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ACT pulls support for Kermadecs bill
Wednesday, 14 September 2016, 2:03 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT has pulled its support for the Kermadec Ocean Sanctuary Bill due to the Government’s failure to acknowledge the existing property rights of fishing operators. More >>
ACT welcomes beefed up family violence laws, but…
Tuesday, 13 September 2016, 4:36 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT has welcomed the boost to family violence laws announced today, but questions why non-fatal strangulation isn’t a strike offence. More >>
Government announces $209m in corporate welfare
Tuesday, 13 September 2016, 4:22 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Leader David Seymour is appalled at the $209 million in corporate welfare doled out via the Endeavour Fund, announced today . More >>
Why is National boasting about taxing New Zealanders?
Monday, 12 September 2016, 3:55 pm | ACT New Zealand
The Government’s boast about income redistribution takes campaigning from the right and governing from the left to a whole new level, says ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
Free Press: ACT’s regular bulletin
Monday, 12 September 2016, 2:58 pm | ACT New Zealand
Taxes Up National’s colonisation of Labour territory is complete. We thought Helen Clark knew how to straddle the centre of politics but John Key has taken the art to a whole new leech-like level. The confirmation came last week after National boasted ... More >>
Seymour to Twyford: Put your money where your mouth is
Friday, 9 September 2016, 12:04 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Leader David Seymour is challenging Labour Housing Spokesman Phil Twyford to put his money where his mouth is on Urban Growth Boundaries. More >>
Labour’s use of urgency a hypocritical u-turn
Wednesday, 7 September 2016, 3:06 pm | ACT New Zealand
Labour’s use of urgency to debate far-reaching housing legislation is a hypocritical turnaround, says ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
Special Housing Areas simply ad hoc tinkering
Tuesday, 6 September 2016, 3:47 pm | ACT New Zealand
Nick Smith’s extension of Special Housing Area legislation does nothing to address the fundamental barriers to housing supply, says ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
Free Press 5/9/16
Monday, 5 September 2016, 12:04 pm | ACT New Zealand
Teacher Unions’ Odd Position Teachers will strike this week, forcing parents all over the country to make alternative arrangements. Their concern? That principals and boards of trustees will be given more flexibility in how they use their funding. ... More >>
Free Press: Muldoon Lives!
Tuesday, 30 August 2016, 9:06 am | ACT New Zealand
On the weekend New Zealand First challenged the Prime Minister to dictate which branches Westpac could and couldn’t close, because Westpac is the Government’s banker. The taxpayer would effectively be subsidising Westpac to keep some branches open ... More >>
Let’s not set back taxpayers’ rights by 327 years
Monday, 29 August 2016, 4:22 pm | ACT New Zealand
Michael Woodhouse’s move to bypass parliamentary approval of tax changes via Orders of Council would take taxpayers’ rights back 327 years, says ACT Leader David Seymour. The move was first noticed by the Taxpayers’ Union last week. More >>
Free Press 22/8/16
Monday, 22 August 2016, 1:19 pm | ACT New Zealand
David vs. Jacinda In this week’s Sunday Star Times column, David Seymour argues that student loan interest write-offs have been bad policy and Jacinda as usual attacks the messenger. Read the full column here . More >>
Only ACT supports a serious conversation with millennials
Thursday, 18 August 2016, 3:49 pm | ACT New Zealand
National’s defence of the failed interest-free student loan scheme leaves only ACT prepared to discuss the policy. More >>
Government is in dreamland over P-licence safety
Tuesday, 16 August 2016, 3:31 pm | ACT New Zealand
The Government is in dreamland if it thinks the outdated P-licencing system is safer than GPS-tracked, consumer-rated rideshare services, says ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
Free Press - 15/08/2016
Monday, 15 August 2016, 12:01 pm | ACT New Zealand
Growing Shoots The number one determinant of educational success is school leadership and teacher quality, and New Zealand has one of the most unequal education systems in the world. Thankfully this Government, with ACT’s pressure and support is opening ... More >>
Tracey Martin Spreads Misinformation
Thursday, 11 August 2016, 12:36 pm | ACT New Zealand
Tracey Martin is spreading misinformation about teacher qualification at Partnership Schools, says ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
ACT applauds Teach First expansion
Wednesday, 10 August 2016, 2:25 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Leader David Seymour has applauded the Government’s decision to push on with the Teach First policy. More >>
Regulation is the problem – not Uber
Tuesday, 9 August 2016, 1:02 pm | ACT New Zealand
The Government’s standoff with Uber shows we need to simplify transport regulations, says ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
Greens’ private healthcare ban is dangerous (and mad)
Tuesday, 9 August 2016, 11:52 am | ACT New Zealand
The Green Party’s idea of abolishing private healthcare shows the Green Party is as kooky as ever, says ACT Leader David Seymour, the only MP to have lived in a country where private healthcare is banned. More >>
Free Press: ACT’s regular bulletin
Monday, 8 August 2016, 3:38 pm | ACT New Zealand
David vs Jacinda In this week’s Sunday-Star Times shoot out, David argues that government as regulator moves too slow for people to take advantage of technological advances, citing Uber, e-cigarettes, and AirBnB as technologies that have caught ... More >>
