
Ardern’s silence on Venezuela telling
Wednesday, 30 January 2019, 8:40 am | ACT New Zealand
The Prime Minister’s failure to take a position on the political crisis engulfing Venezuela is telling, according to ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
Govt responsible for KiwiBuild now lecturing private sector
Tuesday, 29 January 2019, 4:04 pm | ACT New Zealand
After days of negative media coverage on KiwiBuild, the Government has attempted to regain control of the political narrative by launching a scathing attack on the insurance industry. More >>
Govt moves towards sugar tax
Tuesday, 29 January 2019, 8:25 am | ACT New Zealand
The Government is moving closer towards the idea of a sugar tax with documents revealing that health officials are actively investigating it. This is despite Health Minister David Clark categorically stating he wasn’t working on a tax. More >>
Good Teacher Grants would ease teaching crisis
Monday, 28 January 2019, 11:33 am | ACT New Zealand
With hundreds of teaching vacancies causing disruption as children return to school, it’s time we allowed schools to ditch union contracts and pay the best teachers what they are worth, says ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
Ardern tries to sell warm, fuzzy Wellbeing Budget
Wednesday, 23 January 2019, 9:36 am | ACT New Zealand
New Zealanders will be none the wiser about the Government’s Wellbeing Budget as Jacinda Ardern tries to sell it on the world stage, says ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
New report exposes KiwiBuild’s failings
Tuesday, 22 January 2019, 3:16 pm | ACT New Zealand
A new report by the New Zealand Initiative’s Dr Bryce Wilkinson comprehensively exposes KiwiBuild as an incoherent mess, says ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
Labour now owns National-created housing crisis
Monday, 21 January 2019, 11:05 am | ACT New Zealand
Fifteen months into government, Labour now owns the housing crisis that was created through years of denial by National, says ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
