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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 >>
Labour’s Rent Controls Will Worsen Housing Shortage In Chch
Wednesday, 11 September 2013, 1:16 pm | ACT New Zealand
Labour leadership hopeful Grant Robertson’s proposed rent controls in Christchurch will create turmoil in the housing market and do nothing to assist with the Christchurch recovery, ACT Leader John Banks said today. More >>
Flexi-Super Will Not Solve NZ Super Affordability Issues
Tuesday, 27 August 2013, 8:45 am | ACT New Zealand
United Future’s Flexi-Super policy will do nothing to address the growing financial burden of New Zealand’s aging population, ACT Leader John Banks said today. More >>
Demand-Side Measures Won't Solve a Supply-Side Problem
Wednesday, 14 August 2013, 5:21 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Leader John Banks today expressed concern about the conflicting moves by National and the Reserve Bank to both increase demand for housing and reduce it. More >>
Back Down On Iwi Fishing Exemption A Win For ACT
Thursday, 1 August 2013, 9:54 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Leader John Banks today welcomed news that National will pull the race-based exemption from the foreign charter vessel legislation which would have given a privileged few iwi a competitive advantage over others in the industry. More >>
More Work for Lawyers in Labour's Plan to Ban Foreigners
Monday, 29 July 2013, 6:33 pm | ACT New Zealand
Labour’s policy to restrict foreigners from purchasing a home will hit Kiwis in the pockets and will line lawyers’ wallets, ACT Leader John Banks said today. On Radio New Zealand this morning, David Shearer confirmed that Labour’s policy would ... More >>
Nathan Guy Must Stop Making Excuses And Do Something
Monday, 29 July 2013, 9:10 am | ACT New Zealand
Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy is looking for excuses to justify his inaction amid growing calls by kiwifruit growers that the industry needs an independent inquiry, ACT New Zealand Primary Industries Spokesman Don Nicolson said today. More >>
Shearer’s Attack On Foreigners Racist
Monday, 29 July 2013, 8:56 am | ACT New Zealand
Labour’s announcement that it will target foreigners purchasing homes as its solution to Auckland’s housing problem is anti-investment, anti-immigrant and anti-Chinese, ACT Leader John Banks said today. More >>
ACT slams special privileges for vessels contracted by Iwi
Friday, 26 July 2013, 3:24 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Leader John Banks today slammed the provision in the Fisheries (Foreign Charter Vessels and Other Matters) Amendment Bill which provides a special exemption for a privileged few iwi quota holders from the requirement to use New Zealand flagged ... More >>
Include small franchisees in Part 6A exemption, says ACT
Friday, 26 July 2013, 11:23 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Leader John Banks today called on National to change the Employment Relations Amendment Bill to ensure small franchisees are exempt from Part 6A of the Employment Relations Act. More >>
Kiwifruit Collaboration Arrangements ‘Most Likely Illegal’
Wednesday, 24 July 2013, 9:20 am | ACT New Zealand
Claims by former senior personnel of Turners and Growers that Kiwifruit New Zealand’ s application process for Collaborative Marketing Arrangements (CMA) with Zespri is ‘farcical’ and ‘lacks openness, fairness and integrity’ is further indication ... More >>
Minister Cannot Ignore Calls For An Inquiry Into Zespri
Monday, 22 July 2013, 12:08 pm | ACT New Zealand
Primary industries Minister Nathan Guy cannot continue to ignore the damning claims of bullying, secrecy and unacceptable behaviour from concerned growers who are forced by the Government to supply their produce to monopoly exporter Zespri, ACT New Zealand ... More >>
Right Thinking 19/7/13
Friday, 19 July 2013, 5:20 pm | ACT New Zealand
Affording our future ; Youth Parliament 2013; Constitutional Review – Make a submission ; Our new columnist More >>
Inquiry needed as Zespri’s smuggling charge upheld
Wednesday, 17 July 2013, 4:18 pm | ACT New Zealand
The Government must hold an urgent inquiry into Zespri’s operations following the Shanghai Court’s ruling yesterday to uphold smuggling charges against Zespri, which the company had attempted to appeal, ACT New Zealand Associate Primary Industries ... More >>
Government Must Do More To Encourage Submissions
Sunday, 14 July 2013, 5:43 pm | ACT New Zealand
The extension of public submissions on the Constitutional Review Panel to July 31st 2013 was welcome news, but will serve no purpose if the Government and Panel fail to do more to engage with NZers, ACT Spokesman Robin Grieve said today. More >>
Banks Asks For Guiding Principles in GCSB Bill
Wednesday, 10 July 2013, 2:39 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Leader John Banks today confirmed that he has been in discussions with the Prime Minister and officials over the inclusion of a set of guiding principles in the Government Communications Security Bureau and Related Legislation Amendment Bill. More >>
Psychoactive Substances Bill - Second Reading
Thursday, 27 June 2013, 6:33 pm | ACT New Zealand
I rise to oppose the Psychoactive Substances Bill. More >>
Banks Challenges Greens To Take Stand On Animal Welfare
Thursday, 27 June 2013, 3:53 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Party Leader John Banks today challenged the Green Party to stand by its principles on animal welfare. More >>
