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Minister must intervene in Middleton case
Monday, 16 April 2018, 11:01 am | ACT New Zealand
“The callous treatment of Mark Middleton at the hands of immigration authorities is simply outrageous and Associate Immigration Minister Kris Faafoi must put it right", says ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
Ending offshore exploration is lose-lose
Thursday, 12 April 2018, 10:47 am | ACT New Zealand
“The Government’s decision to end offshore oil and gas exploration will put 11,000 jobs at risk and could harm the environment”, says ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
Oil and gas changes show Govt's brazen arrogance
Thursday, 12 April 2018, 10:46 am | ACT New Zealand
“The Government has shown breathtaking arrogance by keeping the oil and gas industry in the dark over changes to the sector”, says ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
Government Passes Puppy Dogs and Ice-cream Bill
Wednesday, 11 April 2018, 11:25 pm | ACT New Zealand
The Local Government (Community Well-Being) Ammendment Bill should be renamed the Puppy Dogs and Icecream Bill, according to ACT Leader David Seymour More >>
What Bridges should have said on taxes and spending
Wednesday, 11 April 2018, 11:29 am | ACT New Zealand
"Simon Bridges’ interview with Stuff this morning sent the wrong message to voters who value freedom, choice, and limited government”, says ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
New report shows Govt must listen to kids on charter schools
Wednesday, 11 April 2018, 9:27 am | ACT New Zealand
"A new report by the Children's Convention Monitoring Group reinforces the fact that the Government must consider the views of children before closing charter schools”, says ACT Leader David Seymour. "' Getting It Right: Building Blocks ' focuses ... More >>
Bridges must commit to rolling back fuel taxes
Tuesday, 10 April 2018, 3:08 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Simon Bridges must publicly commit to rolling back Labour’s increased fuel taxes”, says ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
Government’s working groups cost $16m
Tuesday, 10 April 2018, 12:08 pm | ACT New Zealand
“News of another government review highlights the growing cost of ‘review-itis’ infecting the Ardern-Peters administration”, says ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
Free Press, 9 April 2018
Monday, 9 April 2018, 12:27 pm | ACT New Zealand
The third and final independent report by Martin Jenkins on Partnership Schools has now seen the light of day. After stonewalling for a number months, Education Minister Chris Hipkins finally relented and dumped the report in an obscure part ... More >>
Big government Bridges will keep Labour’s tax hikes
Monday, 9 April 2018, 9:57 am | ACT New Zealand
“Simon Bridges has confirmed his commitment to higher taxes by this morning refusing to roll back proposed fuel tax increases of between 9 and 12 cents a litre”, says ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
The report the Government didn’t want you to see
Saturday, 7 April 2018, 3:40 pm | ACT New Zealand
"Chris Hipkins has tried to avoid any scrutiny of the final Partnership Schools report by performing a classic 'Friday news dump’”, says ACT Leader David Seymour. “The Government didn’t want anyone to see this report from independent consultants ... More >>
Hipkins must reverse charters decision after glowing report
Saturday, 7 April 2018, 3:15 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The Education Minister must now reverse his decision to close Partnership Schools after the final report from independent consultants Martin Jenkins painted a glowing picture of the model”, says ACT Leader David Seymour. “The report cuts through ... More >>
Twyford’s state homes cost 7x more to maintain
Saturday, 7 April 2018, 11:28 am | ACT New Zealand
“Phil Twyford is spending seven times more than a private landlord in maintaining his stock of government-owned houses”, says ACT Leader David Seymour. "Twyford must transfer this massive liability off the government’s books by privatising ... More >>
Shane Jones’ gravy train travels south to Taranaki
Friday, 6 April 2018, 3:12 pm | ACT New Zealand
"Shane Jones’ corporate welfare gravy train has continued its travels south to Taranaki today”, says ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
Tax Working Group to write Labour election policy
Thursday, 5 April 2018, 3:05 pm | ACT New Zealand
“It's now clear that the real task of the taxpayer-funded Tax Working Group is to write the Labour Party’s 2020 election tax policy”, says ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
Adams slams former Transport Minister Bridges
Wednesday, 4 April 2018, 9:10 am | ACT New Zealand
“National Finance Spokesperson Amy Adams has slammed the policies of former Transport Minister Simon Bridges", says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Yesterday, the Government revealed it was proposing a fuel tax increase of between 9 and 12 cents a litre. ... More >>
Fund gives millions to Shane Jones-connected project
Tuesday, 3 April 2018, 5:17 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Shane Jones has big questions to answer after his Provincial Growth Fund gave millions to a project he once chaired”, says ACT Leader David Seymour. On 23 February, $4.6 million of funding was announced for the Manea Footprints of Kupe Cultural Heritage ... More >>
Hawaii shows New Zealand the way on Assisted Dying
Tuesday, 3 April 2018, 2:25 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Hawaiian Senators have shown true compassion to people suffering from terminal illnesses,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Last week the “Our Care, Our Choice Act” passed the Senate with near unanimous support, 23-2, in favour of assisted ... More >>
The Government's Weird War on the Poor
Tuesday, 3 April 2018, 9:04 am | ACT New Zealand
The Media are hysterical over the Government’s various disasters from the Curran-Hirschfeld debacle to the absence of Russian spies in New Zealand, and New Zealand First heavying opposition MPs over Regional Growth Funding in their electorates. The honeymoon is ... More >>
Govt's botched handling of charters continues
Tuesday, 3 April 2018, 8:49 am | ACT New Zealand
“Revelations that the Government's utu against charter schools may cost taxpayers $20 million show how badly Chris Hipkins has handled them," says ACT Leader David Seymour, who was responsible for charter schools as Under-Secretary in the ... More >>
