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Fix the RMA, fix the housing crisis
Friday, 17 March 2017, 9:49 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Leader David Seymour has today revealed amendments [attached] that will vastly improve the latest round of Resource Management Act reforms. More >>
ACT calls time on the National-Maori Party fling
Wednesday, 15 March 2017, 3:32 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT will seek to remove onerous iwi consultation requirements from proposed RMA reforms. ACT Leader David Seymour has drafted a Supplementary Order Paper [attached] to make these changes. More >>
ACT will end traffic congestion
Wednesday, 15 March 2017, 11:04 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT is the only party with a plan to end traffic congestion, says ACT Leader David Seymour. The TomTom Traffic Index 2017 has revealed the country's traffic is now worse than Hong Kong. More >>
And you thought RMA reform couldn’t get any worse
Tuesday, 14 March 2017, 3:38 pm | ACT New Zealand
The latest Resource Management Act reform won’t be any more effective than the previous 18 reforms to the Act, says ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
Seymour challenges Parliament on abortion law reform
Tuesday, 14 March 2017, 11:20 am | ACT New Zealand
“I have always believed in personal choice, and that extends to the issue of abortion,” says Seymour. “Morally, abortion is about a woman’s body and her choice. Practically, prohibitions on this choice have had horrible consequences such as child neglect ... More >>
Getting councils to focus on their core business
Tuesday, 14 March 2017, 11:16 am | ACT New Zealand
Auckland Council must focus on its core business after the water crisis highlighted Auckland’s failing water infrastructure, says ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
ACT Sets the Agenda
Tuesday, 14 March 2017, 8:06 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Sets the Agenda ACT set the Superannuation agenda this week. The news from Tuesday seized on our message of intergenerational fairness, specifically the observation that National’s delay in raising the age of entitlement to 67 would cost $58 billion, ... More >>
National must cut taxes before, not after, the election
Monday, 13 March 2017, 12:50 pm | ACT New Zealand
The government cannot put tax cuts at risk by delaying them until after the election, says ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
Cloth capped unionist missed finance class
Sunday, 12 March 2017, 12:37 pm | ACT New Zealand
Andrew Little’s muddled response regarding contributions to the New Zealand Superannuation Fund shows how much is at stake this election. More >>
ACT welcomes PM's endorsement of Rewarding Self-Improvement
Sunday, 12 March 2017, 12:36 pm | ACT New Zealand
The ACT Party is welcoming further endorsement of its Rewarding Self-Improvement in Prisons policy from the Prime Minister this morning. Mr English said on TVNZ’s Q + A that the public had responded ‘surprisingly well’ to ACT’s proposal. More >>
Stop funding games of bloody golf
Thursday, 9 March 2017, 9:13 am | ACT New Zealand
“Why is the Government boasting about throwing $5 million of taxpayer money at golf events?” asks ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
Government surplus & household debt? Time for tax cuts
Tuesday, 7 March 2017, 4:37 pm | ACT New Zealand
Two reports released today both make it clear the government is overtaxing New Zealanders, says ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
Why wait to raise retirement age? Delay costs millennials
Tuesday, 7 March 2017, 1:07 pm | ACT New Zealand
National have handed a $58 billion bill to under-45s, says ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
Free Press, ACT’s regular bulletin
Tuesday, 7 March 2017, 11:47 am | ACT New Zealand
POOR SCRIPT WRITERS Free Press has been feeling for the script writers at the popular Netflix series House of Cards. Their premise is a ruthless President who will break any rule to obtain and retain power, but how will they write anything better than ... More >>
Is Finance Minister taking the proverbial?
Monday, 6 March 2017, 4:47 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The Government has today kicked the can down the road by 20 years, saddling future generations with the brunt of the change,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
Consent figures prove National lacks spine on housing
Monday, 6 March 2017, 1:32 pm | ACT New Zealand
Reports today that building consent numbers are falling confirms what ACT has been saying all along: the Government’s initiatives to boost housing supply are paper tigers, because the Government doesn’t really care. More >>
Winston is stuck in the past over Super
Monday, 6 March 2017, 12:55 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Leader David Seymour says Winston Peters in a state of outdated denial over the rising cost of superannuation. More >>
Police must track tobacco theft
Monday, 6 March 2017, 10:55 am | ACT New Zealand
Tobacco related robberies have become a cottage industry and a threat to public safety, and the police must adapt by beginning to count them, says ACT Leader David Seymour More >>
Tell voters the truth about Super, Bill
Sunday, 5 March 2017, 2:10 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Leader David Seymour says the Prime Minister should tell voters the truth: the age of Superannuation is going up. More >>
No ‘success’ for students living on couches
Friday, 3 March 2017, 2:49 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The Prime Minister is out of touch with students currently enduring a chronic housing shortage,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
