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ACT Will Pay Reparations To Victims Immediately & In Full
Friday, 15 September 2017, 12:40 pm | ACT New Zealand
Victims of crime will receive their owed reparation payments immediately and in full under ACT’s new justice policy, Party Leader David Seymour announced today. More >>
Winston Peters is unfit for Government
Thursday, 14 September 2017, 4:54 pm | ACT New Zealand
This morning’s shambolic appearance from Winston Peters on Morning Report proves he is not fit for government, says ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
New Zealand’s first amateur finance minister?
Thursday, 14 September 2017, 12:21 pm | ACT New Zealand
“A policy backdown of this scale nine days out from an election is astounding,” says ACT Leader David Seymour in response to Labour’s urgent, last minute press conference on tax policy. More >>
Labour desperately spins on charter schools
Thursday, 14 September 2017, 12:08 pm | ACT New Zealand
Labour is desperately spinning on their union-pushed policy to abolish Partnership Schools, says ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
NZEI resorts to desperate measures due to union failure
Wednesday, 13 September 2017, 1:17 pm | ACT New Zealand
Unions like NZEI are the cause, not the solution of teacher shortages, ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
Youth Justice Facilities Should Expand & Educate
Wednesday, 13 September 2017, 10:10 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Leader David Seymour has announced Part 2 of ACT’s youth justice policy – boosting youth justice penalties and facilities while also promoting education for young offenders. More >>
Parents must face responsibility for truancy
Tuesday, 12 September 2017, 2:09 pm | ACT New Zealand
Parents will face stronger consequences for their children’s truancy and offending under ACT’s youth justice policy. More >>
Boardroom survey gives big tick to ACT’s GST policy
Tuesday, 12 September 2017, 9:57 am | ACT New Zealand
The Herald’s Mood of the Boardroom survey endorses ACT’s strong focus on infrastructure, says ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
National pumps up house prices with HomeStart bribe
Sunday, 10 September 2017, 1:48 pm | ACT New Zealand
National's latest bribe will only drive up house prices and shows neither major party even wants to fix the housing crisis, says ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
A Drag Race Fuelled with Taxpayer Money
Saturday, 9 September 2017, 12:59 pm | ACT New Zealand
The current Government taxes and spends $80 billion every year, a figure surpassing the wildest dreams of the welfare state's architects. After this campaign cycle, the figure will be even higher. More >>
ACT Against Wasteful Government Spending
Friday, 8 September 2017, 10:30 am | ACT New Zealand
David Seymour, along with ACT candidates Brook van Velden (Auckland Central), Bruce Carley (Bay of Plenty), and Stuart Pedersen (Tauranga) will present a stand up against wasteful spending and spending promises this election cycle. More >>
Labour’s Union Shill Bullies Small Schools
Friday, 8 September 2017, 9:57 am | ACT New Zealand
While Jacinda tries to run a ‘relentlessly positive’ campaign, Chris Hipkins is busy threatening four small schools . More >>
Broken union model creating third-world staff shortages
Wednesday, 6 September 2017, 12:51 pm | ACT New Zealand
Rural schools temporarily closing due to a lack of staff is something we’d expect from the third world, not New Zealand, says ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
National adopts ACT’s planning policy
Monday, 4 September 2017, 1:28 pm | ACT New Zealand
National adopting ACT’s policy of separate urban planning laws shows why it needs ACT to supply the ideas for a centre-right Government, says ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
Masterton Rents Set to Rise under Labour
Monday, 4 September 2017, 8:32 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT’s Wairarapa candidate Roger Greenslade has expressed concern at Labours announced changes around rentals and the negative impact it will have on renters in places like Masterton. More >>
ACT announces better pay for great teachers
Saturday, 2 September 2017, 2:12 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT announces better pay for great teachers “Good teachers help children grow, develop, and reach their full potential which is vital to their future success,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Unfortunately, because of union contracts, teachers ... More >>
ACT to level the playing field for independent schools
Thursday, 31 August 2017, 2:52 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT’s policy on independent schools will save taxpayers money and protect the rights of all parents to choose the best school for their child, says ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
Peters’ North Korean Port Plan
Thursday, 31 August 2017, 12:20 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Winston Peters’ port plan is the latest and worst example of New Zealand First’s backwards 1950s interventionist plan to turn New Zealand into a Pacific North Korea,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
Housing Shortage Biggest Threat to Children's Lives
Wednesday, 30 August 2017, 11:33 am | ACT New Zealand
Two reports this morning should serve to snap politicians’ focus back onto our broken housing market, says ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
Labour ignores real education problems
Tuesday, 29 August 2017, 10:24 am | ACT New Zealand
“Labour have reverted to cynical election bribery, trying to recapture the glory of 2005’s interest-free student loan announcement,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
