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Bill Lodged To Finally Deal To Easter Trading Silliness
Wednesday, 17 January 2024, 9:43 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT MP Cameron Luxton has lodged a private member’s bill to relieve the restrictions on trading on Good Friday and Easter Sunday. The same bill was lodged by former ACT MP Chris Baillie, but was voted down when drawn from the ballot in 2022 after Labour ... More >>
ACT’s Democracy Policy A Step Closer To Implementation
Tuesday, 16 January 2024, 10:37 am | ACT New Zealand
“The Independent Electoral Review’s endorsement of ACT’s plan for a referendum on the Parliamentary term is a bright spot amid a list of otherwise dopey ideas,” says ACT Party Leader David Seymour. “ACT has already secured a Government commitment ... More >>
Health System Steps Closer To Delivery On Need, Not Race
Saturday, 13 January 2024, 1:51 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The imminent abolition of the Māori Health Authority will bring the health system closer to ACT’s ideal of services delivered based on New Zealanders’ needs, not racial identity,” says ACT Health spokesman Todd Stephenson. “With ACT’s coalition ... More >>
Climate Bill Will Save Jobs And Meet Obligations
Thursday, 11 January 2024, 10:57 am | ACT New Zealand
“A Member’s Bill in my name provides a much fairer way for New Zealand to meet our climate obligations, and will keep thousands of highly paid jobs in our communities,” says ACT’s Climate Change spokesman Simon Court. “New Zealand has a duty and ... More >>
Liberal GE Laws Bring Opportunities For NZ
Monday, 8 January 2024, 10:46 am | ACT New Zealand
“ACT has long said that if we want to get serious about reducing our emissions and allowing scientific innovation in New Zealand, rather than forcing our scientists to do their work in the States, we must liberalise our archaic genetic engineering ... More >>
No Rehabilitation, No Parole
Saturday, 6 January 2024, 1:49 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Prisoners will have a better chance of reintegrating into society and building a better life as a result of my Member’s Bill,” says ACT MP Todd Stephenson. “The Parole (Mandatory Completion of Rehabilitative Programmes) Amendment Bill ... More >>
ACT To Fix Housing Mess
Thursday, 4 January 2024, 11:10 am | ACT New Zealand
“ACT said from the get-go that Medium Density Residential Standards (MDRS) weren’t the solution to New Zealand’s housing problems. Now we’re giving councils back control over what happens in their community,” says ACT’s Housing spokesperson ... More >>
Three Strikes To Restore Law And Order
Wednesday, 3 January 2024, 11:07 am | ACT New Zealand
“The Labour Government turned its back on victims of serious crime when it repealed the Three Strikes legislation. ACT is bringing it back,” says ACT’s Justice spokesperson Todd Stephenson. “Three Strikes was an ACT idea introduced in 2010 to send a signal ... More >>
Time To Give Farmers A Break
Tuesday, 2 January 2024, 8:51 am | ACT New Zealand
“After six years of farmers having to worry about how the government is going to make things tougher for them, ACT is committed to getting the government back to basics and focused on supporting farmers to do what they do best,” says ACT’s ... More >>
Member’s Bill Lodged To Protect Company Directors From Stalking, Harassment
Saturday, 30 December 2023, 3:50 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT MP Laura Trask is introducing a bill to the private members’ ballot allowing company directors to leave their residential address off the Companies Office’s register. “There is no practical justification for the current requirement that ... More >>
Put Away Nana’s Remedy, Real Cold And Flu Medicine Is Coming Back
Saturday, 30 December 2023, 11:54 am | ACT New Zealand
“ACT gave single-issue voters something to support in election 2023. We’re returning the favour by ensuring the end of the ineffective ban on effective cold and flu medicines,” says ACT’s Health spokesperson Todd Stephenson. “Pseudoephedrine was banned because ... More >>
Member’s Bill Lodged To Protect Company Directors From Stalking, Harassment
Friday, 29 December 2023, 9:26 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT MP Laura Trask is introducing a bill to the private members’ ballot allowing company directors to leave their residential address off the Companies Office’s register. “There is no practical justification for the current requirement that ... More >>
Good For Business Is Good For Everyone
Wednesday, 27 December 2023, 7:01 pm | ACT New Zealand
“ACT finished 2023 delivering good news for small businesses. That’s just the beginning of a new business-friendly environment ACT will create,” says ACT’s Small Business spokesperson Laura Trask. “ACT Deputy Leader Brooke van Velden, ... More >>
A Public Service That Delivers For You
Saturday, 23 December 2023, 2:32 pm | ACT New Zealand
“ACT is changing the way the public service operates so it is focussed on outcomes for taxpayers rather than spending your money just because it can,” says ACT’s Public Service spokesperson Todd Stephenson. “ACT’s coalition agreement commits ... More >>
ACT Condemns $60,000 Poetry Award
Thursday, 21 December 2023, 12:38 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT is condemning Creative NZ's decision to award $60,000 to so-called poet Tusiata Avia. “Creative NZ has decided it wasn’t enough to just fund a stage show based on Tusiata Avia’s work – they’ve now handed her a $60,000 personal award for ... More >>
Mini-budget Stops Work On Labour’s Economic Demolition
Wednesday, 20 December 2023, 2:15 pm | ACT New Zealand
“ACT’s stop-work notices are already ensuring significant savings to the taxpayer in the Government’s mini-budget. With HYEFU revealing the absolute state Labour left the economy in, there’ll need to be more savings where that came from,” ... More >>
Bad Planning Laws Scrapped Before Santa Comes Down The Chimney
Wednesday, 20 December 2023, 2:00 pm | ACT New Zealand
Labour’s resource management regime has been scrapped before Christmas, as promised in ACT’s coalition agreement. “Labour were never going to fix planning bureaucracy by replacing 909 pages of legislation with 1003 pages,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. ... More >>
Finally, Wellington Can Get Moving
Sunday, 17 December 2023, 2:07 pm | ACT New Zealand
“ACT welcomes the end of the ironically named Let’s Get Wellington Moving (LGWM). The left-wing fantasy project was a drain on taxpayers and ratepayers, and would have achieved the exact opposite of what it says on the tin,” says ACT Leader David ... More >>
Violent Offender’s Note From Mum Shows Absurdity Of Cultural Reports
Saturday, 16 December 2023, 2:07 pm | ACT New Zealand
“ACT is appalled to learn of the case of an offender using Section 27 to present a judge with a cultural background report written by his mum,” says ACT Justice spokesman Todd Stephenson in response to reporting from the Waikato Times. “Calling ... More >>
Ute Tax Repeal Marks Return Of Rational Policymaking
Thursday, 14 December 2023, 6:01 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The repeal of the ute tax is a victory for choice, fairness, and rational policymaking,” says ACT Transport spokesman Cameron Luxton. “Scrapping this legislation was a commitment secured in ACT’s coalition agreement with National, and we’re delighted ... More >>
