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ACT Responds To Winstone Pulp Mill Closures
Monday, 16 September 2024, 2:20 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Energy spokesman Simon Court blames Labour for Winstone Pulp mill closures in Ruapehu, citing energy shortages and rising costs as central issues impacting workers’ livelihoods. More >>
Minister's Intervention On Race-Based GP Services A Win For Human Dignity
Monday, 16 September 2024, 2:13 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT commends the Health Minister for ensuring free healthcare services in Hawke's Bay prioritise need over ethnicity, opposing race-based eligibility criteria. More >>
Two Reasons Why New Taxes Aren’t The Answer
Monday, 16 September 2024, 1:58 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Leader David Seymour criticises Labour's proposal for new taxes, arguing that New Zealand is already highly taxed and needs wealth creation instead of redistribution. More >>
Discriminatory GP Services In Hawkes Bay Would Breach "Need, Not Race" Commitment
Sunday, 15 September 2024, 11:19 pm | ACT New Zealand
Health NZ's policy change means that a healthy, wealthy person with Māori or Pacific in their family tree will be prioritised above someone of Asian or European or African descent in more difficult circumstances. More >>
ACT Welcomes Draft Critical Minerals List
Sunday, 15 September 2024, 3:45 pm | ACT New Zealand
The critical minerals list will not only help get critical minerals into industries New Zealanders depend on, it will inject a dose of realism into our policy settings. More >>
Clubs Facing Extinction Should Be Empowered To Do Good
Sunday, 15 September 2024, 12:11 am | ACT New Zealand
Kiwis shouldn’t have to sacrifice their membership of a rowing club or bridge club just because a piece of legislation loaded on costs in a cost-of-living crisis. The people running these clubs are busy parents, grandparents, and hobbyists building ... More >>
Show Us Your Stack - Party Leaders Must Answer Energy Sector's Plea For Certainty
Sunday, 15 September 2024, 12:06 am | ACT New Zealand
Twelve organisations from across the energy sector have written to party leaders echoing ACT’s call for a cross-party accord to address energy shortages over the long term. More >>
"Need, Not Race” Circular Honours Universal Human Rights
Friday, 13 September 2024, 11:26 am | ACT New Zealand
“The circular is sophisticated. It draws on the International Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Racial Discrimination, to which New Zealand is a signatory. The Convention forbids racial discrimination unless it is necessary, and even then ... More >>
Bill Lodged To Improve Access To End Of Life Choice
Thursday, 12 September 2024, 12:00 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT MP Todd Stephenson has lodged a member’s bill in Parliament’s ballot to extend eligibility for End of Life Choice services. The End of Life Choice (Extended Eligibility) Amendment Bill removes the requirement for a terminally ill person to ... More >>
MP Supports Improved Access To End Of Life Choice
Wednesday, 28 August 2024, 4:34 pm | ACT New Zealand
“I have accepted the petition of 3353 New Zealanders and it will be presented to Parliament tomorrow. I also gave an assurance that I will take further steps to progress a change in the law, including preparing a member's bill." More >>
Northland And Hastings Councils Must Respect Voters' Choice On Māori Wards
Wednesday, 28 August 2024, 11:40 am | ACT New Zealand
“Ratepayers struggling to make ends meet in the face of double-digit rate hikes expect their councillors to focus on the basics. Instead, councillors are using their privileged positions to grandstand against a Government they don’t like. More >>
Māori Didn’t Cede Sovereignty?
Tuesday, 27 August 2024, 12:20 pm | ACT New Zealand
"By saying Māori didn’t cede sovereignty, Chris Hipkins is calling for a divided New Zealand", says ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
Hipkins Working Hard To Destroy Energy Confidence
Tuesday, 27 August 2024, 12:13 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Even in Opposition, Hipkins is cratering our chances of getting the energy we need to keep homes warm and factories running through the winter,” says ACT Energy and Resources spokesperson Simon Court. More >>
Selling Landcorp A No-brainer
Saturday, 24 August 2024, 2:21 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT has reaffirmed its longstanding position that Landcorp/Pamu should be sold after it reported a net loss after tax of $26 million for the year ending 30 June. “Government has no business being in farming, particularly when New Zealand has plenty of ambitious, ... More >>
Promise Kept: Independent Oversight Of Oranga Tamariki Welcomed
Thursday, 22 August 2024, 1:09 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Social Development spokesperson Dr Parmjeet Parmar is welcoming the Government’s announcement of strengthened oversight of the Oranga Tamariki system – a commitment secured in ACT’s coalition agreement. More >>
Long-Time ACT Idea Becomes Policy Today
Thursday, 22 August 2024, 10:56 am | ACT New Zealand
“For several elections ACT has said central government and local government must partner to make sure important infrastructure gets built, today that idea has become policy,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
Licenced Firearm Owner (And NZDF Vet) Told To Get A Police Check From The Taliban
Thursday, 22 August 2024, 7:12 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT has been shown an email chain between the Firearms Safety Authority and an Officer of the New Zealand Army applying for a renewal of his firearms licence. More >>
Day Of Dire Energy News Heralds A Crisis
Tuesday, 20 August 2024, 7:07 pm | ACT New Zealand
The news paints a picture of a poorer, colder, and darker future for New Zealand unless we take urgent steps to restore confidence for energy companies to explore and invest in new supply More >>
Statement On Treaty Principles Bill
Friday, 16 August 2024, 12:48 pm | ACT New Zealand
New Zealand can have a bright future, but it requires casting off the divisive notion that the Treaty is a partnership between two classes of New Zealanders each with different rights. More >>
Company Directors Finally Get Privacy And Safety Win
Thursday, 15 August 2024, 4:18 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT MP Laura Trask is welcoming the announcement that company directors will have the option to remove their home address from the Companies Register. More >>
