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ACT Epsom Candidate: David Seymour
Sunday, 2 February 2014, 5:53 pm | ACT New Zealand
Today I am very proud to be selected by the ACT Party to contest the Epsom electorate this 2014 Election. More >>
Boscawen to Seek Epsom Nomination And Act Leadership
Thursday, 16 January 2014, 5:30 pm | ACT New Zealand
I am today announcing my intention to seek the Epsom nomination and leadership of the ACT Party in the 2014 general election. More >>
Zespri’s refusal to co-operate - Minister must take charge
Monday, 6 January 2014, 3:57 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Zespri’s refusal to co-operate with the New Zealand Kiwifruit Growers Incorporated (NZKGI) inquiry into the circumstances that led to Zespri’s prosecution for smuggling, as reported by NZKGI to its growers on the 20th December 2013, means the Minister ... More >>
ACT Party on the report of the Constitutional Advisory Panel
Friday, 6 December 2013, 8:53 am | ACT New Zealand
“The ACT Party welcomes the recommendation of the Constitutional Advisory Panel to review the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act and to include the protection of property rights into the NZBOR Act” ACT Party spokesman on constitutional issues Robin Grieve ... More >>
John Banks: Speech notes for Media Conference
Wednesday, 4 December 2013, 12:32 pm | ACT New Zealand
As I have said, anybody who knows me would not believe that I would knowingly file a false electoral return. My focus and energy must be on serving the people of the Epsom electorate and working through the legal process to clear my name. More >>
Banks Will Not Stand In 2014
Wednesday, 4 December 2013, 10:39 am | ACT New Zealand
Today, Hon John Banks, MP for Epsom and leader of ACT, has announced that he will not be seeking re-election in the 2014 General Election. John has decided, after 36 years of public service, that it is time for him to spend more time on his family ... More >>
Candidate highlights CERA's 'dictatorial' business approach
Thursday, 28 November 2013, 6:38 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT candidate Gareth Veale today spoke out against the Christchurch Earthquake Rebuild Authority's compulsory acquisition of the Ministry Nightclub. "The Ministry has a twenty-year history as a popular warehouse music venue, attracting countless ... More >>
Candidate calls for 'three strikes' burglary law
Tuesday, 26 November 2013, 6:33 pm | ACT New Zealand
"Before the earthquakes, things looked pretty good for Christchurch. We actually had the lowest crime rate of the five main centres, for a time. But things have taken a turn for the worse in the past two years," said Gareth Veale, who is standing ... More >>
More Partnerships Schools on the way
Thursday, 21 November 2013, 12:15 pm | ACT New Zealand
“I welcome Minister of Education Hon Hekia Parata’s announcement of the second application round for Partnership Schools | Kura Hourua to open day one, term one, in 2015” ACT Leader John Banks said today. More >>
Candidate calls for more local choice on street prostitution
Monday, 18 November 2013, 2:56 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT’s Christchurch East candidate, Gareth Veale, wants more local choice to control street prostitution. His call follows reports a Manchester Street homeowner may face assault charges after confronting a sex worker who was with a client on the owner’s ... More >>
Russell Norman’s comments insensitive and inaccurate
Saturday, 16 November 2013, 2:00 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Russell Norman’s use of the devastation in the Philippines as a platform to spotlight climate change politics was not only insensitive, but displayed wilful ignorance of scientific fact,” ACT Party Spokesperson Robin Grieve said today. More >>
Russell Norman’s comments insensitive, inconsistent
Friday, 15 November 2013, 5:11 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Russell Norman’s use of the devastation in the Philippines as a platform to spotlight climate change politics was not only insensitive, but displayed wilful ignorance of scientific data,” ACT Party Spokesperson Robin Grieve said today. More >>
ACT Announces Christchurch East By-election Candidate
Tuesday, 5 November 2013, 3:50 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT President John Boscawen is pleased to announce that Gareth Veale, an Earthquake Claims Specialist, will be ACT's candidate in the Christchurch East by-election. More >>
Minister must act on Zespri revelations
Friday, 25 October 2013, 5:03 pm | ACT New Zealand
Revelations in today’s edition of The National Business Review that appear to show Zespri gave false evidence to Chinese courts about their import practices requires action from the Minister for Primary Industries, Nathan Guy, ACT Primary Industries ... More >>
Poor returns shows Landcorp should be sold
Friday, 25 October 2013, 9:23 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Associate Primary Industries Spokesman Robin Grieve says the Government should sell Landcorp to boost the returns it receives from its partial asset sale programme. More >>
SFO investigation raises serious questions about Zespri
Wednesday, 23 October 2013, 9:11 am | ACT New Zealand
News that the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) is investigating Zespri raises serious questions about the company’s operations and the Government’s refusal to look into it, ACT Primary Industries Spokesman Don Nicolson said today. More >>
John Banks Resigns As Minister
Wednesday, 16 October 2013, 4:41 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Leader John Banks today confirmed that he has stood down from his Ministerial positions following today’s decision at the Auckland District Court. More >>
Subsidy to buy state homes won’t tackle affordability
Tuesday, 1 October 2013, 3:30 pm | ACT New Zealand
“National’s plan to subsidise the sale of state houses to first home buyers in provincial areas will do nothing to tackle the housing affordability crisis which is occurring in our biggest cities, ACT Leader John Banks said today. More >>
More evidence of the minimum wages scandalous inequity
Wednesday, 11 September 2013, 5:03 pm | ACT New Zealand
The latest Employment Court ruling - that it might be illegal for people to freely undertake voluntary unpaid work in order to gain work experience and prove their capacity for work - is yet more evidence of how unfair, discriminatory, and dehumanising ... More >>
Doing Nothing on Resource Management Reform Is Not An Option
Wednesday, 11 September 2013, 2:01 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Leader John Banks today expressed disappointment at the Maori Party and United Future’s decision not to support National’s proposed reforms to the Resource Management Act (RMA). More >>
