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ACT to keep the cabal of crooks out of office
Thursday, 27 July 2017, 1:36 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Between Metiria Turei and Winston Peters, the political Opposition offers New Zealand a cabal of crooks as an alternative Government,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
ACT set to play key role in election result
Wednesday, 26 July 2017, 10:59 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Leader David Seymour has welcomed Prime Minister Bill English’s endorsement in the Epsom electorate, saying it shows how critical ACT is to centre-right Government. More >>
Labour concedes the charter school debate
Tuesday, 25 July 2017, 2:34 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Labour’s opposition to charter schools was once strident. In fact, just last year Chris Hipkins had his bill to abolish the schools drawn, and said ‘ This bill, which we hope will be agreed to and passed, will absolutely get rid of charter schools ... More >>
Labour Set to Kill GDP Growth with Immigration Cuts
Tuesday, 25 July 2017, 11:59 am | ACT New Zealand
“Labour has constantly stated that New Zealand’s high GDP growth is caused by immigration. Now their fiscal plan depends on this growth rate continuing, despite their plan to cut immigration by up to 30,000 people. More >>
Free movement between NZ, Australia, UK, and Canada
Tuesday, 25 July 2017, 11:12 am | ACT New Zealand
As UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson winds up his visit, ACT Leader David Seymour is renewing calls for the introduction of a free movement zone between New Zealand and historic allies Australia, Britain, and Canada. More >>
ACT is the voice of consistency amidst immigration hysteria
Monday, 24 July 2017, 1:33 pm | ACT New Zealand
National’s latest u-turn shows that ACT is the only voice of calm on immigration, says ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
Please don't make us suffer another Crown entity
Sunday, 23 July 2017, 4:35 pm | ACT New Zealand
National's plan to create a new crown infrastructure entity is a weak response to New Zealand's infrastructure and housing shortfall, says ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
Emergency housing bill blamed on red tape
Friday, 21 July 2017, 12:57 pm | ACT New Zealand
The reason for spiking emergency housing costs can be found in a report released just yesterday, says ACT Deputy Leader Beth Houlbrooke. More >>
ACT Announces Roger Greenslade as Candidate for Wairarapa
Thursday, 20 July 2017, 2:22 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT is proud to announce that Roger Greenslade has been selected as the candidate for the Wairarapa Electorate and party list. More >>
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 >>
