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ACT Commits To Strengthening End-of-Life Choice
Wednesday, 5 August 2026, 6:52 pm | ACT New Zealand
Giving people greater certainty over their own end-of-life care is a practical, compassionate reform that puts patients first, says ACT Health spokesperson Todd Stephenson. More >>
ACT Asks Party Leaders To Put Patients Before Politics
Wednesday, 5 August 2026, 11:22 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Leader David Seymour and Health spokesperson Todd Stephenson wrote to each party leader on Monday last week. So far, New Zealand First have replied but have not committed to the policy or commented on it. More >>
ACT Drives Most Business-Friendly Government In A Generation
Tuesday, 4 August 2026, 12:47 pm | ACT New Zealand
"Without ACT at the Cabinet table, there would have been far greater pressure to attack successful industries, break up productive businesses, and pile new rules and costs onto employers in pursuit of a headline," says ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
Teacher Unions Can't Even Decide What They're Arguing
Monday, 3 August 2026, 11:35 am | ACT New Zealand
“You can’t claim to be standing up for children with additional learning needs while opposing one of the most successful models for helping them," says ACT candidate Paul Henry. More >>
Disrupt The Class... Leave The Class
Sunday, 2 August 2026, 2:25 pm | ACT New Zealand
When the school system allows a disruptive few to wreck a whole class, it fails every child who plays by the rules, says ACT Candidate Paul Henry. More >>
ACT 100% Consistent, 100% Effective, 0% Rage Baiting
Friday, 31 July 2026, 12:06 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Other parties have tried very hard to provoke controversy, and parts of the media have gamely played along. No doubt it has all been terribly exciting." More >>
National, Labour, The Greens And Te Pāti Māori Block ACT's Tougher Coward-Punch Laws
Thursday, 30 July 2026, 11:55 am | ACT New Zealand
The amendment also required minimum prison terms of eight years for adults and six years for youth offenders. National, Labour, the Greens and Te Pāti Māori all voted against it. More >>
ACT Delivers: Offshore Oil And Gas Is Back
Wednesday, 29 July 2026, 1:22 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Labour and the Greens shut the door on exploration and told investors to take their money elsewhere. They created years of uncertainty and drove away companies willing to explore for new gas just as our existing fields were running down." More >>
ACT Welcomes Simpler, More Flexible RSE Scheme
Tuesday, 28 July 2026, 3:52 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Immigration spokesperson Dr Parmjeet Parmar says the safeguards included in the Government’s announcement are equally welcome. More >>
ACT Sets Achievable Path To Close Medicines Gap With Australia
Sunday, 26 July 2026, 4:24 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT will put New Zealand on a pathway to close the 7 per cent medicines gap with Australia. More >>
ACT Says Hunters, Not Bureaucrats, Should Lead Conservation
Saturday, 25 July 2026, 4:38 pm | ACT New Zealand
"DOC cannot manage New Zealand's conservation estate alone," says ACT Conservation spokesperson Cameron Luxton. More >>
Beyond The Headlines, ACT Delivers Real Progress
Friday, 24 July 2026, 1:37 pm | ACT New Zealand
“ACT advanced five priorities this week. Together, they mean fewer barriers to building, simpler rules for workplaces, fairer firearms laws, and more children attending school. More >>
ACT Welcomes Parent Visa Progress – But The Job Isn’t Done
Thursday, 23 July 2026, 1:50 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The Government should address the two-year expiry of expressions of interest. Families who remain eligible should not be forced to start again because the system failed to select them," says ACT Immigration spokesperson Dr Parmjeet Parmar. More >>
Inflation Uptick Reinforces Need To Cut Waste And Grow The Country
Tuesday, 21 July 2026, 11:02 am | ACT New Zealand
New Zealanders did not cause the latest global inflationary shock. Conflict in the Middle East and disruption to international energy markets have pushed up costs around the world. More >>
Unlock New Zealand’s Potential
Monday, 20 July 2026, 3:16 pm | ACT New Zealand
The problem is our potential is too often locked down by our own limitations. Our hero Sir Edmund Hillary said, ‘it’s not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves.’ He meant it’s our own limitations that hold us back, and so it is with New Zealand. More >>
Greens Energy Policy Would Leave New Zealand Running Out Of Power
Monday, 20 July 2026, 2:49 pm | ACT New Zealand
The Infrastructure Commission's own work, which the Greens themselves cite, shows that gas availability keeps power prices lower for households. Yet the Greens want to double down on the very thinking that got us into this mess. More >>
$60m Cement Bailout Exposes Broken Climate Policy
Monday, 20 July 2026, 1:09 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT is campaigning to reset New Zealand's climate targets so they lower power bills, protect jobs, keep industry in New Zealand, and reduce global emissions instead of exporting them. More >>
Innovation Trials; A Pathway Through Bureaucracy
Thursday, 16 July 2026, 2:19 pm | ACT New Zealand
"I fear we are slipping away from the frontier of innovation. A core driver of that is a sluggish and slow system of government that struggles to keep pace with change," said David Seymour, ACT Leader. More >>
Greens Drag New Zealand Back To Compulsory Unionism
Thursday, 16 July 2026, 10:17 am | ACT New Zealand
If unions want more members, they should convince workers that membership is worthwhile. They should not need the Government to sign people up for them. More >>
David Seymour's Speech At Graeme Dingle Foundation Business Leaders’ Dinner
Wednesday, 15 July 2026, 6:49 pm | ACT New Zealand
There are roles to be played by parents, whanau, schools, organisations like the Graeme Dingle Foundation and sometimes even government. We should not attempt to police every online interaction. More >>
