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To Reduce The Deficit We Must Be Bold
Thursday, 11 October 2012, 9:25 am | ACT New Zealand
National’s claim to have halved the deficit in the last financial year is only true if the reduction in Earthquake expenditure is counted. More >>
Introduction Of Youth Minimum Wage A Win For ACT
Tuesday, 9 October 2012, 11:14 pm | ACT New Zealand
Today National unveiled its ‘Starting Out Wage’ policy – a watered down re-establishment of the youth minimum wage. More >>
Blog: Youth Minimum Wage A Win For ACT
Tuesday, 9 October 2012, 5:36 pm | ACT New Zealand
Today National unveiled its ‘Starting Out Wage’ policy – a watered down re-establishment of the youth minimum wage. More >>
ACT - Right Thinking
Saturday, 22 September 2012, 12:50 pm | ACT New Zealand
Can Partnership Schools make a difference and is there a place for them in New Zealand? More >>
Banks welcomes changes to Local Electoral Act
Wednesday, 12 September 2012, 12:09 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Leader John Banks today welcomed National’s proposed changes to the Local Electoral Act to clean up Labour’s legislative mess. “The Labour Party’s Local Electoral Act 2001 has been ridiculed by lawyers up and down the country as unclear, unfair ... More >>
Child Welfare Obligations a Sensible Approach
Tuesday, 11 September 2012, 1:33 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Leader John Banks today welcomed Social Development Minister Paula Bennett’s announcement that welfare recipients with dependent children will have mutual obligations focused on the health and wellbeing of their children. More >>
Wind Claim A Step Too Far
Monday, 10 September 2012, 3:48 pm | ACT New Zealand
Wind Claim A Step Too Far Press Release by ACT Leader John Banks Monday, September 10 2012 More >>
RMA TAG Recommendations Best For Economy
Monday, 10 September 2012, 2:14 pm | ACT New Zealand
RMA Technical Advisory Group Recommendations Best For Economy Press Release by ACT Leader John Banks Monday, September 10 2012 More >>
Three Strikes Law Working
Sunday, 9 September 2012, 7:54 pm | ACT New Zealand
Three Strikes Law Working Press Release by ACT Deputy Leader John Boscawen Sunday, September 9 2012 More >>
NZ First Snake Oil No Cure For High Dollar
Thursday, 6 September 2012, 2:37 pm | ACT New Zealand
NZ First Snake Oil No Cure For High Dollar Press Release by ACT Leader John Banks Thursday, September 6 2012 More >>
Banks: SOEs (Protecting NZ’s Strategic Assets) Bill
Wednesday, 29 August 2012, 5:15 pm | ACT New Zealand
State-Owned Enterprises and Crown Entities (Protecting New Zealand’s Strategic Assets) Amendment Bill Speech by ACT Leader John Banks Wednesday, August 29 2012 I rise on behalf of the ACT Party to oppose this bill. More >>
ETS A Hollow Victory For All Sides
Thursday, 23 August 2012, 4:58 pm | ACT New Zealand
The Emissions Trading Scheme Amendment Bill – which passed its first reading today - is a hollow victory for all sides that leaves an impossibly complex scheme for negligible environmental gain, ACT Leader John Banks said today. More >>
Private Members' Bills Expose Wacky Economic Policies
Thursday, 16 August 2012, 4:10 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Leader John Banks today welcomed the Green’s and NZ First’s Members’ Bills drawn today as a great opportunity to show New Zealanders how wacky these parties’ economic policies really are. More >>
ACT Opposed To Green Party's Xenophobic Bill
Thursday, 16 August 2012, 8:12 am | ACT New Zealand
I rise on behalf of the ACT Party to oppose the Overseas Ownership (Restriction on Foreign Ownership of Land) Amendment Bill. More >>
No Change Necessary to MMP
Monday, 13 August 2012, 12:33 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT will not support any changes to the MMP voting system, ACT Leader John Banks said today. “No electoral system is perfect, and the proposed changes do not offer any additional benefits to New Zealand,” Mr Banks said. More >>
ACT Newsletter - The Week That Was
Saturday, 4 August 2012, 12:48 pm | ACT New Zealand
As far as legislation goes, it has been much quieter in Parliament this week On Tuesday several Government bills - the Biosecurity Law Reform Bill, the Commerce Commission (International Co-operation and Fees) Bill and the Juries (Jury Service ... More >>
Labour Changes Tack on Mining
Friday, 27 July 2012, 3:51 pm | ACT New Zealand
Labour have not always been quick on the uptake but after hearing David Parker’s comments yesterday, it seems even they now understand how important mining is to this country, ACT Leader John Banks said today. More >>
English Right About Ridiculous House Prices
Friday, 27 July 2012, 3:07 pm | ACT New Zealand
English Right About Ridiculous House Prices Press Release by ACT Leader John Banks Friday, July 27 2012 ACT Leader John Bank today welcomed Finance Minister Bill English’s comments that ‘house prices are ridiculously high’ and that housing affordability ... More >>
Banks: Dairy Industry Restructuring Bill – 3rd Reading
Tuesday, 24 July 2012, 5:13 pm | ACT New Zealand
I rise on behalf of the ACT Party to support the third reading of the Dairy Industry Restructuring Amendment Bill. More >>
Dairy Industry Restructuring Amendment Bill – Third Reading
Tuesday, 24 July 2012, 3:52 pm | ACT New Zealand
Dairy Industry Restructuring Amendment Bill – Third Reading Speech by ACT Leader John Banks Tuesday, July 20 2012 More >>
