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National slammed by its own report on housing red tape
Thursday, 20 July 2017, 1:53 pm | ACT New Zealand
National has just been slammed by the report it commissioned on land use regulations, says ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
Labour’s fiscal plan opens door for lolly scramble
Wednesday, 19 July 2017, 1:36 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Labour’s fiscal plan has no credibility,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “They’ve left themselves $10 billion for an election year lolly-scramble, but if they enter Government they’ll be squabbling with the Greens and New Zealand First over whose ... More >>
Labour lies to young Kiwis about Super
Wednesday, 19 July 2017, 12:15 pm | ACT New Zealand
Labour has doubled down on their dishonest position on superannuation, pretending they can keep the age at 65 and ignore ballooning costs caused by an aging population, says ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
Let’s not whack businesses (not even the big ones)
Tuesday, 18 July 2017, 2:43 pm | ACT New Zealand
While every other party tries to score political points by lashing out at big business, ACT will make it more attractive to do business and pay tax in New Zealand. More >>
Free Press: ACT’s regular bulletin
Tuesday, 18 July 2017, 11:49 am | ACT New Zealand
Last week David Seymour announced two new Partnership Schools to open in 2018. Both will be in the central North Island, one in Tauranga and the other in Rotorua. These two new Partnership Schools will join 10 now operating in Whangarei (2), the North ... More >>
National must rule out working with socialist Greens
Sunday, 16 July 2017, 2:41 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Leader David Seymour is calling on National to rule out working with the Greens after the election, on the day that the Greens embrace envy politics and endorse dependency. More >>
Labour’s Coalition immigration cuts lethal to the economy
Friday, 14 July 2017, 11:37 am | ACT New Zealand
Infometrics Chief forecaster, Gareth Kiernan, announced today that a dramatic slash to immigration would have a lethal impact on the New Zealand economy. More >>
ACT will boost infrastructure in productive Queenstown
Thursday, 13 July 2017, 4:00 pm | ACT New Zealand
Only ACT has a clear policy to get Queenstown infrastructure caught up with the enormous pressure it faces, says ACT Leader David Seymour as he visits the town today. More >>
Opposition makes storm look organised
Thursday, 13 July 2017, 12:24 pm | ACT New Zealand
While touring Otago this week, I’ve also been tracking the storm within the political Opposition. More >>
Limit on student borrowing must keep up with rent
Wednesday, 12 July 2017, 3:11 pm | ACT New Zealand
Students should have the right to borrow more each week, says ACT Party Leader David Seymour as he visits Otago University’s Clubs Day. More >>
Paying people to have babies will increase child poverty
Wednesday, 12 July 2017, 12:39 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT stands for responsible parenting, not politically cynical payments to people who choose to have kids. More >>
Mt Eden Bus Crash Tragedy
Tuesday, 11 July 2017, 6:24 pm | ACT New Zealand
Epsom MP David Seymour sends sincere condolences to the families of those lost in the Mt Eden Bus Crash today. More >>
ACT Party - Talent Tide Comes In
Tuesday, 11 July 2017, 9:39 am | ACT New Zealand
For a year now ACT has been asked: who else other than David Seymour? This weekend the question was answered with the announcement of outstanding candidates for ACT. The top ten candidates include four business owners, a lawyer, an international cricketer, ... More >>
Only ACT serious about stopping crime
Monday, 10 July 2017, 2:14 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT is the only party contesting the election with a tough stance on crime, says Party Leader David Seymour and candidates Bhupinder Singh and Shan Ng. More >>
ACT Unveils Party List
Sunday, 9 July 2017, 2:17 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT is pleased to unveil its Party List for the 2017 election today in Auckland. “ACT’s Party List displays the renewal of the party that has occurred over the last three years,” says Party President Ruwan Premathilaka. More >>
Only ACT can be trusted on trade
Friday, 7 July 2017, 11:12 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Leader David Seymour welcomes ExportNZ’s new report, The Benefits of Trade , which reveals that trade brings in 43 per cent of New Zealand’s GDP. More >>
ACT welcomes expungement of homosexual convictions
Thursday, 6 July 2017, 4:58 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Leader David Seymour has welcomed the introduction of the Criminal Records (Expungement of Convictions for Historical Homosexual Offences) Bill. More >>
Sorry National: no-one’s forgotten about the RMA
Thursday, 6 July 2017, 11:32 am | ACT New Zealand
Reform of the Resource Management Act (RMA) remains very much on the election agenda, says ACT Leader David Seymour. This comes as the Employers and Manufacturers Association (EMA) names RMA reform as their number one priority for the election. More >>
Why are we protecting these MPs’ pensions?
Wednesday, 5 July 2017, 11:50 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Leader David Seymour is challenging National MPs over 45 on why they should be protected from proposed superannuation changes. Amy Adams, 46 David Bennett, 47 Paula Bennett, 48 Paul Goldsmith, 46 Nathan Guy, 47 Sam Lotu-Iiga, 47 Mark Mitchell, 48 ... More >>
ACT ends the free-for-all on digital strip searches
Tuesday, 4 July 2017, 11:37 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT has secured a law change which will end customs’ free-for-all on digital strip searches, says ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
