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05 February, 2025
Waitangi Treaty Grounds address
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05 February, 2025
Owning the Wrong Stuff
Last Monday we shared David Seymour’s State of the Nation speech. This week it is still in the headlines. How is this possible? The speech said two things people know deep down are true, but politicians are afraid to say.
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04 February, 2025
Hipkins must rule out Te Pāti Māori attempt to break democracy
“ACT would like to thank Te Pāti Māori for being so honest about the fact they don’t support rule by elected Parliament. Ironically, they’ve shown voters electing the next Parliament what’s at stake if they vote Labour, the Greens, or Te Pāti Māori.
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04 February, 2025
We've heard you.
The Government has been getting it in both ears over new climate commitments it’s made under the Paris Agreement. James Shaw and Jacinda Ardern signed us up to impossible targets. Climate Change Minister Simon Watts is trying to make them workable.
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03 February, 2025
New benefit sanctions tackle dependency, restore accountability
"ACT strongly welcomes the addition of new non-financial sanctions to the Traffic Light System,” says ACT Social Development spokesperson Dr Parmjeet Parmar.
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31 January, 2025
Minerals Strategy will make New Zealand richer, so long as banks come to the table
The Resource Minister's launch of a national Minerals Strategy and Critical Minerals List delivers on an ACT coalition commitment, and is a major step towards a more prosperous New Zealand.
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30 January, 2025
Time to pull plug on banking wokery
"So far, the inquiry into rural banking has not changed my suspicion that a cabal of woke banks is neglecting rural communities in the name of climate action,” says ACT Rural Communities spokesman Mark Cameron.
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29 January, 2025
Four-year term: New poll bodes well for better law making
ACT Leader David Seymour is welcoming a new Horizon Research poll showing strong support for a four-year Parliamentary term. ACT’s coalition commitment includes introducing Seymour’s four-year term Bill in the first half of this term.
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29 January, 2025
A triumph over anti-car ideology
Welcoming the delivery from tonight of increased speed limits – an ACT coalition commitment – ACT Leader David Seymour says:
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28 January, 2025
Parliament must condemn hateful ‘hotline’ targeting Israeli visitors
“John Minto and his followers, in their pursuit of Israeli tourists, would create a real-life version of the Hunger Games movies. Their undisguised antisemitic behaviour is not acceptable in a liberal democracy like New Zealand.
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28 January, 2025
The State of the Nation
David Seymour’s 2025 State of the Nation speech has been overwhelmed with praise from those who attended and watched it online. If you missed it, the video is here and we have reproduced the text below.
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26 January, 2025
Speech to the Holocaust Centre of New Zealand
Thank you Gillian, and the Board of the Holocaust Centre for inviting me to give this address. I am humbled to speak the day before the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau.