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Solid Energy – lessons unlearnt
Thursday, 13 August 2015, 2:12 pm | ACT New Zealand
New Zealand should learn from the Solid Energy fiasco, says ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
ACT successfully introduces RWC Bill
Wednesday, 12 August 2015, 3:18 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Leader David Seymour has welcomed the Green Party’s swift turnaround on his Rugby World Cup opening hours Bill. More >>
Greens urged to let Parliament decide on RWC Bill
Wednesday, 12 August 2015, 12:53 pm | ACT New Zealand
The Greens have been given a second chance to allow Parliament to consider a Bill relaxing venue opening restrictions during Rugby World Cup games. ACT Leader David Seymour will reintroduce his Bill to the House today. More >>
Green Party poopers
Tuesday, 11 August 2015, 2:08 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Leader David Seymour’s Bill allowing bars to open at extended hours for 2015 Rugby World Cup games has been undermined by the Green Party, before the chance for any debate. More >>
Free Thoughts - Celebrating the communal
Monday, 10 August 2015, 2:15 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT is known for its celebration of free markets and the freedom of individuals, both economically and socially. More >>
PPTA doesn’t understand who employs teachers
Wednesday, 5 August 2015, 12:44 pm | ACT New Zealand
The case of the trainee teacher caught in the political campaigning of the PPTA is a national disgrace, says ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
Teachers with a conscience should leave PPTA
Tuesday, 4 August 2015, 11:47 am | ACT New Zealand
“The PPTA’s blacklisting of a student teacher because he taught briefly at a Whangarei Partnership School is a shameful abuse of union power and teachers with a conscience should leave the union,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
ACT welcomes NZ First to Superannuation debate
Monday, 3 August 2015, 2:03 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Leader David Seymour is delighted to read of MP Denis O’Rourke’s concern over ‘the demographic realities of an increasingly ageing and mobile New Zealand population’. More >>
World Cup audiences shouldn’t be stuck at home
Friday, 31 July 2015, 11:16 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Leader David Seymour intends to introduce a Bill to let people watch the 2015 Rugby World Cup in bars and function rooms. More >>
New catchphrase won’t soothe rate pain
Thursday, 30 July 2015, 11:36 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Leader and Epsom MP David Seymour does not share Auckland Tourism Events and Economic Development’s enthusiasm for a revamp of Auckland’s “global brand”. More >>
Blessie’s killer shows more changes needed
Wednesday, 29 July 2015, 3:12 pm | ACT New Zealand
The tragic case of Blessie Gotingco’s murder shows that further changes to the use of Preventive Detention are needed to keep our communities safe, says ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
Good politics, poor policy
Tuesday, 28 July 2015, 2:57 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Funnelling immigrants into the regions through adjustments of our points system may be good politics, but it’s poor policy,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
National colonises Labour’s policy manifesto
Tuesday, 28 July 2015, 2:39 pm | ACT New Zealand
“National is colonising the Labour manifesto with its signalled interest in a land tax on foreign house buyers,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
Council must keep its hands off our AECT dividends
Monday, 27 July 2015, 3:42 pm | ACT New Zealand
Auckland Council should keep its hands off Aucklanders’ AECT dividends, says ACT Leader and Epsom MP David Seymour. More >>
Drone laws a step towards future of transport
Thursday, 23 July 2015, 10:33 am | ACT New Zealand
“Usually government regulations are a drag on innovation, so it’s great to see this government getting out in front.” More >>
Free Press - Plastic, scaffolds, and China
Monday, 20 July 2015, 2:55 pm | ACT New Zealand
Plastic Bags Should the government ban plastic bags? If reducing the number of plastic bags used is good for the environment, what might we be willing to sacrifice to avoid having them around? What would it cost us? Some of the Costs A 2012 study by George ... More >>
Ditch Provisional Tax
Friday, 17 July 2015, 9:19 am | ACT New Zealand
"Labour are correct to pick up on the ideas in the IRD green paper the government released in March, and call for archaic provisional tax regulations on small businesses to be ditched," says ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
Worksafe red tape making housing less affordable
Thursday, 16 July 2015, 3:59 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Workplace safety standards need to be justified in cost-benefit terms,” says ACT Leader David Seymour in the wake of a new report [1] on building safety red tape. More >>
Today’s rates shock is set to be repeated
Wednesday, 15 July 2015, 12:53 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Today’s confirmed rate rises of over 40% for some Aucklanders are the result of a council with completely unrealistic ideas about its role,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
Proposed customs powers show politicians’ digital ignorance
Tuesday, 14 July 2015, 11:33 am | ACT New Zealand
“Once again, 20th century politicians and civil servants are regulating 21st century technology,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
