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Free Press, 17 December 2018 - 12 Months of Freedom Fighting
Tuesday, 18 December 2018, 10:52 am | ACT New Zealand
Rear View Mirror It’s been quite a year, but next year will be bigger. Free Press predicts that the Government is not as listless and incompetent as we hoped. The various working groups will come back and trigger ideological battles over everything ... More >>
Govt should come clean on $1m for investigated trust
Monday, 17 December 2018, 11:53 am | ACT New Zealand
The decision by Shane Jones to give almost $1 million from the Provincial Growth Fund to an organisation that was recently investigated by the Government is being questioned by ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
Govt trashes NZ’s foreign investment reputation
Friday, 14 December 2018, 4:20 pm | ACT New Zealand
A new global survey of the oil and gas industry shows the Government has trashed New Zealand’s reputation as a destination for foreign investment with its reckless oil and gas ban, according to ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
1st Anniversary of the End of Life Choice Bill
Thursday, 13 December 2018, 7:12 pm | ACT New Zealand
“One year on from the first reading of the End of Life Choice Bill in Parliament, I have released a Sponsor’s Report outlining recommendations on how the Bill might be improved,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
Kiwis struggling as tax take nears 50K per household
Thursday, 13 December 2018, 1:43 pm | ACT New Zealand
Hardworking Kiwis are struggling under the strain of taxes with total government revenue now representing close to $50,000 per household, according to ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
Government plays whack-a-mole on synthetics
Thursday, 13 December 2018, 11:02 am | ACT New Zealand
The Government’s announcement this morning of a further crack down on synthetic cannabis will continue a farcical game of whack-a-mole, says ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
Labour’s nanny state streak showing
Wednesday, 12 December 2018, 7:23 pm | ACT New Zealand
Labour’s nanny state streak showing The Labour Party’s inner nanny statist has reared its head with MP Louisa Wall saying today that smoking should be banned inside people’s homes. More >>
Goldsmith confirms Nats will keep Provincial Growth Fund
Wednesday, 12 December 2018, 10:20 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Leader David Seymour is disappointed but not surprised that the National Party will keep the Government’s wasteful Provincial Growth Fund. More >>
Triple-dipping project shows PGF a farce
Tuesday, 11 December 2018, 7:06 pm | ACT New Zealand
The Provincial Growth Fund has descended into a farcical free-for-all with officials slamming a project for ‘triple-dipping’ into various government funds, according to ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
Free Press, 10 December 2018
Tuesday, 11 December 2018, 9:09 am | ACT New Zealand
We wish it was government waste We had hoped that the Government’s million-and-one reviews might just be wasting a quarter of a billion dollars for no outcome. The Tomorrow’s Schools review report shows the reviews could be much worse if acted ... More >>
KiwiBuild not increasing housing supply
Monday, 10 December 2018, 8:39 am | ACT New Zealand
Comments from a Wellington property developer today reveal that KiwiBuild is a PR stunt that won’t increase the supply of housing and solve the housing crisis, says ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
Education review’s stale solutions for old problems
Friday, 7 December 2018, 11:51 am | ACT New Zealand
The Tomorrow’s Schools Independent Taskforce report has produced a number of stale ideas that will do nothing to transform our education system, says ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
PM must release ministers’ conflicts
Thursday, 6 December 2018, 9:24 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Leader David Seymour is calling on the Prime Minister to release details of her ministers' conflicts of interest. More >>
New investment fund is ‘greenwashing’
Wednesday, 5 December 2018, 1:19 pm | ACT New Zealand
The so-called New Zealand Green Investment Finance Fund is just a different shade of corporate welfare, according to ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
UN treaty’s chilling implications for speech and media
Wednesday, 5 December 2018, 10:43 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT’s Human Rights Spokesman Stephen Berry says the UN Global Compact for Migration will have a chilling effect on freedom of expression and the freedom of the press. More >>
Secrecy continues over Westland loan
Tuesday, 4 December 2018, 3:02 pm | ACT New Zealand
The Regional Economic Development Minister has continued to stonewall over a $9.9 million loan to Westland Milk Products, according to ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
Out of touch Peters should discover Hallensteins
Tuesday, 4 December 2018, 10:42 am | ACT New Zealand
Winston Peters’ comments that the menswear industry is ‘fleecing’ customers shows how out of touch he really is, says ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
Free Press, 3 December 2018 – Taxing Times
Tuesday, 4 December 2018, 8:44 am | ACT New Zealand
National has promised no new taxes in its first term and to repeal the Auckland regional fuel tax and any capital gains tax. While this should be welcomed, we’ve been here before. New Zealanders were promised no new taxes by Steven Joyce during the 2014 ... More >>
Market studies are business bashing
Monday, 3 December 2018, 4:40 pm | ACT New Zealand
True to form as a Labour Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern is whipping the oil companies simply because they are private companies, says ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
Latest poll will prompt electoral law change
Sunday, 2 December 2018, 7:04 pm | ACT New Zealand
The latest 1 News Colmar Brunton poll will have a desperate Government thinking about screwing the scrum in the coming months, says ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
