Press Releases

I believe dying Kiwis in enormous pain deserve choice and control over how, when, and with whom they spend their last moments,

Activist councillors are using the cost of democracy as an excuse to grandstand against a government they don’t like while opposing the rights of their communities to have a say.

Labour’s economic vandalism has come home to roost in Ruapehu.

ACT is celebrating the Health Minister's intervention to ensure free GP and nurse services in Hawke's Bay are targeted according to need, not race,

In a predictable move, Labour are again talking about introducing new taxes. There are two clear reasons this is wrong. The data doesn’t exist to support it because we are already highly taxed, and the morality is all about taking instead of building,

In Hawkes Bay, 14 to 24 year-olds who were recently receiving free GP services will now be excluded on the basis of their race.

There are recurring themes in the questions people send to Free Press. One of them is, roughly, ‘why can’t politicians just put aside their differences and work for the good of the country?’

I’ve seen this movie before. Auckland Transport or the Local Board gets an idea, consults lightly, then ploughs on.

On winter mornings we’ve come perilously close to blackouts, while mills and factories shut down operations in response to spiking energy prices

Small incorporated societies sit at the heart of civil society. Communities are healthier and more connected when Kiwis give up their time for a common cause or interest, or to play sport together.

Today I met with advocates who believe it is wrong that someone with a terminal illness cannot choose assisted dying simply because the illness may not end their life within six months

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.