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Lifting Our Sights: ACT Party on the ETS
Wednesday, 21 September 2011, 2:13 pm | ACT New Zealand
The Emissions Trading Scheme imposes significant costs on all New Zealanders. We need our exporters to lead the way out of our economic crisis – instead we are shooting them in the foot. More >>
Beware Greens' Orwellian Double-Speak - Brash
Monday, 19 September 2011, 5:50 pm | ACT New Zealand
The Green Party's newly-announced 'For a Richer New Zealand' advertising campaign is really a push for a poorer New Zealand, according to ACT New Zealand leader Don Brash. "On the face of it, it's full of feel-good bromides that could be uttered ... More >>
ACT Says Farmers Have Had a “Gutful” of ETS Nonsense
Friday, 16 September 2011, 2:24 pm | ACT New Zealand
The ACT Party's Primary Industries Spokesman Don Nicolson has said that the release of the ETS Review Panel’s report Doing New Zealand’s fair share: ETS Review has exposed enough information to show that New Zealand is on a lonely road to what he ... More >>
ACT Position Vindicated
Friday, 16 September 2011, 12:19 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT MP Sir Roger Douglas today heralded Department of Labour research that demonstrates the effect of ending youth wages: a significant increase in the number of youth who cannot find jobs. More >>
ACT To Support Amended Criminal Procedure Bill
Thursday, 15 September 2011, 11:52 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Parliamentary Leader John Boscawen today confirmed he had negotiated from the Government major changes in the Criminal Procedure (Reform and Modernisation) Bill that would mean the continued protection of rights and freedoms that New Zealanders ... More >>
Reinstating Youth Wage Is Realistic Option
Thursday, 15 September 2011, 6:13 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand MP Heather Roy today called on the Government to heed its own words and take a more ‘realistic’ approach to youth unemployment by reinstating the youth minimum wage. “In response to my question on youth rates in the House today, ... More >>
ETS: Just Scrap It – ACT
Thursday, 15 September 2011, 5:16 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Parliamentary Leader John Boscawen today called on the Government to drop the pretence and scrap the Emissions Trading Scheme altogether after the ETS Review Panel report recommended delaying the introduction of the energy, transport, ... More >>
Brash Hails Landmark ACT Bill
Thursday, 15 September 2011, 10:06 am | ACT New Zealand
The ACT New Zealand parliamentary team are to be congratulated on a successful first reading of the Spending Cap (People's Veto) Bill in Parliament last evening, says party leader Don Brash. More >>
ACT Calls For Child Abuse To Become Strike Offence
Thursday, 15 September 2011, 9:49 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Parliamentary Leader John Boscawen today condemned the Government's weak response to child abuse after it voted against his amendment to the Crimes Amendment (No 2) Bill to make abuse of a child a 'strike' offence under ACT's 'three strikes' ... More >>
Qualified Brash Bravo for Goff
Tuesday, 13 September 2011, 8:04 pm | ACT New Zealand
Sensible New Zealanders will be hopeful that recent comments by Labour leader Phil Goff about the availability of new sections in earthquake-ravaged Christchurch herald the end of his latter-day lurch leftward, says ACT New Zealand leader Dr Don Brash. More >>
Don Brash Speech: One Law For All?
Friday, 9 September 2011, 11:17 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Don Brash, Leader ACT New Zealand Redwood Room, Bureta Park Motor Inn 8 September 2011 More >>
Let Mutu Speak!—Brash
Wednesday, 7 September 2011, 3:33 pm | ACT New Zealand
Maori Studies professor Margaret Mutu should be allowed to express her opinions even if those opinions are highly objectionable, says ACT New Zealand leader Dr Don Brash. Professor Mutu is in hot water for saying white immigration should be restricted ... More >>
Nix NAIT Says ACT's Nicolson
Tuesday, 6 September 2011, 11:02 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Agriculture Spokesman Don Nicolson is applauding today's decision by the ACT caucus to oppose the remaining stages (2nd and 3rd readings) of the National Animal Identification and Tracing (NAIT) Bill. More >>
Brash Goes In to Bat for Auckland Restauranteurs
Tuesday, 6 September 2011, 12:52 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Party Leader Don Brash says local council officials in Auckland should embrace the World Cup spirit and show some Kiwi camaraderie by easing up on restrictive bylaws and giving restaurant owners not based in ‘Party Central’ a fair crack. Dr Brash ... More >>
Brash Goes In to Bat for Auckland Restauranteurs
Tuesday, 6 September 2011, 10:25 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Party Leader Don Brash says local council officials in Auckland should embrace the World Cup spirit and show some Kiwi camaraderie by easing up on restrictive bylaws and giving restaurant owners not based in 'Party Central' a fair crack. More >>
This Land is Your Land
Saturday, 3 September 2011, 4:02 pm | ACT New Zealand
I’ve returned to political life out of a deep concern for the future of our country. I’m concerned that the country I leave to my children is not only far from what it could be, but faces serious threats to its continued existence. More >>
Brash To Lift Lid On Housing Affordability Crisis
Friday, 2 September 2011, 5:30 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Party Auckland Regional Conference, 1.45pm Saturday 3 September, Squid Row, 224 Symonds Street, Auckland In a major campaign speech to the ACT Auckland Regional Conference, Party Leader Don Brash will expose the alarming reality that home ownership ... More >>
Brash To Lift Lid On Housing Affordability Crisis
Friday, 2 September 2011, 4:44 pm | ACT New Zealand
In a major campaign speech to the ACT Auckland Regional Conference, Party Leader Don Brash will expose the alarming reality that home ownership has now become a pipe dream for many New Zealanders. The 'quarter-acre paradise' that used to describe ... More >>
ACT Candidate Undaunted By 17% Challenge
Friday, 2 September 2011, 2:32 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Party Hunua candidate Ian Cummings has said he was very honoured to be selected in the top 20 on an extremely strong ACT list, and that even though the Party would need 17 percent of the vote to get him into Parliament – he’s setting his sights ... More >>
ACT Solutions Needed Urgently—Brash
Friday, 2 September 2011, 2:31 pm | ACT New Zealand
A new report showing just over half of the 200,000 New Zealand children living below the poverty line are Maori and Pacific Islanders is a further vindication of ACT policies and pointer to how urgently they are needed, says ACT New Zealand leader ... More >>
