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ACT MP Laura McClure says comments from the Broadcasting Minister that the Broadcasting Standards Authority may be scrapped show ACT’s campaign is working, but New Zealanders expect faster movement from Government on issues like this.

“New data on charter school enrolments confirms what many parents already knew, when you give families more choice, they take it,” says ACT Education spokesperson Laura McClure.

ACT is calling on local and regional councillors to push back against a proliferation of co-governance arrangements at the local level.

ACT’s Immigration spokesperson Dr Parmjeet Parmar says while the Government is right to extend deportation liability, it should take it a step further and make it unlimited for serious offenders.

Last week we talked about some flashing lights on the dashboard of New Zealand. This week we talk about what we could do about it, starting with deciding what to focus on this election.

ACT is celebrating the passage of a law change that will allow pubs and bars to operate normally over Easter and ANZAC Day, following an amendment from ACT MP and hospitality spokesperson Cameron Luxton.