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A Year Later, Kiwis Already See ACT's Real Change
Monday, 14 October 2024, 2:41 pm | ACT New Zealand
The breadth and intensity of our action in Government speaks for itself. Even our critics complain at how we're punching above our weight for a small team. We call it value for your vote. More >>
Wellington City Council Must Dig Deep To Cut The Waste
Saturday, 12 October 2024, 1:59 pm | ACT New Zealand
No council should own an airport, but equally, no council should be spending as recklessly as Wellington is. More >>
Another Poll Finds Treaty Principles Bill Support 2:1, Even As Opposition Parties Rally Against
Thursday, 10 October 2024, 5:21 pm | ACT New Zealand
The Curia poll, published by pollster David Farrar this morning, shows 46% in support of the Bill’s proposed principles as agreed by Cabinet, versus just 25% opposed and 29% unsure. More >>
Departure From Reality: ACT Slams Backdown On Wellington Airport Share Sale
Thursday, 10 October 2024, 4:36 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Today’s decision is a complete departure from reality. Wellington’s infrastructure is failing, rates are through the roof, and the Council’s debt ceiling is about to burst, yet the council is stuck playing sharemarket games,” says Mr Stephenson. More >>
University Rankings: Treaty Obsession Risks International Irrelevance
Thursday, 10 October 2024, 3:36 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT is deeply concerned that a growing obsession with the Treaty of Waitangi and local indigenous knowledge will only see universities become more inward-looking, less internationally-relevant, and less attractive to international students. More >>
Orr’s Multi-Billion Dollar Mea Culpa
Wednesday, 9 October 2024, 2:19 pm | ACT New Zealand
Today’s cut bookends a series of excesses. The too-easy money of COVID times spiked house prices and inflation. Then, interest rates shot up, house prices crashed back down. Today, Kiwis are finally getting off a three-year fiscal and monetary rollercoaster, ... More >>
Capital Gains Tax... Again
Tuesday, 8 October 2024, 10:23 am | ACT New Zealand
The Haps Devastation in Dunedin and the loss of HMNZS Manawanui are hurting New Zealanders in different ways. They also underline what Free Press argued last week, that the Government needs to think hard about its capital assets. It holds over half ... More >>
ACT Marks A Year Since Attack On Israel
Monday, 7 October 2024, 3:00 pm | ACT New Zealand
New Zealand must stand with Israel, demand the release of the hostages, and condemn those who use their people as human shields for their medieval behaviours and beliefs. More >>
ACT's Warning On Fair Digital News Bargaining Comes To Bear
Friday, 4 October 2024, 2:26 pm | ACT New Zealand
If Google make good on their threat, New Zealand audiences and media companies will be worse off. Smaller media outlets in particular would suffer as they would be denied the opportunity to connect with new audiences via search results. More >>
The Mystery Of Capital
Thursday, 3 October 2024, 10:56 am | ACT New Zealand
Next year government debt is forecast to hit $178 billion, and it will pay over $8 billion in interest. Ratings agencies can raise a government’s interest rates at the stroke of a pen if they downgrade its credit rating, and some have been murmuring ... More >>
ACT Statement On Iranian Missile Attack
Wednesday, 2 October 2024, 11:58 am | ACT New Zealand
"It should now be obvious that the last 12 months of attacks on Israel were always an Iranian proxy war to drive Jewish people out of the Middle East. More >>
Property Rights Pointlessly Threatened In Gore
Tuesday, 1 October 2024, 5:10 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The Treaty of Waitangi settlement process already allows for restoration of land use rights to claimants. There is no need for any council to get ahead of this process by locking up the productive potential of vast swathes of land. More >>
Yet Again, ACT Drives Change In Quarterly Plan
Monday, 30 September 2024, 3:59 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Every day in Government, we’re taking great ideas and turning them into action to secure a freer, more prosperous future for New Zealanders.” More >>
Labour MP Must Withdraw October 7 Post Or Stand Down
Monday, 30 September 2024, 11:42 am | ACT New Zealand
“Here we have a Labour Party Foreign Affairs spokesperson justifying the largest Jewish pogrom since the holocaust. There is no way Chris Hipkins can let this extreme and hateful statement stand. More >>
Minister Must Go Hard On Building Reforms
Sunday, 29 September 2024, 2:55 pm | ACT New Zealand
The proposals put up today are fantastic, it is not sensible for a country of 5.3 million people to have 67 Territorial Authorities each effectively running 67 local monopolies on consenting. More >>
Te Pāti Māori Should Change Oil And Gas Ban Stance
Sunday, 29 September 2024, 2:26 pm | ACT New Zealand
It’s time for Te Pāti Māori to be judged for their actions, instead of their words. They should come out and tell their supporters they love fossil fuels, lots and lots. More >>
Speedy Victory For Common Sense
Saturday, 28 September 2024, 2:01 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT campaigned vigorously against snail-pace speed limits. Our volunteers put up signs all over the country after listening to the frustrations of New Zealanders. Being made to drive at comical speeds was insulting. More >>
Kids At The Table: Hastings District Council Gives Up On Democracy
Friday, 27 September 2024, 6:38 pm | ACT New Zealand
These youth councillors will not be accountable even to their peers. Some are as young as 15, meaning they do not pay rates or even rent, and won’t have financial skin in the game when voting on major Budget decisions. More >>
Labour Policies Haunt Rural New Zealand
Friday, 27 September 2024, 3:28 pm | ACT New Zealand
Today’s closure of the Alliance Smithfield plant is a harsh reminder that recovery takes time and, for the workers at Timaru, it has unfortunately come too late. More >>
Action On NPSFM Needed Urgently
Thursday, 26 September 2024, 1:38 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Farmers have raised concerns with me about the proposed changes to the Otago Regional Council’s freshwater rules – rules which are being drafted in accordance with Labour’s NPSFM 2020." More >>
