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Labour/Greens Promoting Misery Industrial Complex

Tuesday, 13 August 2024, 12:19 pm | ACT New Zealand

“The Greens should borrow the values of working New Zealanders, rather than stealing their money”, says ACT Leader David Seymour, responding to the overreaction to the Government’s proposed welfare reforms. More >>

Liberalised GE Laws Set To Bring NZ Into The 21st Century

Tuesday, 13 August 2024, 9:28 am | ACT New Zealand

ACT is celebrating the liberalisation of genetic engineering laws, a commitment secured in the Party’s coalition agreement and formally announced today. More >>

Electronic Money Management Welcome, Could Go Further

Monday, 12 August 2024, 4:19 pm | ACT New Zealand

ACT campaigned on electronic money management to discourage long-term benefit dependency and to ensure benefits get to the children of welfare recipients. Today’s announcement delivers on an ACT coalition commitment, and we hope it will eventually be expanded. More >>

New Bill To Put Hunters At The Centre Of Conservation

Monday, 12 August 2024, 8:03 am | ACT New Zealand

ACT Conservation spokesperson Cameron Luxton has introduced a member’s bill to the ballot that would give hunters a seat at the table with the Conservation Authority. More >>

Labour Needs To Get Real, Charters Are Here To Stay

Sunday, 11 August 2024, 2:12 pm | ACT New Zealand

There is nothing Labour can do to shut down the simple idea that children need more options to engage them in learning. That idea is more powerful and more enduring than any political party. More >>

Media Misinformation On S7AA A Disservice

Saturday, 10 August 2024, 2:53 pm | ACT New Zealand

“Journalists have a responsibility to accurately report the facts, not a version of the world they would prefer existed.” More >>

Farmers Under Real Pressure On NPS-FM

Thursday, 8 August 2024, 3:21 pm | ACT New Zealand

“Farmers are under real pressure from Labour’s National Policy Statement on Freshwater Management 2020 and ACT continues to argue for its full repeal”, says Ruawai dairy farmer and ACT’s Primary Industries spokesperson Mark Cameron. More >>

Police Graduates Deserve Religious Choice In Oaths

Thursday, 8 August 2024, 9:52 am | ACT New Zealand

ACT Ethnic Communities spokesperson Dr Parmjeet Parmar is proposing to give graduates of the Royal New Zealand Police College greater choice in religious texts when taking their oaths. More >>

Kaipara’s Māori Ward Vote A Milestone For Local Democracy

Wednesday, 7 August 2024, 2:54 pm | ACT New Zealand

We’re all neighbours in Kaipara, and our challenges of rates and infrastructure are not race-based. We ought to have faith in common humanity and our ability to solve problems together. More >>

ACT Calls On Parties To Condemn Attack On Councillor

Wednesday, 7 August 2024, 10:51 am | ACT New Zealand

“The attack on New Plymouth councillor Murray Chong is totally unacceptable and it has to be condemned by all political parties today”, says ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>

Greens: Gangs Doing ‘Good Things’

Tuesday, 6 August 2024, 6:54 pm | ACT New Zealand

“The Green Party has praised criminal gangs and decried the Government’s attempts to stop criminals from gathering”, says ACT’s Justice spokesperson Todd Stephenson. More >>

Councils Increasing Debt To Fund Raised Crossings Are Out Of Touch

Tuesday, 6 August 2024, 2:52 pm | ACT New Zealand

Raised table’ pedestrian crossings are a gold-plated option that slow down commuters and emergency services alike, and often cost hundreds of thousands of dollars. More >>

Cross-party Stance On Natural Gas Needed As Energy Prices Spike

Tuesday, 6 August 2024, 7:39 am | ACT New Zealand

“ACT is seriously alarmed at spiking wholesale energy prices and we’re calling on all political parties to come to the table for a cross-party accord supporting the use of local natural gas deposits,” says ACT Energy and Resources spokesman ... More >>

White Privilege Courses: Bureaucracy Needs A Cultural Reset

Sunday, 4 August 2024, 1:12 pm | ACT New Zealand

“ Reports that white privilege courses are still being taught in the public service show that senior bureaucrats need to wake up, get with the programme, and start focusing on the things that matter to New Zealand taxpayers”, says ACT’s Public Service ... More >>

Police National Headquarters Must Explain 'Hate Speech' Training

Friday, 2 August 2024, 3:42 pm | ACT New Zealand

ACT has a great deal of respect for the men and women of the New Zealand Police. We want to see them supported to protect New Zealanders from serious crime. More >>

ACT Celebrates Health NZ Ditching Divisive 'Equity Adjustor'

Thursday, 1 August 2024, 11:29 am | ACT New Zealand

ACT is welcoming Health NZ’s decision to stop using an ‘equity adjustor tool’ that was prioritising ethnicity as a factor in non-urgent surgical waitlists. ACT campaigned hard against the use of this tool last year. “Actively promoting racial ... More >>