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ACT's plan to double cycle use without spending taxes
Tuesday, 19 August 2014, 9:28 am | ACT New Zealand
"The National party yesterday announced a $100 million cycle-way that just happens to go through the marginal seat of Hutt South" said ACT Leader Dr Jamie Whyte. More >>
Get Youth Justice out of the shadows into the daylight
Tuesday, 19 August 2014, 9:23 am | ACT New Zealand
“Today it has been reported that on Friday afternoon a 12-year-old Hastings boy walking home from school was allegedly bashed by five high school students. His head was smashed onto the handlebars of his bike. He fell to the ground unconscious, where ... More >>
ACT’s three point plan to respond to global Economic Shock
Monday, 18 August 2014, 3:09 pm | ACT New Zealand
New Zealand is a small trading nation. This makes us especially vulnerable to global economic shocks or downturns. More >>
The Greens have become full socialists
Monday, 18 August 2014, 1:24 pm | ACT New Zealand
"The Greens Party launch sounded like the launch of a socialist party. The environment is now very much a second thought" said Dr Jamie Whyte. More >>
Same problems, same failed solutions
Friday, 15 August 2014, 10:19 am | ACT New Zealand
“At this election National is promising more of the same. The other parties are suggesting even more of the same. What we need is far less of the same” said Dr Jamie Whyte this morning. More >>
ACT announces Helensville candidate Phelan Pirrie
Thursday, 14 August 2014, 2:32 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Leader Jamie Whyte is pleased to confirm ACT’s candidate for Helensville, Phelan Pirrie. More >>
Burning Effigies a sign of despair.
Thursday, 14 August 2014, 9:20 am | ACT New Zealand
This campaign is bitter. People are burning effigies of the Prime Minister, holding Nuremberg-type rallies and destroying billboards. More >>
Nicky Hager Has Found Out Politicians Speak to the Media
Thursday, 14 August 2014, 9:15 am | ACT New Zealand
Shock, Horror, Probe; Nicky Hager Has Found Out Politicians Speak to the Media Nicky Hager has discovered that politicians talk to the media" said Dr Jamie Whyte. More >>
ACT wants all nine new schools in Auckland to be partnership
Wednesday, 13 August 2014, 5:02 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT will press National to make the $350 million nine new schools in Auckland Partnership Schools" confirmed Dr. Jamie Whyte ACT's Leader. More >>
Parliament too soft on rural crime
Wednesday, 13 August 2014, 9:18 am | ACT New Zealand
“New Zealand needs to take stock theft seriously, If Parliament had extended ACT's successful 3 strikes for violent crime to protect farm animals the cruelty of rustling the Cornwall Park theft of sheep would never have happened” said Dr Jamie Whyte. More >>
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 >>
