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Free Press: ACT’s regular bulletin
Monday, 4 April 2016, 4:04 pm | ACT New Zealand
The Green Party is all over the map this week, threatening to sabotage capitalism while capitalists are saving the planet. More >>
Parental leave changes a big win for pre-term parents
Friday, 1 April 2016, 11:07 am | ACT New Zealand
Today changes to paid parental leave negotiated by ACT come into effect. Parents of pre-term babies will receive additional weekly payments for each week the baby is born before the end of the 37-week gestation period. More >>
Virgin Australia costing the NZ taxpayer $18 million
Thursday, 31 March 2016, 11:34 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Leader David Seymour says reports that Virgin Australia is in dire financial straits are a concern for all New Zealand taxpayers. More >>
New rules will hurt more than they will help
Wednesday, 30 March 2016, 1:39 pm | ACT New Zealand
Earthquake-prone buildings legislation will hurt regional New Zealand unless changes are made, says ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
Free Press: ACT’s regular bulletin
Tuesday, 29 March 2016, 9:31 am | ACT New Zealand
Do you Want $200 or Not? Labour won the 1957 election with the promise of a hand out. The newspaper headlines asked “Do you want £100 or not?” Now the promise is adjusted for inflation at $200 every week. More >>
Free Press - March 22 2016
Tuesday, 22 March 2016, 11:14 am | ACT New Zealand
Our Greatest Tragedy The Canterbury Earthquakes were New Zealand’s greatest natural disaster. 185 people died, thousands were injured, and the $40 billion repair bill made it the country’s most damaging natural disaster ever in dollar terms. More >>
Kermadec Ocean Sanctuary Bill could be better - Seymour
Tuesday, 15 March 2016, 1:27 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Leader David Seymour says the Kermadec Ocean Sanctuary Bill must be reformed at future readings to make it fair and effective. More >>
Free Press: March 14th
Tuesday, 15 March 2016, 9:30 am | ACT New Zealand
Free Press ACT’s regular bulletin A Thought Experiment Rest assured, general raconteuring will be back. But this week Free Press ponders a parallel world where MMP was introduced straight after the Muldoon Government and before the free market reforms of the '80s ... More >>
Free Press: March 7th
Monday, 7 March 2016, 5:20 pm | ACT New Zealand
Poor Taxpayer It seems like another age when political debate last gave the taxpayer a look in. We’re supposed to be grateful we got through the Great Financial Crisis and the Canterbury Earthquakes, but the economic logic of lower flatter taxes hasn’t ... More >>
Seymour calls on Government to remove iwi tax exemption
Monday, 7 March 2016, 3:52 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Leader David Seymour has congratulated Go Bus for their significant contract win, picking up four South Auckland public transport contracts. More >>
Seymour assists Collins with reading the law
Thursday, 3 March 2016, 3:48 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Leader David Seymour has written to the office of Judith Collins reminding her that she is not above the law. More >>
Seymour challenges writer to visit a Partnership School
Thursday, 3 March 2016, 3:46 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Leader David Seymour is challenging the author of the Dominion Post ’s editorial Unfair bias to charter schools to identify themselves and actually visit Partnership Schools Kura Hourua. More >>
Free Press 29th February 2016
Tuesday, 1 March 2016, 9:52 am | ACT New Zealand
Free Press ACT’s regular bulletin Outstanding Conference ACT held a well-attended and highly positive conference on the weekend. The media described it with words such as ‘upbeat.’ You can read David Seymour’s keynote speech here . A Surprising ... More >>
Minimum wage hike whacks regional employment
Monday, 29 February 2016, 4:25 pm | ACT New Zealand
The new $15.25 minimum wage will hit regional employers especially hard, says ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
Auckland Councillors must engage with public on rezoning
Wednesday, 24 February 2016, 8:34 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Leader David Seymour is urging councillors to make their positions on rezoning plans clear after tomorrow’s extraordinary Council meeting. More >>
Free Press - February 23rd
Tuesday, 23 February 2016, 9:33 am | ACT New Zealand
Come One Come All ACT’s 2016 conference is finally upon us. It’s taking place this Saturday in Orakei and is filling up but not full yet. The range of speakers is outstanding. Please register here: http://www.act.org.nz/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=196 More >>
Auckland Council’s Rules Killing Beer Festivals
Friday, 19 February 2016, 4:22 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Leader David Seymour has criticised Auckland Council over the cancellation of this year's New Zealand Beer Festival. More >>
Auckland must be exempt from earthquake-prone buildings law
Wednesday, 17 February 2016, 3:58 pm | ACT New Zealand
Auckland and other low-seismic-risk areas must be exempted from strict new building strength regulations, says ACT Leader David Seymour, who plans to vote against the Building (Earthquake-prone buildings) Amendment Bill at second reading tonight. More >>
Seymour apologises for understating housing costs
Wednesday, 17 February 2016, 2:03 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Yesterday in question time I sought to draw attention to how much worse housing costs are than university costs for young Kiwis. But after checking the latest data, it’s even worse than I thought,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
Free Press, February 15, 2016
Monday, 15 February 2016, 2:29 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT’s three strikes legislation has been a success already. Statistics show strike warnings are deterring offenders from reoffending. Even opponents are having to admit that the policy is working to reduce violent crime. More >>
