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Whose land is it anyway?
Monday, 11 August 2014, 5:17 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Last Saturday I called the other leaders in the TV3 minor party leaders debate communistic. This might seem an exaggeration but it is not,” said ACT leader Jamie Whyte More >>
Winston Peters is doing his sums on his fingers again
Monday, 11 August 2014, 3:23 pm | ACT New Zealand
“If proof were needed that Winston Peters is making policy on the fly his promise that $1000 deposited in a Kiwi Saver account at birth would accumulate over time to pay for a University degree sheets it home,” said Dr Jamie Whyte ACT Party leader ... More >>
Politics is an advance auction sale of stolen goods?
Monday, 11 August 2014, 12:16 pm | ACT New Zealand
The American journalist, H L Menken said that all election campaigns soon become an “advance auction sale of stolen goods”. As John Armstrong noted in his Herald column today, this election is no exception. More >>
Devoy remains silent over 'two wongs' comment
Monday, 11 August 2014, 11:07 am | ACT New Zealand
Winston Peters joked in a speech this weekend that “two Wongs don’t make a white”. “When accused of racism, he said his accusers lacked a sense of humour. But his version of the joke isn’t funny and makes no sense “ said Dr Whyte. More >>
Winston is not funny
Monday, 11 August 2014, 11:06 am | ACT New Zealand
"Mr Peters may think it is funny to tell weak racist jokes but it is not funny to New Zealand's Chinese community" said ACT's Deputy Leader Kenneth Wang. More >>
The Letter 11 August 2014
Monday, 11 August 2014, 10:00 am | ACT New Zealand
Jamie Whyte won the minor party Leaders' debate, Colmar Brunton poll predicts David Seymour will win Epsom, David Seymour impresses in Q&A Epsom debate. Good response for ACT’s 12.5% Company Tax rate policy. “One law for all” speech dominates ... More >>
Jamie Whyte won the minor leaders debate
Sunday, 10 August 2014, 10:48 am | ACT New Zealand
By calling out the minor party leaders as communists over the sale of the Lockinver Station, Jamie Whyte won yesterday's minor leaders' debate on The Nation. More >>
ACT Candidate David Seymour will win Epsom
Sunday, 10 August 2014, 10:17 am | ACT New Zealand
“This morning’s TV One Colmar Brunton poll shows that ACT's David Seymour will win Epsom," said ACT’s Campaign Manager Hon. Richard Prebble. More >>
Resource Management Act is a failure - time to chuck it out
Friday, 8 August 2014, 11:36 am | ACT New Zealand
"It is time the politicians admitted the RMA is a failure," said ACT Leader Dr Jamie Whyte. National's Nick Smith has promised another series of minor amendments to the RMA saying the law is holding back the country's economy. More >>
More biased reporting
Friday, 8 August 2014, 10:09 am | ACT New Zealand
Adam Bennett in the Herald has given another example of biased reporting. I issued a press statement pointing out that Sweden has made a decision to remove race from legislation. I then gave other examples and included the fact that Fiji has removed ... More >>
Bill English Accidentally Endorses ACT Policies
Friday, 8 August 2014, 9:41 am | ACT New Zealand
Bill English Accidentally Endorses ACT Policies “Bill English has accidentally endorsed ACT’s tax policy. We aim to cut the company tax rate from 28% to 20% next year and to 12.5% by 2020” said ACT Leader Dr Jamie Whyte . More >>
Every Party but ACT is behaving like overwrought socialists
Friday, 8 August 2014, 9:38 am | ACT New Zealand
They are all at it, Mr Key, Mr Peters, Mr Craig and Mr Cunliffe. National New Zealand First the Conservatives and the Labour Party telling New Zealand Farmers who they can sell, their land to. More >>
Open Letter to Susan Devoy on taking race out of the law
Thursday, 7 August 2014, 10:10 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Leader Jamie Whyte has sent an open letter to the Race Relations conciliator Susan Devoy. “I am worried that she has misunderstood the purpose of her office and certainly did not read my speech,” said Dr Whyte. More >>
Resignation of Mr McCallum – Board member of the ACT Party
Wednesday, 6 August 2014, 6:53 pm | ACT New Zealand
The ACT party has accepted the resignation of the Board member and Dunedin North candidate Guy McCallum. He is apparently quitting the Party after hearing Jamie Whyte’s recent speech “Race has no place in the law”. More >>
Dotcom has never donated to the ACT Party - ACT President
Wednesday, 6 August 2014, 10:22 am | ACT New Zealand
“David Cunliffe has been repeating spurious claims about Kim Dotcom giving money to ACT candidates and the ACT Party. More >>
ACT wants politicians to stop meddling in private property
Tuesday, 5 August 2014, 11:34 am | ACT New Zealand
“With the news about a pending sale of privately owned Lochinver Station to Shanghai Pengxin once again stirring anti-foreigner feeling, politicians must show respect for private property”, ACT’s Primary industry spokesman Don Nicolson says. More >>
David Cunliffe betrays his ignorance on how taxes work
Tuesday, 5 August 2014, 10:26 am | ACT New Zealand
Mr. Cunliffe said that ACT’s policy of cutting the company tax rate from 28% to 12.5% would just transfer funds to the rich. More >>
Policing the criminal activities of gangs
Tuesday, 5 August 2014, 10:19 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Leader Dr Jamie Whyte has responded to the government’s announcement on the policing of gangs. More >>
The Letter - 4 August 2014
Monday, 4 August 2014, 4:45 pm | ACT New Zealand
12.5% company tax rate; It is a global economy; ACT has published the research; TV debate tonight Native Affairs Maori TV 8.30pm; Media bias; Epsom is the key; A Labour MP in favour of productivity More >>
ACT Proposes to increase GDP growth by One Third
Sunday, 3 August 2014, 12:42 pm | ACT New Zealand
This morning I am releasing ACT's proposal and policy to increase GDP growth by a third. The main points are: * 12.5% Company tax rate * Increased investment, jobs and growth * Higher wages The policy is fully costed and supported by some of the ... More >>
