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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 >>
Government begins killing 3000 jobs this weekend
Wednesday, 28 March 2018, 11:03 am | ACT New Zealand
“By increasing the minimum wage to $16.50 an hour, the Government is condemning 3000 young, unskilled workers to the scrapheap”, says ACT Leader David Seymour. Official analysis by the Ministry for Business, Innovation and Employment shows the ... More >>
Capital Gains Tax in all but name
Tuesday, 27 March 2018, 8:24 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Tonight, we have a capital gains tax in all but name, and the National Party is as responsible as the Government,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
Poor hit from all angles with regional fuel tax
Tuesday, 27 March 2018, 10:59 am | ACT New Zealand
“The poorest Aucklanders will be in hit in at least three different ways with Phil Twyford’s new regional fuel tax”, says ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
America’s Cup: great theatre, poor deal
Tuesday, 27 March 2018, 9:53 am | ACT New Zealand
“The America’s Cup is a fantastic event, but David Parker and Phil Goff have negotiated an incompetent deal on behalf of New Zealanders”, says ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
Free Press ACT’s regular bulletin
Tuesday, 27 March 2018, 9:14 am | ACT New Zealand
TAX, TAX, TAX The Labour Government's legislation of a fuel tax in Auckland continues its weird habit of punishing the poorest New Zealanders. Just like Tobacco Taxes and Fees Free tertiary education, this policy steals from the poor and gives to the ... More >>
Hipkins tries to bully schools while suppressing success
Monday, 26 March 2018, 5:17 pm | ACT New Zealand
"The Government has utterly failed in its attempts to bully fledgling charter schools into accepting a different educational model", says ACT Leader David Seymour. "A month and a half after introducing a Bill to scrap charter schools, ... More >>
Printing money doesn’t create jobs
Monday, 26 March 2018, 2:35 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Directing the Reserve Bank to focus on employment ignores the basic fact that printing money doesn’t create jobs”, says ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
NZers deserve honest appraisal of Government housing failure
Sunday, 25 March 2018, 12:02 pm | ACT New Zealand
“New Zealanders deserve better than Phil Twyford’s ideological comments this morning on Q+A about a ‘market failure’ in housing”, says ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
Middlemore a prime example of public sector incompetence
Friday, 23 March 2018, 3:43 pm | ACT New Zealand
“So far, $11 million of operations, doctor’s appointments, and prescriptions have been lost thanks to incompetent government management by National and Labour”, says ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
National Party infighting costs households $1200
Friday, 23 March 2018, 11:14 am | ACT New Zealand
"Comments by former Health Minister Jonathan Coleman show that National cannot be trusted to cut taxes when it returns to Government”, says ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
Partnership Schools outperform state schools on attendance
Thursday, 22 March 2018, 1:26 pm | ACT New Zealand
"New data on school attendance shows Partnership Schools outperform state schools”, says ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
