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Let The Kid On The Bus: ACT Commitment For Rural Families
Tuesday, 5 May 2026, 11:07 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT would introduce an ‘Open Seat Rule’ so any child living along an existing school bus route can use it, if there’s space available, regardless of which school they attend. More >>
Twenty Thousand Overstayers: Labour And The Greens Won’t Admit It’s A Problem
Monday, 4 May 2026, 3:30 pm | ACT New Zealand
Responding to Ricardo Menendez-March, Seymour says: “The Greens have breathlessly claimed ACT wants to bring ICE to New Zealand. This says more about their obsession with American politics than it says about ACT’s immigration policy.” More >>
Making Immigration Work For New Zealand
Sunday, 3 May 2026, 6:15 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT’s policy restores the basic bargain that New Zealand was built on. People are welcome here if they contribute, respect our democratic values, and help build the country, says ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
$16m Bridge That Doesn’t Exist When $2.75m Would Do
Thursday, 30 April 2026, 12:34 pm | ACT New Zealand
Communities should be shown the real options, including lower-cost solutions, and the trade-offs involved. Projects should be staged, fixing the immediate problem first, says ACT Infrastructure spokesperson Simon Court. More >>
ACT Welcomes More Time For Fishers To Have Their Say
Thursday, 30 April 2026, 11:11 am | ACT New Zealand
Submissions have now been extended to 6 May after I wrote to the Primary Production Committee asking for more time, says ACT Environment spokesperson Cameron Luxton. More >>
Ngāi Tahu Stance Exposes What’s Really Going On At Santana
Wednesday, 29 April 2026, 2:49 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT is replacing the RMA to narrow the scope of effects and raise the bar for who gets a say, so the system facilitates development while focusing on managing genuine effects on people truly affected. More >>
Labour Doubles Down, Puts Ideology Ahead Of Student Outcomes
Tuesday, 28 April 2026, 11:55 am | ACT New Zealand
School boards are made up of parents and community members who step up to support their local schools. We shouldn’t demand them to interpret unclear and contested Treaty principles. More >>
ACT Celebrates Signing Of NZ-India Free Trade Agreement
Tuesday, 28 April 2026, 7:24 am | ACT New Zealand
The agreement reduces tariffs on the majority of goods traded between the two nations. New Zealand exporters will gain improved access to India’s growing market for products such as apples, kiwifruit, dairy, meat, wool and wood products. More >>
No Curfew, No Cut-Off: Christchurch Venues Freed For Packed Weekend
Friday, 24 April 2026, 12:53 pm | ACT New Zealand
“As crowds pour into Christchurch for a huge weekend of events centred around the new stadium, Cantabrians can enjoy a full night out tonight without outdated trading restrictions cutting things short,” says Christchurch-based ACT MP Laura ... More >>
ACT Will Back Volunteers Who Restore War Graves
Friday, 24 April 2026, 10:26 am | ACT New Zealand
“Every ANZAC Day, politicians take the chance to speak at dawn services. But we should ask ourselves: are we honouring those who served with more than just words?” says ACT Veterans spokesperson Mark Cameron. More >>
David Seymour's Speech To ANZ Christchurch - Young Investors
Thursday, 23 April 2026, 5:59 pm | ACT New Zealand
New Zealand’s long term prosperity is going to remain under threat until we make staying here the obvious choice for every generation, not something young people have to weigh up against better wages and opportunity overseas. More >>
Standover Tactics Exposed By $180m Pound Of Flesh For A Gold Mine
Thursday, 23 April 2026, 7:00 am | ACT New Zealand
Extracting $180 million from Santana is an opportunistic graft enabled by a broken law. More >>
ACT Draws A Line On Antisemitism
Tuesday, 21 April 2026, 2:09 pm | ACT New Zealand
The Antisemitism Worldwide Report notes 143 antisemitic incidents in New Zealand in 2025, compared to 131 incidents in 2024, 134 in 2023, and eight in 2022. More >>
Seymour Responds To CPI Update
Tuesday, 21 April 2026, 11:43 am | ACT New Zealand
For the three months to March, quarterly inflation was up from 0.6% to 0.9%. The impact of the fuel crunch on prices is already noticeable, and soon it will start to show up in the headline inflation figure. More >>
Preying On Desperation
Tuesday, 21 April 2026, 9:22 am | ACT New Zealand
Fixing labelling laws so more foreign goods can be sold in New Zealand stores will help get prices down. We are too small a market to be picky about labels on items that are perfectly good to sell in countries wealthier than us. More >>
ACT Selects James Christmas As Tāmaki Candidate
Monday, 20 April 2026, 12:09 pm | ACT New Zealand
With his experience working as a barrister and in the highest levels of the Beehive, he’ll know how to deliver for Tāmaki, says ACT Deputy Leader and MP for Tāmaki, Brooke van Velden. More >>
Shane Jones Invited To Support Law Change To Protect Local Democracy
Friday, 17 April 2026, 1:01 pm | ACT New Zealand
“All 11 ACT MPs have signed their names to support my bill out of the ballot. I invite Shane Jones and his New Zealand First colleagues to join us.” More >>
ACT To Campaign On Reversing Democratic Backslide In Local Government
Thursday, 16 April 2026, 6:22 pm | ACT New Zealand
“If ACT’s bill isn’t adopted as Government legislation, we will take it to the election and get it done in the first 100 days of the next Parliament,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
Enough Talk And Delay: Scrap The BSA Now
Wednesday, 15 April 2026, 10:59 am | ACT New Zealand
“The BSA is an outdated regulator trying to stretch a law written for rabbit-ear TV over the modern internet. The Minister seems to recognise that reality, which is good, but this is not a complicated issue." More >>
ACT Finds Torrents Of Talent For Tāmaki
Sunday, 12 April 2026, 1:49 pm | ACT New Zealand
Momentum is building for ACT. More >>
