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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 >>
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 >>
