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ACT announces candidate for Northland by-election
Monday, 16 February 2015, 3:19 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Party President John Thompson is pleased to announce Robin Grieve as ACT's candidate for this year's Northland by-election. "ACT is energised and refreshed after the 2014 campaign," said Thompson. More >>
Debate on Prime Minister's Statement
Wednesday, 11 February 2015, 12:27 pm | ACT New Zealand
One of the benefits of being a younger member of the House is that sometimes you can learn a thing or two from some of the older members of the House, and from one, who may be the oldest of all, we got three very good questions. More >>
Free Press 10/2/15
Tuesday, 10 February 2015, 11:14 am | ACT New Zealand
12 Days Until ACT Conference: New Zealand the Way You Want It Registrations are well ahead of schedule from last year. ACT is resurgent. However ACT supporters are notorious last-minute registrants. You can see the program on our website. If you ... More >>
Free Press 30/1/15
Friday, 30 January 2015, 1:20 pm | ACT New Zealand
This month is an inflection point. It begins a political year and a parliamentary term. From a front row seat in parliament, we rate the parties’ chances. More >>
Nice rhetoric in Little's speech – pity about the details
Wednesday, 28 January 2015, 3:13 pm | ACT New Zealand
This morning the new Labour Leader gave his first state of the nation speech – a chance to see the new direction, if any, that Labour is taking. As they say, talk is cheap, and this speech was bargain basement. More >>
Newsletter - Free Press
Tuesday, 27 January 2015, 3:45 pm | ACT New Zealand
Welcome to the first ever edition of Free Press , ACT’s new regular bulletin. If you’re wondering why you’ve received this, we’ve used the same mailing list as Richard Prebble’s classic The Letter , and hope we can stimulate you in the ... More >>
ACT welcomes commitment to RMA reform
Thursday, 22 January 2015, 9:08 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT welcomes commitment to RMA reform Press release: ACT New Zealand January 22, 2015. 8:20am More >>
ACT welcomes taxi law review
Tuesday, 20 January 2015, 5:14 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Leader David Seymour welcomes Craig Foss’ prompt call to review taxi and private car hire regulations, announced today. More >>
Taxi regulations threaten entrepreneurship and innovation
Tuesday, 13 January 2015, 5:01 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Smartphone-based taxi technology has provided greater choice for New Zealand consumers, but in some cases could prove illegal under current transport regulations,” said ACT Leader David Seymour today. More >>
A year of inequality debate
Thursday, 18 December 2014, 12:47 pm | ACT New Zealand
Inequality and poverty issues were big news this past year. The English version of Thomas Piketty’s book, Capital in the Twenty-First Century, was published in April. It provided an impressive collection of historical data on trends in wealth distribution. More >>
Celebrate volunteers by opposing regulatory burden
Friday, 5 December 2014, 9:18 am | ACT New Zealand
On International Volunteers Day New Zealand politicians must consider their responsibility in tackling the regulatory burden faced by the voluntary sector, says ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
Car ban for mountains problematic, out of the blue
Wednesday, 3 December 2014, 3:50 pm | ACT New Zealand
The planned ban on car access to Auckland’s volcanoes is out of the blue and undemocratic, says ACT Leader and Epsom MP David Seymour. More >>
Stock rustling set to continue under lax laws
Wednesday, 19 November 2014, 9:07 am | ACT New Zealand
The theft and illegal slaughter of farm stock can only be expected to continue if tougher laws are not introduced, said ACT Leader David Seymour today. More >>
Partnership Schools: The Path to Quality Education
Tuesday, 11 November 2014, 4:18 pm | ACT New Zealand
This is the second issue of what will be a regular newsletter, commenting on and reacting to political and other issues. On this occasion, the topic is the ongoing journey that Partnership Schools face as they improve standards and face political ... More >>
Maiden Speech to Parliament - David Seymour
Tuesday, 21 October 2014, 6:58 pm | ACT New Zealand
I rise on behalf of the ACT Party in reply to His Excellency’s speech. More >>
Patient residents seek reassurance over Auckland outage
Tuesday, 7 October 2014, 9:05 am | ACT New Zealand
"Epsom electorate residents have responded patiently to being without power, but want to see how future outages will be avoided," said MP for Epsom David Seymour. More >>
David Seymour Accepts Act Leadership
Friday, 3 October 2014, 2:19 pm | ACT New Zealand
“I am honoured to lead the ACT Party, I look forward to the challenge and relish the opportunity. More >>
David Seymour appointed new Act leader
Friday, 3 October 2014, 2:13 pm | ACT New Zealand
"Today the ACT Party Board announces with regret that it has accepted Jamie Whyte's resignation as Leader," said ACT President John Thompson. More >>
Jamie Whyte Resignation Statement
Friday, 3 October 2014, 1:57 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Today I announce that I have tendered, and the Board has accepted, my resignation as Leader of ACT New Zealand. More >>
The Letter - 22 September 2014
Monday, 22 September 2014, 3:35 pm | ACT New Zealand
John Key’s win is historic. In the history of MMP elections – worldwide – ever – no government has won an absolute majority. MMP was imposed on Germany to make sure that country never had another Hitler. It is designed to make sure no party ... More >>
