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The Letter: 26 May 2014
Monday, 26 May 2014, 5:15 pm | ACT New Zealand
What a difference a budget makes Right/Center voters unhappy Most popular Right/Center politician We were incredulous too Good guys finish last ACT is on one percent Epsom is crucial Oravida is a non-issue Wrong issue Here are the three top issues – reform, ... More >>
The Letter: 19 May 2014
Monday, 19 May 2014, 4:46 pm | ACT New Zealand
Last week Jamie Whyte, using Treasury’s figures, issued a fully-costed Alternative Budget showing how by removing $4 billion of corporate and middle class welfare the top personal and company rate could be reduced to 24 cents. Jamie Whyte has used ... More >>
Whyte: ACT’s response to the National Government budget
Monday, 19 May 2014, 2:26 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT will be voting to pass the budget as part of our supply agreement with National. Having seen the alternative proposals of Labour and the Greens this week, we are certain we made the right choice to provide the National government with a supply ... More >>
ACT announces Upper Harbour candidate
Monday, 19 May 2014, 10:20 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Leader Jamie Whyte is pleased to announce ACT’s candidate for Upper Harbour. “Our Upper Harbour candidate will be Stephen Berry. Stephen has a solid record of support in this region and I’m glad he has agreed to do his best to grow ACT’s ... More >>
The Letter: 24 cent TOP tax rate
Monday, 12 May 2014, 10:32 am | ACT New Zealand
“ When I hear an idea like we have heard from the ACT Party…you can forget health, you can forget public education, police …” -Winston Peters, The Nation TV3 Leaders debate. Jamie Whyte “won” the debate with his proposal for a top rate of tax ... More >>
ACT’s Alternative Budget 2014
Saturday, 10 May 2014, 3:19 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT leader Dr Jamie Whyte presented a fully costed alternative budget today at a function in Mt Eden. Dr Whyte showed how by cutting all crony spending from the budget the company and top rate of spending could be cut to 24 cents without reducing spending ... More >>
The Letter: New leadership, Williamson, Collins
Tuesday, 6 May 2014, 10:42 am | ACT New Zealand
Jamie Whyte’s new leadership and getting back on to the message of the Association of Consumers and Taxpayers is the reason for the dramatic turn around. Members and donors delivered a message to the ACT board, “get new leadership and get back on ... More >>
Under 40s need ACT for long term thinking
Sunday, 4 May 2014, 3:28 pm | ACT New Zealand
Bill English’s comments this morning that National Super can be afforded “for the time being” show why centre right voters under 40 must vote ACT, says the party’s leader Jamie Whyte. "At National's northern conference this morning, Bill English ... More >>
Election to be referendum on pension age –Whyte
Friday, 2 May 2014, 4:09 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Australian Treasurer Joe Hockey’s announcement that the Pension Age will rise to 70 shows how isolated New Zealand’s position is becoming," says ACT Leader Jamie Whyte. More >>
Parker in Wonderland wishes impossible things at breakfast
Tuesday, 29 April 2014, 12:37 pm | ACT New Zealand
“By announcing that they will meddle in monetary policy, Labour have broken a 25 year consensus that even Helen Clark did not threaten," said ACT leader Jamie Whyte. More >>
The Letter: John Key behind closed doors
Monday, 28 April 2014, 5:16 pm | ACT New Zealand
At the Epsom fundraiser for David Seymour, John Key gave a demonstration of why he is the most popular Prime Minister in the history of polling. Key totally wowed the sold out function, which included many influential supporters The Letter has not ... More >>
Recreational Drug Policy in Disarray Says ACT MP
Monday, 28 April 2014, 3:26 pm | ACT New Zealand
The proposal to pass amending legislation under urgency to amend the Psychoactive Substances Act 2013 a law that was passed less than nine months ago proves the Government’s policy around recreational drugs is in disarray said John Banks, ACT MP for Epsom. More >>
ACT Speech: Three Strikes For Burglary, Three Years Jail
Monday, 21 April 2014, 4:01 pm | ACT New Zealand
Last year there were more than 52,000 reported burglaries. According to the Treasury, for every 10 reported burglaries, there are another 12 that go unreported. This means there were more than 120,000 burglaries last year – or over 2000 a week. More >>
Easter trading laws archaic, in need of overhaul
Friday, 18 April 2014, 10:45 am | ACT New Zealand
Press release: ACT New Zealand Easter trading laws are outdated and in need of a major overhaul, said ACT leader Jamie Whyte today. More >>
Selling homes to foreigners benefits New Zealanders
Thursday, 17 April 2014, 8:23 am | ACT New Zealand
Winston Peters has apparently convinced David Cunliffe that when foreigners buy New Zealand property they make New Zealanders worse off. Mr Cunliffe has announced his intention to adopt Winston Peters’ policy of banning foreigners from buying ... More >>
Richard prebble: The Letter 7 April 2014
Monday, 7 April 2014, 4:13 pm | ACT New Zealand
View from abroad; Crusher Collins crushing National; That photo; Crony Capitalism ; Let him prove it; How to get Kiwis to come home? The Auckland City Council is right; Pre budget speeches; Three strikes and the maximum More >>
My challenge to David Cunliffe
Monday, 7 April 2014, 11:05 am | ACT New Zealand
The Labour Party has announced a return to “industrial policy”. If elected, they will decide which businesses and sectors of the economy will deliver the highest returns and promote them in various ways – most obviously, by subsidising them ... More >>
Responsible climate change policy is a "bottom line"
Monday, 31 March 2014, 11:59 am | ACT New Zealand
The Act Party today reconfirmed its policy on climate change focusing on mitigation and adaptation. This follows the release of the lates report form the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). More >>
Twyford jumps the shark
Friday, 28 March 2014, 4:55 pm | ACT New Zealand
This morning at a conference hosted by Prefab New Zealand, Phil Twyford said that Labour is considering using the Public Works Act to expropriate private property to build homes. More >>
The Left try to solve problems created by their own policies
Thursday, 27 March 2014, 3:52 pm | ACT New Zealand
The Greens today claimed that the appreciation in Auckland property prices shows that a capital gains tax is needed. They claim that that the profits earned from investing in rental properties “draws more and more money into the market, pushing ... More >>
