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Cowardly Vice-Chancellor should resign
Tuesday, 7 August 2018, 10:02 am | ACT New Zealand
"Massey University Vice-Chancellor Jan Thomas should resign after cowardly barring Don Brash from speaking at the University", says ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
Thugs threaten violence at Brash event
Monday, 6 August 2018, 6:58 pm | ACT New Zealand
Left-wing thugs at Massey University are threatening to banish former Reserve Bank Governor and Opposition Leader Don Brash by threats of violence, says ACT Leader David Seymour. “ In a Facebook post , one person menacingly wrote that the Vice-Chancellor ... More >>
Free Press - August 6 2018
Monday, 6 August 2018, 4:02 pm | ACT New Zealand
If you haven’t registered for a bumper ACT conference this weekend, please do so as soon as possible. You can view the program and register online here . More >>
Welcome back, Jacinda - you own the economy now
Wednesday, 1 August 2018, 12:16 pm | ACT New Zealand
"The Prime Minister will return to work tomorrow to inherit a flagging economy of her Government’s making", says ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
ACT’s Free Press July 30
Monday, 30 July 2018, 6:36 pm | ACT New Zealand
Two Weeks to Conference ACT’s Annual Conference is taking place in two weeks’ time on Sunday 12 August in Auckland. Following the members’ survey late last year and the regional forums earlier this year, it is the final chapter in the process ... More >>
$1 million for Victoria vanity project
Monday, 30 July 2018, 2:28 pm | ACT New Zealand
"Victoria University has confirmed that it will waste almost $1 million on a vanity project to rename the university”, says ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
More ideas where Partnership Schools came from
Saturday, 28 July 2018, 11:20 am | ACT New Zealand
"The ACT Party congratulates Simon Bridges on coming around to Partnership Schools and promising to reinstate them when next in Government”, says Party Leader David Seymour. More >>
Printing money doesn't create jobs
Thursday, 26 July 2018, 5:06 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The Government's new legislation directing the Reserve Bank to focus on employment in monetary policy decision making ignores the very simple fact that printing money doesn’t create jobs", says ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
Climate action could cost you $10,000 a year
Thursday, 26 July 2018, 2:32 pm | ACT New Zealand
Climate Change Minister James Shaw today confirmed that the average household could be $10,000 a year poorer as a result of his Zero Carbon Bill. More >>
CGT coming, will be paid by renters
Tuesday, 24 July 2018, 3:45 pm | ACT New Zealand
"The Finance Minister's answers in the House this afternoon show he clearly favours the introduction of a fully-fledged capital gains tax", ACT Leader David Seymour says. More >>
Govt admits defeat on charter schools
Tuesday, 24 July 2018, 3:44 pm | ACT New Zealand
The Government today has admitted defeat on charter schools by allowing six to remain open, says ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
Free Press: Defending free speech
Tuesday, 10 July 2018, 8:30 am | ACT New Zealand
First things first: Stefan Molyneux and Lauren Southern are, as Canadians would say, nuttier than squirrel poo. More >>
Strikes give small businesses a breather
Monday, 9 July 2018, 4:11 pm | ACT New Zealand
Today’s strike action by 4000 bureaucrats from Inland Revenue and the Ministry for Business, Innovation and Employment will give small businesses a temporary breather from onerous compliance costs, says ACT Leader David Seymour. “I welcome this action ... More >>
Robertson should return surplus to taxpayers
Thursday, 5 July 2018, 10:59 am | ACT New Zealand
A surplus of more than $5.2 billion in the eleven months to May shows the Government is overtaxing hardworking New Zealanders, according to ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
KiwiBuild an elaborate deception
Wednesday, 4 July 2018, 10:57 am | ACT New Zealand
Phil Twyford’s housing announcement this morning shows KiwiBuild is an elaborate deception that will do nothing to solve the housing crisis, according to ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
Will Labour’s Māori MPs stand up for charter schools?
Wednesday, 4 July 2018, 10:14 am | ACT New Zealand
Labour’s Māori MPs have the opportunity to stand up and support Māori students in light of a new Treaty claim over the Government’s charter school policy, says ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
Unions try to deprive parents of choice
Wednesday, 4 July 2018, 8:39 am | ACT New Zealand
“Teachers’ unions should stop interfering with charter schools and trying to deprive parents and students of choice”, says ACT Leader David Seymour. RNZ today reported that NZEI has made several submissions opposing applications for charter ... More >>
Welfare for Winston plain wrong
Tuesday, 3 July 2018, 2:21 pm | ACT New Zealand
"Winston Peters’ admission that he won’t be opting-out of the winter energy payment scheme shows what is wrong with universal welfare”, says ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
Welfare for Wellywood
Tuesday, 3 July 2018, 9:48 am | ACT New Zealand
This last weekend Matt Nippert at the Herald lifted the lid on just how powerful Wellywood is when it comes to extracting concessions from New Zealand taxpayers. More >>
$73 million for well-off older Kiwis
Sunday, 1 July 2018, 12:10 pm | ACT New Zealand
Today all New Zealand taxpayers will start paying the winter power bills of well-off pensioners, says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Around 9 per cent of superannuitants earn over $60,000 a year – more than the median income and three times the level ... More >>
