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Assisted Dying critics must be honest in their campaign
Monday, 18 January 2016, 12:18 pm | ACT New Zealand
Assisted Dying critics must be honest in their campaign David Seymour, ACT Leader said today. More >>
ACT calls for consistent compensation
Tuesday, 12 January 2016, 1:19 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Leader David Seymour welcomes the Government’s proposal to pass a marine protection Act, with some reservations. More >>
Auckland Council upends democracy
Friday, 18 December 2015, 10:14 am | ACT New Zealand
Auckland Council has engaged in breathtakingly undemocratic arrogance by foisting zone changes on central Auckland residents a week before Christmas without consultation, says Epsom MP David Seymour. More >>
Seymour supports proposal for school closure
Wednesday, 16 December 2015, 2:16 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Leader David Seymour supports the Minister of Education’s proposal to terminate the agreement under which Whangaruru partnership school Te Pūmanawa o te Wairua operates. More >>
Free Press - December 8th
Wednesday, 9 December 2015, 8:57 am | ACT New Zealand
As Parliament rises this week your property will be safe for the summer (Auckland readers should still beware of their Council). Government interfering in your life is anathema to Free Press so we will stop emailing you for the summer unless something ... More >>
ACT welcomes removal of criminal sanctions in cartels Bill
Tuesday, 8 December 2015, 3:35 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Leader David Seymour has welcomed Government’s decision not to introduce criminal sanctions in the Commerce (Cartels and Other Matters) Amendment Bill. Mr Seymour wrote to the Minister’s office about this last year. More >>
ACT will not support National-Maori RMA tinkering
Thursday, 3 December 2015, 2:08 pm | ACT New Zealand
“New Zealanders were promised RMA reform. What National has worked out with the Maori Party is tinkering,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
Funding changes a big win for med students
Tuesday, 1 December 2015, 1:34 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Leader David Seymour says the Government’s move to give medical students a longer period of loan eligibility is a big win for medical students. More >>
Free Press 30th November
Monday, 30 November 2015, 3:53 pm | ACT New Zealand
Free Press ACT’s regular bulletin Politician of the Year The mysterious but often accurate Wellington politics publication trans-Tasman has named David Seymour politician of the year . We are not getting too carried away as David also won most improved ... More >>
Huge opportunities in tertiary Partnership School sponsorship
Friday, 27 November 2015, 9:09 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Leader David Seymour has welcomed the introduction of the Education Legislation Bill, which will allow tertiary institutions to apply to sponsor Partnership Schools. More >>
Free Press, November 23 2015
Monday, 23 November 2015, 3:34 pm | ACT New Zealand
The first of two flag referenda has begun. Since the money’s been spent you might as well vote. One thing’s certain, if this one fails no sane Prime Minister will give you the chance again for a very long time. More >>
Minister helpless in breaking Mt Eden promise
Thursday, 19 November 2015, 3:36 pm | ACT New Zealand
The Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Settlements’ promise that there would be no change in public access to Mt Eden has proven worthless, says ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
Netflix tax should be offset with tax cuts
Tuesday, 17 November 2015, 12:50 pm | ACT New Zealand
The Government should offset any revenue produced by its ‘Netflix tax’ with cuts to company or personal tax rates, says ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
Free Press: 16/11/2015
Monday, 16 November 2015, 2:31 pm | ACT New Zealand
Free Press ACT’s regular bulletin Our Thoughts and Sympathy This edition of Free Press is dedicated to the victims of the Paris terror attacks and their friends and families. More >>
Free Press - November 10th
Tuesday, 10 November 2015, 9:03 am | ACT New Zealand
Good and Bad Economists ACT exists in part to advocate sensible economics from the cross benches. ACT starts from Henry Hazlitt’s Economics in One Lesson : “The bad economist sees only what strikes the eye; the good economist also looks beyond. ... More >>
Free Press - November 2nd
Tuesday, 3 November 2015, 9:48 am | ACT New Zealand
Free Press ACT’s regular bulletin Exceptional Culture The All Blacks’ back-to-back Rugby World Cup victories are just a small part of an exceptional period of dominance. Only the Australian Cricket team and a guy who played pool in the 1990s have ranked ... More >>
Free Press - 27/10/15: RWC, Three Strikes
Tuesday, 27 October 2015, 4:38 pm | ACT New Zealand
Kerre McIvor Weighs in on RWC Bill Remember when letting pubs open for the Rugby World Cup was going to destroy society, especially in poor rural areas like Opononi? Kerre reports: “The husband and I joined a group of about 60 at the Opononi pub. ... More >>
Special economic zones may be needed across NZ
Tuesday, 20 October 2015, 12:30 pm | ACT New Zealand
A New Zealand Initiative report on special economic zones (SEZ) has been welcomed by ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
Free Press 19/10/15: Assisted Dying
Monday, 19 October 2015, 5:20 pm | ACT New Zealand
Assisted Dying David Seymour has entered a Bill into the ballot that would allow mentally competent adults with a terminal illness diagnosed to be fatal within six months, or a grievous and irremediable condition in an advanced state of decline ... More >>
Surplus shows no excuse for stealth tax hikes
Thursday, 15 October 2015, 12:37 pm | ACT New Zealand
The government’s return to surplus means it can no longer justify relying on bracket creep to inflate revenue, says ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
