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Karen Chhour Responds To Te Pāti Māori
Wednesday, 29 May 2024, 1:53 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Rawiri Waititi and the Māori Party’s regular divisive outbursts are incredibly disappointing – they’ve permanently lowered the standards of debate in our Parliament, and I feel sorry for them”, says ACT MP Karen Chhour. “It is deeply disappointing ... More >>
Easter Trading Debacle As Local Policies Lapse
Tuesday, 28 May 2024, 9:17 am | ACT New Zealand
"A law change in 2016 gave local councils the option to set their own Easter Sunday trading policies, on the condition that they must review those rules within five years of implementation," explains Mr Luxton. "Failing that, the policies are revoked ... More >>
Paul Henry To Address New Zealanders At ACT Rally
Friday, 24 May 2024, 4:14 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT's 2024 rally, Change Makers, will take place at Auckland's Viaduct Events Centre at 12:30pm on 9 June. More >>
ACT Welcomes Plans To Drill, Baby, Drill
Thursday, 23 May 2024, 4:45 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT’s Energy and Resources spokesperson Simon Court is welcoming the Coalition Government’s draft minerals strategy, which includes the following commitments made in the National-ACT coalition agreement: Updating the Crown Minerals Act 1991 ... More >>
Activist Mayors On A Hiding To Nothing Over Māori Wards
Thursday, 23 May 2024, 1:40 pm | ACT New Zealand
A group of mayors have written to the government claiming that reintroducing referendums for Māori wards is an 'overreach on local decision-making'. More >>
New Bill Provides For Mutually-agreed End Of Employment
Wednesday, 22 May 2024, 2:11 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Small Business spokesperson Laura Trask has introduced a new member’s bill to the ballot to help employers and employees avoid costly unfair dismissal or personal grievance claims. More >>
Poll Should Give Mettle To Govt’s Cost-cutting
Tuesday, 21 May 2024, 4:46 pm | ACT New Zealand
“A new poll revealing 64 percent of New Zealanders think government debt is too high should bolster the Coalition’s confidence to rein in the public sector,” says ACT Finance spokesperson Todd Stephenson. More >>
Statement From ACT MP Mark Cameron
Monday, 20 May 2024, 5:00 pm | ACT New Zealand
I would like to thank the entire ACT family for their support, especially the eight ACT MPs that attended my son’s funeral. More >>
Envy Politics Didn’t Work Before, Won’t Work Again
Sunday, 19 May 2024, 3:20 pm | ACT New Zealand
“After six years of government where spending went through the roof, landlords were punished, Farmers were punished, basically anyone trying to do anything was punished, and all the problems the Green co-leaders complain about got worse. It’s ... More >>
Victory For Online Free Speech As Minister Scuppers Censorship Regime
Tuesday, 14 May 2024, 5:07 pm | ACT New Zealand
“ACT is welcoming the Internal Affairs Minister’s decision to stop work on a new censorship regime for online speech,” says ACT Justice spokesman Todd Stephenson. “This work was initiated under Jacinda Ardern as an extension of the previous government’s ... More >>
Taxpayers Off The Hook For Ardern’s Pet Project
Tuesday, 14 May 2024, 2:22 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT is welcoming the Prime Minister’s decision to defund the Christchurch Call,” says ACT Public Service spokesperson Todd Stephenson. More >>
ACT Responds To Court Of Appeal Decision
Monday, 13 May 2024, 8:13 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The Waitangi Tribunal has gone well beyond its brief and has become increasingly activist. It’s tried to become a source of authority in its own right. The Tribunal appears to regard itself as a parallel government," says ACT Justice spokesperson ... More >>
Forest & Bird's Wapiti Backdown A Win For Fiordland
Monday, 13 May 2024, 4:00 pm | ACT New Zealand
"Good news for hunters, taxpayers, and Fiordland – Forest & Bird have paused their legal action against the Fiordland Wapiti Foundation," says ACT Conservation spokesman Cameron Luxton. More >>
ACT to Verrall: It's the bloat that's unprecedented
Sunday, 12 May 2024, 1:57 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT’s view is that the reduction in size of the Wellington bureaucracy must go much further. More >>
Respect And Dignity For Defence Personnel
Friday, 10 May 2024, 12:26 pm | ACT New Zealand
“ACT is prioritising taxpayer money to ensure the basics are covered. The first job of government is to keep its citizens safe, so we’re taking our national security and the wellbeing of the personnel who protect it seriously.” More >>
Halal Kiwi's Boycott Campaign Threatens Precious Unity
Friday, 10 May 2024, 11:24 am | ACT New Zealand
Responding to Halal Kiwi's campaign to boycott "Zionist" brands in New Zealand, ACT MP Simon Court says: "Calling for a boycott of certain businesses is not a crime, but Halal Kiwi's anti-'Zionist' rhetoric is really a thin veil for ... More >>
Budget Will Start Putting Things Right For New Zealanders
Thursday, 9 May 2024, 12:27 pm | ACT New Zealand
Larger structural changes like merging and disestablishing government departments and cutting spending in areas government doesn’t have a role, like corporate welfare, need to be on the table More >>
Don’t Whip Your Caucus On Easter Trading
Thursday, 9 May 2024, 10:28 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT MP Cameron Luxton is making an appeal to party leaders to allow MPs a free vote on his member’s bill to liberalise Easter Trading rules. More >>
Ministry Bosses Must Not Thwart Coalition Agreements
Tuesday, 7 May 2024, 6:26 pm | ACT New Zealand
“We cannot allow a public service boss to deliberately thwart a coalition policy,” says ACT Public Service spokesman Todd Stephenson. More >>
Investment In Prisons Delivers On ACT Commitment
Monday, 6 May 2024, 4:23 pm | ACT New Zealand
"It’s hard to think of a better way to spend a dollar than taking dangerous criminals off the streets," says ACT Leader David Seymour, welcoming a $1.9 billion investment to expand prison capacity and deliver frontline Corrections officers. More >>
