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The Future Is Electric
Monday, 18 May 2026, 2:46 pm | ACT New Zealand
Part of the ACT Party’s role this election will be to put forward new ideas, but stopping bankrupting insanity could be even more important. More >>
David Seymour Selected As ACT Candidate For Epsom
Sunday, 17 May 2026, 3:58 pm | ACT New Zealand
I will continue doing what I have always done, listening to Epsom, working hard, and taking Epsom’s values to Parliament, says David Seymour. More >>
Treaty Reference Review Complete… “Treaty Principles” Still Exist
Friday, 15 May 2026, 1:50 pm | ACT New Zealand
“We were told there were no Treaty principles, and perhaps this review would remove them. Well, the jury is in and the words ‘Treaty principles’ still exist throughout our laws," says Mr Seymour. More >>
Bay Of Plenty Deal Means Infrastructure Will Actually Get Built
Thursday, 14 May 2026, 12:34 pm | ACT New Zealand
The commitment to use innovative funding and financing tools, alongside private investment, will help deliver major projects like Takitimu North Link Stage 2 and Tauriko West faster and more efficiently. More >>
Seymour Welcomes Lower Budget Allowance
Wednesday, 13 May 2026, 3:07 pm | ACT New Zealand
Spending less new money means less debt. It means Kiwis will keep more of what they earn, so life is more affordable, says Mr Seymour. More >>
Seymour Welcomes Sharesies’ Youth Investment Policy
Wednesday, 13 May 2026, 12:21 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Sharesies’ new KiwiSaver kids contribution is a generous initiative that will help more young New Zealanders get started on the path to saving, investing, and ownership,” says Mr Seymour. More >>
Red Tape Is Killing Grocery Competition
Tuesday, 12 May 2026, 11:47 am | ACT New Zealand
Medical Officers of Health have a statutory job to do under the Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act, but demanding a $5 million structural change at the eleventh hour is a sign of a broken system. More >>
Activist Climate Lawsuits Shown The Door
Tuesday, 12 May 2026, 9:52 am | ACT New Zealand
New Zealanders elect governments to make climate policy through Parliament, not judges in courtrooms responding to activist campaigns. More >>
Greens' Finger-Pointing Ignores Real Solutions For Energy
Monday, 11 May 2026, 5:03 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT’s approach is simple: Make it easier to build the infrastructure New Zealand needs, says ACT Energy spokesperson Simon Court. More >>
Rents Falling As Government Ditches Anti-Landlord Ideology Thanks To ACT
Thursday, 7 May 2026, 12:15 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT consistently warned that you cannot improve outcomes by attacking one side of a transaction. More >>
ACT Claims Victory For Free Speech As Government Finally Scraps BSA
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 12:14 pm | ACT New Zealand
"This is exactly what ACT brings to Government: identifying rules that no longer make sense, calling them out, and shutting them down when they threaten New Zealanders' freedoms." More >>
Citizenship Test: An ACT Idea A Decade In The Making
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 10:34 am | ACT New Zealand
“On Sunday, alongside other immigration policies, I said that new citizens should understand and affirm the values that make this country worth joining," says Mr Seymour. More >>
Speech To NZ Initiative Health Forum: ACT's Pharmacy As Primary Care Plan - David Seymour, ACT Leader
Tuesday, 5 May 2026, 12:59 pm | ACT New Zealand
"Our healthcare problem is really an access problem. The solution is to better utilise the skills we have, getting the right patient in front of the right professional at the right time." More >>
Let The Kid On The Bus: ACT Commitment For Rural Families
Tuesday, 5 May 2026, 11:07 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT would introduce an ‘Open Seat Rule’ so any child living along an existing school bus route can use it, if there’s space available, regardless of which school they attend. More >>
Twenty Thousand Overstayers: Labour And The Greens Won’t Admit It’s A Problem
Monday, 4 May 2026, 3:30 pm | ACT New Zealand
Responding to Ricardo Menendez-March, Seymour says: “The Greens have breathlessly claimed ACT wants to bring ICE to New Zealand. This says more about their obsession with American politics than it says about ACT’s immigration policy.” More >>
Making Immigration Work For New Zealand
Sunday, 3 May 2026, 6:15 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT’s policy restores the basic bargain that New Zealand was built on. People are welcome here if they contribute, respect our democratic values, and help build the country, says ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
$16m Bridge That Doesn’t Exist When $2.75m Would Do
Thursday, 30 April 2026, 12:34 pm | ACT New Zealand
Communities should be shown the real options, including lower-cost solutions, and the trade-offs involved. Projects should be staged, fixing the immediate problem first, says ACT Infrastructure spokesperson Simon Court. More >>
ACT Welcomes More Time For Fishers To Have Their Say
Thursday, 30 April 2026, 11:11 am | ACT New Zealand
Submissions have now been extended to 6 May after I wrote to the Primary Production Committee asking for more time, says ACT Environment spokesperson Cameron Luxton. More >>
Ngāi Tahu Stance Exposes What’s Really Going On At Santana
Wednesday, 29 April 2026, 2:49 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT is replacing the RMA to narrow the scope of effects and raise the bar for who gets a say, so the system facilitates development while focusing on managing genuine effects on people truly affected. More >>
Labour Doubles Down, Puts Ideology Ahead Of Student Outcomes
Tuesday, 28 April 2026, 11:55 am | ACT New Zealand
School boards are made up of parents and community members who step up to support their local schools. We shouldn’t demand them to interpret unclear and contested Treaty principles. More >>
