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18 October, 2024
ACT welcomes withdrawal of Prosecution Guidelines after pressure
The proposed guidelines were totally inconsistent with the values of a civilised country where everyone is equal before the law.
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18 October, 2024
Canada's dairy protection must be cracked wide open
Restricting imports of New Zealand dairy products not only makes Canadian consumers worse off, it is also a betrayal of the long-standing friendship between our two countries
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16 October, 2024
ACT urges a response to Tikanga Māori in legal education
This week Gary Judd KC appeared before Parliament’s Regulations Review Committee to share concerns on the planned tikanga courses.
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16 October, 2024
Public health service’s food truck tantrum is ridiculous
I love food trucks. They bring life, commerce, and tasty treats to our towns.
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16 October, 2024
Inflation milestone marks the beginning of real hope
Annual inflation at last year’s election was 5.6% – and now it’s cut in half, and then some.
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15 October, 2024
Film Commission puts itself on a platter for spending cuts
In May, at the height of a cost-of-living crisis and when New Zealanders were reading apocalyptic headlines about austerity in Wellington, four Film Commission staff were enjoying a six-figure junket in Cannes
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14 October, 2024
A year later, Kiwis already see ACT's real change
In Opposition, we spent six years listening to New Zealanders, This resulted in a comprehensive election platform with a commitment not just to change the Government, but to deliver real change
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12 October, 2024
Wellington City Council must dig deep to cut the waste
With or without the sale, it’s clear that that the council is spending far too much, hiking rates too far, and strangling the life out of the city
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10 October, 2024
Another poll finds Treaty Principles Bill support 2:1
Even as opposition groups rally their supporters against the Bill, the promise of equal rights for all New Zealanders proves to be popular.
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10 October, 2024
Departure from reality: ACT slams backdown on Wellington airport share sale
Today’s decision is a complete departure from reality. Wellington’s infrastructure is failing, rates are through the roof, and the Council’s debt ceiling is about to burst, yet the council is stuck playing sharemarket games
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10 October, 2024
University rankings: Treaty obsession risks international irrelevance
New Zealand universities should be alarmed by new rankings that suggest they are becoming less internationally relevant
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09 October, 2024
Orr’s multi-billion dollar mea culpa
Today’s rate cut is great news. Lower interest rates mean real relief for Kiwis with mortgages, also relieving pressure on rents, and freeing up spending cash to quench thirsty local businesses.