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Winston Peters and the fish canning opportunity
Monday, 17 March 2014, 11:54 am | ACT New Zealand
In an interview on TV3’s The Nation,Winston Peters claimed that the fishing industry should be “New Zealandised”. He wants the government to intervene in the industry to make sure that “our fish is caught by New Zealand boats and New Zealand fishermen ... More >>
Cunliffe's economic confusion
Friday, 14 March 2014, 5:12 pm | ACT New Zealand
David Cunliffe today gave a speech to the New Zealand Initiative, an economics think tank. The talk outlines the Labour Party’s economic policy. It displays so much economic confusion that it will take several posts to get through it all. Today I ... More >>
Richard Prebble: The Letter
Thursday, 13 March 2014, 4:02 pm | ACT New Zealand
Nine years ago The Letter retired to Lake Rotoma. A general election has been called for 20 September so it is time to return from the pleasures of the Lake and ask “ where is the money coming from for all these election promises? ” More >>
ACT leader Jamie Whyte supports Reserve Bank Governor
Thursday, 13 March 2014, 10:09 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Leader Jamie Whyte strongly supports the Reserve Bank Governor's decision to raise interest rates. "All party leaders should be supporting the independence of the Reserve Bank Governor. The statements from the leader of the Opposition are ... More >>
Greens bullying the vulnerable
Wednesday, 12 March 2014, 4:20 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Green MP Catherine Delahunty is acting as a spokesperson for the unions in her latest attack on partnership schools” said ACT leader Jamie Whyte today. More >>
Shabby treatment of Auckland Rescue Helicopter Trust
Wednesday, 12 March 2014, 1:59 pm | ACT New Zealand
News that the Auckland Regional Amenities Funding Board will further reduce the ratepayers’ contribution to the Auckland Rescue Helicopter has been greeted with dismay by Epsom MP, John Banks. More >>
Epsom Voters happy to take responsibility
Tuesday, 11 March 2014, 10:56 am | ACT New Zealand
The election has only just been called and the left’s apologists are already preparing their excuses for their defeat. ’Act’s election prospects depend entirely on (a) John Key virtually gifting it the seat of Epsom and (b) the Key government refusing ... More >>
Looking ahead to September 20
Tuesday, 11 March 2014, 10:14 am | ACT New Zealand
"Today we discovered that the general election will be held on the 20th of September 2014," said ACT leader Jamie Whyte. "The most important outcome of this election is that a Labour-Green-NZ First coalition not come to power. More >>
Ukrainian crisis proves need for fiscal discipline
Friday, 7 March 2014, 3:07 pm | ACT New Zealand
The crisis in the Ukraine is a perfect example of what people in my former profession, risk management, warn their clients about. As they say, you need to expect the unexpected. That means making sure your business (or country) will be resilient in the face of ... More >>
Looking ahead after a successful conference
Wednesday, 5 March 2014, 10:58 am | ACT New Zealand
"Saturday's conference was a real success, with a turnout of over 260 at the day's peak. A beautiful venue and speakers of great quality contributed to a sense of invigoration for the party," said ACT Leader Jamie Whyte. More >>
Government's asset sales retreat is pure politics
Tuesday, 25 February 2014, 11:31 am | ACT New Zealand
“The National Government’s decision to end the privatization of government trading enterprises is pure politics and makes no economic sense,” said ACT leader Jamie Whyte. More >>
National bows to minimum wage myths
Tuesday, 25 February 2014, 9:07 am | ACT New Zealand
National's move to increase the minimum wage by 50 cents this April is yet another example of the Government's lack of resolve when it comes to economic issues, says ACT Leader-elect Jamie Whyte. More >>
Australia faces reality while New Zealand ignores it
Monday, 24 February 2014, 12:11 pm | ACT New Zealand
Australian Treasurer Joe Hockey’s statement to the G20 that he is prepared to lead a discussion about raising the retirement age to 70 as part of a structural reform package highlights the lack of courage of the National Party on the retirement age ... More >>
Richard Prebble returns to politics in key ACT role
Sunday, 23 February 2014, 10:25 pm | ACT New Zealand
Richard Prebble returns to politics in key ACT role Press release: ACT New Zealand 23 February 2014, 8:00am More >>
Jamie Whyte challenges Labour on partnership schools
Tuesday, 18 February 2014, 4:27 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The Labour Party must stand up to its teachers' union members and back down on its promise to scrap the partnership schools programme,” Jamie Whyte, ACT Leader-Elect said today. More >>
Greens mislead on solar subsidy
Tuesday, 18 February 2014, 2:04 pm | ACT New Zealand
By Jamie Whyte Russell Norman’s inability to understand that a concessional interest rate is a subsidy is bewildering. Interest rates should reflect the risk of the borrowers not of taxpayers. One of the purposes of interest rates is to communicate information ... More >>
Labour meetings another good reason TVNZ should be sold
Tuesday, 18 February 2014, 11:50 am | ACT New Zealand
TV3’s revelation that Shane Taurima, TVNZ’s former manager of the Maori and Pacific Programmes unit, hosted a Labour Party meeting last year on the broadcaster’s property and involving other TVNZ staff, shows another good reason why TVNZ should be sold, ... More >>
ACT Party is delighted with opening of partnership school
Sunday, 16 February 2014, 1:40 pm | ACT New Zealand
The ACT Party is delighted with Saturday's opening of the partnership school Te Kura Hourua o Whangarei Terenga Paraoa. Whangarei-based ACT Board member Robin Grieve, and Jamie Whyte, ACT Party leader-elect were pleased to attend the dawn ceremony ... More >>
Independent Taskforce to tackle education red tape
Tuesday, 4 February 2014, 3:16 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Leader John Banks welcomed today’s announcement of an independent taskforce to tackle red tape in education. More >>
ACT Leadership and Epsom Candidacy
Sunday, 2 February 2014, 5:54 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Leadership and Epsom Candidacy This morning the ACT Board met to choose the new leader and a candidate for Epsom. More >>
