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Game-changing Employment Bill To Tackle PGs Passes First Reading
Wednesday, 9 April 2025, 4:50 pm | ACT New Zealand
The bill would allow employers to open protected negotiations for the termination of an employment contract, avoiding costly unfair dismissal or personal grievance claims. More >>
Government Restraint Offers Hope To Firms, Farms, And Families
Wednesday, 9 April 2025, 2:19 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Households deserve credit for improving economic conditions. They reined in their budgets during a cost-of-living crisis." More >>
Waking Up From A Greenwashed Corporate Welfare Nightmare
Tuesday, 8 April 2025, 4:35 pm | ACT New Zealand
"NZGIF has poured nearly $400 million down the drain with next to nothing to show for it. It's the kind of greenwashed corporate welfare ACT has railed against for years," says ACT Finance spokesperson Todd Stephenson. More >>
Public Sector Should Embrace 90-Day Trials
Tuesday, 8 April 2025, 2:44 pm | ACT New Zealand
The public sector’s primary responsibility is to the general taxpayer, not its own employees. If it becomes clear in the first few weeks of employment that a new worker can’t deliver for taxpayers, that worker should be let go – so long as ... More >>
Finally, NZ Can Be Taken Seriously On Defence
Monday, 7 April 2025, 4:43 pm | ACT New Zealand
“This is a major win for New Zealand’s security and a testament to ACT’s push for a robust defence posture. We’ve campaigned for two percent of GDP on defence for years, and today’s plan finally delivers." More >>
ACT Continues To Drive Real Change In The Latest Quarterly Plan
Monday, 7 April 2025, 9:02 am | ACT New Zealand
Close to half of the plan’s action points reflect ACT’s contributions. With ACT in Government, Kiwis are being liberated from red tape and wasteful spending, while smart investment continues to improve the safety and security of all New Zealanders. More >>
'Decolonising' Deadlines: Waikato Law Faculty Undermines Excellence With Automatic Extension Policy
Saturday, 5 April 2025, 2:14 pm | ACT New Zealand
Instead of aspiring for excellence, Waikato University is making excuses for mediocrity. This is the kind of degradation of values that, if left unchecked, would send our universities tumbling down international rankings. More >>
Over 300,000 Treaty Principles Submissions, And Not A Glove Laid On Equal Rights
Friday, 4 April 2025, 12:19 pm | ACT New Zealand
The Treaty Principles Bill proposes that the Treaty be interpreted in such a way that All Kiwis are Equal. What the Bill has done is reveal that New Zealand is divided. The Bill has revealed a drift towards division in this country. That drift to division ... More >>
ACT Welcomes Wider ANZAC Day Recognition Of Service
Thursday, 3 April 2025, 4:17 pm | ACT New Zealand
“It is a good move, and one that will mean a lot to the people who have quietly carried the weight of service without full recognition.” More >>
ACT Celebrates Law Change To Liberate Builders And Embrace International Materials
Wednesday, 2 April 2025, 8:59 pm | ACT New Zealand
This aligns with ACT’s wider war on red tape, including our ‘rule of two’ proposal for approving overseas medicines in New Zealand. It’s common-sense thinking: if a product is good enough for our friends overseas, we shouldn't deny access to it ... More >>
Moves To Rein In Public Sector Bloat Welcomed
Tuesday, 1 April 2025, 1:58 pm | ACT New Zealand
Too many government agencies are trying to do too many things. Bureaucratic mission creep sees taxpayer money wasted on nice-to-haves, duplicated across different departments. Basic services are neglected even while headcounts balloon. More >>
If It Pleases The Gods
Tuesday, 1 April 2025, 11:21 am | ACT New Zealand
Most people in most of history didn’t live weird lives. They lived tribal lives. Much of what is happening in New Zealand today, weird rituals, compulsory courses, demands to be part of a race first and a citizen second, it all comes from deep tribal ... More >>
ACT Welcomes RBNZ’s Review Of Banking Red Tape
Monday, 31 March 2025, 12:00 pm | ACT New Zealand
BNZ previously confirmed to me that costs are falling particularly hard on famers, with the rules driving up rural interest rates by one whole percentage point. It’s about time our farmers got a fair go to invest in their land so they can feed New ... More >>
AUT Dean’s Outburst Shows Virus Of Racism Alive And Well In Universities
Sunday, 30 March 2025, 2:31 pm | ACT New Zealand
"The Vice Chancellor needs to stop this rhetoric. How many immigrant students study law at AUT? Should they be treated differently with demands to ‘remember where they live?’," asks says ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
MP Drafts Bill To End Race-based University Policies
Saturday, 29 March 2025, 2:19 pm | ACT New Zealand
“I have drafted a bill that would effectively apply the need-not-race directive to the university sectors. ACT will continue to advocate for fair access to opportunities at university and I hope the Minister will consider my proposal," says ACT Tertiary ... More >>
ACT Welcomes Moves To Take Ideology Out Of Healthcare, Recognises Overseas Qualifications
Friday, 28 March 2025, 10:28 am | ACT New Zealand
The Health Minister today announced the Government is considering the establishment of an Occupations Tribunal which would consider appeals about decisions relating to overseas qualifications. More >>
Teaching Council Shouldn't Be Policing Political Speech
Thursday, 27 March 2025, 11:24 am | ACT New Zealand
According to the Free Speech Union, a complaint has been made about a teacher who made a comment about the Treaty Principles Bill on Facebook. The complaint alleges that the teacher has breached the Teaching Council’s Code of Conduct. More >>
Cuddles For Crims Out, Rights For Victims In
Wednesday, 26 March 2025, 1:33 pm | ACT New Zealand
Protecting the safety and property of New Zealanders is the government’s first and most important job. That’s why ACT is restoring balance to a system that has become too focused on criminals instead of victims. More >>
Tauranga City Council Spends $180,000 On A Film That No-one's Watched
Wednesday, 26 March 2025, 12:25 pm | ACT New Zealand
"The documentary comes soon after the Council’s $75,000 tourism app flop, and the installation of a $300,000 sculpture in Red Square." More >>
Tamatha Paul Needs To Talk To Normal People
Wednesday, 26 March 2025, 11:58 am | ACT New Zealand
“Tamatha Paul has spent so much time hanging out with radical left-wing student groups that she’s got law and order completely backwards. It’s criminals who are the problem, not the Police who catch them." More >>
