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New rules show National is giving up on affordable housing
Thursday, 9 July 2015, 3:29 pm | ACT New Zealand
National's new regulations on rental housing show that the government is giving up on affordable housing policies, says ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
Hobsonville Pt scrap show Council must stick to its knitting
Tuesday, 7 July 2015, 11:28 am | ACT New Zealand
Auckland Council's scrap over how to develop Hobsonville Point is a perfect reminder of why both ATEED and Auckland Council Property Ltd should be sold, says ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
Free Press:The Power of Equality
Monday, 6 July 2015, 3:24 pm | ACT New Zealand
The narrative of the left is that inequality is rising because of the big bad policies of the free market. But what if it isn’t? A recent Treasury paper exploring a range of inequality measures shows that since the early 1990s inequality has been stable ... More >>
Mt Eden car ban not based on erosion
Monday, 6 July 2015, 11:29 am | ACT New Zealand
The Maunga Authority received no substantive reports on Mt Eden erosion ahead of its decision to ban vehicles from the summit, Epsom MP David Seymour has revealed. More >>
Free Press 29/6/15: The Harmful Digital Communications Bill
Monday, 29 June 2015, 4:54 pm | ACT New Zealand
The Harmful Digital Communications Bill David Seymour fears this will be another case study in bad law-making and outlines why he opposes this Bill here . You have some dramatic event, to which people rightfully feel something should be done. Politicians ... More >>
Free Thoughts - Harmful Digital Legislation
Friday, 26 June 2015, 3:00 pm | ACT New Zealand
The Harmful Digital Communications Bill looks set to pass into law next week. I have voted against it, and have moved amendments in an attempt to improve the Bill. I want to explain why I oppose this Bill. More >>
Vote out the abstainers –Seymour
Wednesday, 24 June 2015, 12:32 pm | ACT New Zealand
Epsom MP David Seymour says councillors who abstain on voting for Auckland Council’s 10-year budget deserve to be voted out. More >>
Government’s digital speech restrictions go too far
Tuesday, 23 June 2015, 7:45 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Leader David Seymour has indicated he cannot support the Government’s Harmful Digital Communications Bill due to what he sees as an overly broad focus and potential criminalisation of young people. More >>
Free Thoughts - End of life choice
Tuesday, 23 June 2015, 3:14 pm | ACT New Zealand
The contentious issue of voluntary euthanasia is one I have been considering for some time, and I want to explain here why I am preparing a private member’s (End of Life Choice) Bill to lodge for ballot in Parliament. More >>
David Seymour welcomes assisted dying petition
Tuesday, 23 June 2015, 2:22 pm | ACT New Zealand
A petition campaigning for a public inquiry into assisted dying has been welcomed by Epsom MP David Seymour, who accepted the petition with Iain Lees-Galloway, Chris Bishop, and Kevin Hague today. More >>
Volunteers and health and safety reform
Monday, 22 June 2015, 3:17 pm | ACT New Zealand
The government should use National Volunteer Week to clarify how the Health and Safety Reform Bill will affect them, says ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
Free Press - A new low for the PPTA
Monday, 22 June 2015, 2:39 pm | ACT New Zealand
Up and coming reporter Jessica Roden of the Northern Advocate has revealed PPTA members black-balling a Whangarei Partnership School teacher from completing his placements at nearby schools. He has been teaching as a provisionally registered teacher on ... More >>
Race-based traffic policing is unfair and patronising
Wednesday, 17 June 2015, 2:38 pm | ACT New Zealand
“It’s good that the police are experimenting with new prevention approaches for those caught driving without a licence,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
ACT’s regular bulletin - Inequality
Monday, 15 June 2015, 2:55 pm | ACT New Zealand
The OECD report on New Zealand last week noted inequality concerns – particularly equality of opportunity. The report said our education system is struggling to improve outcomes in poorer communities. True. ACT is working on this via Partnership Schools, ... More >>
Budget 2015’s corporate welfare splurge
Tuesday, 9 June 2015, 1:25 pm | ACT New Zealand
The recent report, Any new kids at the trough? shows the Government is spending more than ever on corporate welfare. More >>
Free Press ACT’s regular bulletin
Tuesday, 9 June 2015, 10:17 am | ACT New Zealand
Free Press ACT’s regular bulletin Back Benchers A fun time was had by all last week, as Parmjeet Parmar, Jacinda Ardern, James Shaw and David Seymour sparred over a few issues. Consistency was gleefully tossed out the window as Jacinda segued from ... More >>
“Free Press” Act’s New Bulletin
Tuesday, 2 June 2015, 3:34 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Free Press” Act’s New Bulletin Prime Minister on NZ Superannuation In the House last week the PM suggested we didn’t need to worry about NZ Super because it is only costing us less than 5% of GDP, compared with over 9% for the OECD average ... More >>
Epsom MP congratulates youth achievers
Wednesday, 27 May 2015, 3:58 pm | ACT New Zealand
MP for Epsom David Seymour congratulates Florence Reynolds and Grace Brebner for their success at parliament’s 2015 Youth Awards held last night. More >>
ACT’s new regular bulletin
Monday, 25 May 2015, 1:12 pm | ACT New Zealand
We Rate the Budget Speeches Free Press observed the Budget Speeches live. The media underreported the Government’s momentum and the opposition’s flat-footedness. It was one-way traffic as the opposition sat dumbfounded at National stealing their ... More >>
Which New Zealanders, Bill?
Monday, 25 May 2015, 10:46 am | ACT New Zealand
Bill English can't claim to speak for all New Zealanders on the future of NZ Super, says ACT Leader David Seymour. "Bill English has accepted that Superannuation costs will balloon by a billion dollars extra each year but says New Zealanders are ... More >>
