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Prson blowout is actually a reoffending blowout
Wednesday, 19 October 2016, 1:34 pm | ACT New Zealand
The government’s billion-dollar prison budget blowout shows they have failed to tackle reoffending and recidivism, and need to be smarter on crime, says ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
Inequality report shows MPs must renew focus on housing
Tuesday, 18 October 2016, 4:05 pm | ACT New Zealand
Increasing the supply of housing should be a multi-partisan priority if Parliament is serious about decreasing inequality, says ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
Police action against assisted dying group is gratuitous
Tuesday, 18 October 2016, 11:19 am | ACT New Zealand
Police raids on an assisted dying group raise serious questions about police treatment of a politically sensitive issue, says ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
Why not cut tax today?
Tuesday, 18 October 2016, 9:43 am | ACT New Zealand
“Taxpayers shouldn’t be bribed and manipulated with the vague whiff of tax cuts. Instead, the Government should cut taxes now, then campaign in 2017 on its record, instead of just promises. There’s nothing in the law that forces the Government ... More >>
Plastic bag levy is science-free environmental populism
Monday, 17 October 2016, 4:48 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Leader David Seymour is urging MPs and pundits to consider overseas evidence showing the unintended consequences of plastic bag levies, as a bill on the issue is being introduced to the private members’ ballot. More >>
Free Press: ACT’s regular bulletin
Monday, 17 October 2016, 1:22 pm | ACT New Zealand
Biddy is a world famous cheesemaker who has won international prizes for her cheeses produced in Eketahuna. She has also become a pin up victim of regulatory excess, with her business crippled by regulatory fees taking 40 per cent of her revenue. ... More >>
Commerce Minister must clear the way for P2P lending
Tuesday, 11 October 2016, 4:20 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Leader David Seymour is calling on the Minister of Commerce to allow peer-to-peer platforms flexibility about who they charge for their service. More >>
Free Press
Monday, 10 October 2016, 4:50 pm | ACT New Zealand
20 Years of ACT and MMP This Wednesday will mark 20 years since the first MMP election. ACT is one of only four parties to win seats at every one of the seven MMP elections and this week Free Press looks back at the impact ACT has had, and forward to the ... More >>
Government home plan comes at cost of private development
Monday, 10 October 2016, 12:13 pm | ACT New Zealand
The Government’s plan to build more houses will come at the cost of private housing development, says ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
Assisted dying's opponents should look to Desmond Tutu
Sunday, 9 October 2016, 9:09 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Desmond Tutu’s beautifully written Washington Post Op-ed might as well be an open letter to New Zealand opponents of assisted dying,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
PPTA president's comments disgrace her profession
Sunday, 9 October 2016, 9:08 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Leader David Seymour says teachers should call for Post Primary Teachers’ Association (PPTA) President Angela Roberts' resignation after her casual dismissal of inappropriate conduct towards students being due to ‘stress.’ More >>
ACT proposes free movement with Britain, Oz and Canada
Wednesday, 5 October 2016, 11:23 am | ACT New Zealand
Britain’s revision of immigration settings is a chance to propose a free movement zone, says ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
Free Press: ACT’s regular bulletin
Monday, 3 October 2016, 12:33 pm | ACT New Zealand
This weekend in the Sunday Star-Times David Seymour argued we New Zealanders are public policy innovators, just not at the moment. Both Labour and National are unwilling to wage the battle of ideas, preferring to duck for the cover of soundbites when ... More >>
Politicians show depressing lack of courage
Thursday, 29 September 2016, 12:55 pm | ACT New Zealand
"All politicians should take the Productivity Commission's call to reintroduce interest on student loans seriously instead of running for the hills at the first hint of a policy debate, it's called leadership," says ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
Mt Roskill arrangement shows opposition’s hypocrisy
Tuesday, 27 September 2016, 4:17 pm | ACT New Zealand
The Opposition’s hypocrisy over ‘dirty deals’ is brazen, says ACT Leader David Seymour as the Green Party confirms that they won’t stand a candidate in Mt Roskill as part of an arrangement with Labour. More >>
Free Press. Tete-a-tete
Tuesday, 27 September 2016, 9:02 am | ACT New Zealand
Tete-a-tete This weekend Jacinda Ardern argued for the government, or an agency of Government, to set wages for whole industries. This is the proposal associated with the Kristine Bartlett vs. TerraNova case, where the Employment Court found that ... More >>
Ignore Winston’s paranoia over Silver Fern Farms sale
Tuesday, 20 September 2016, 3:23 pm | ACT New Zealand
Winston Peters’ call for intervention over the partial sale of a private company proves he is unfit to be in Government, says ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
Free Press 19/9/16
Monday, 19 September 2016, 1:49 pm | ACT New Zealand
This week David Seymour takes on Jacinda Ardern on the Nats’ gradual drift left. “Six of Parliament's seven parties now pursue bigger government, more tax and more red tape. Jacinda will no doubt say this is a fair representation of the views of ... More >>
Road pricing must not be used as a revenue grab
Thursday, 15 September 2016, 5:17 pm | ACT New Zealand
Any new revenue raised by road pricing should be offset with reductions in petrol tax, says ACT Leader David Seymour, in response to the Auckland Transport Alignment Project released today . More >>
Scrap passenger licence rules today, not a year from now
Thursday, 15 September 2016, 1:56 pm | ACT New Zealand
Proposed changes to passenger licencing rules, such as scrapping the requirement for a $600 passenger endorsement course, could be signed into law today, says ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
