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07 November, 2024
ACT bill drawn to provide for mutually-agreed end of employment
Sometimes when one New Zealander employs another it just doesn’t work out.
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06 November, 2024
Real savings needed in health budget to ease pressure on GP fees, Dunedin hospital
In Auckland we have 97 percent of GPs hiking or planning to hike fees, a move that could discourage a patient from making a trip to the doctor that could save the health system thousands of dollars down the line.
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05 November, 2024
Public servants should use cheaper taxi options
There seems to be a widespread rule that public service employees are not able to claim back or expense a rideshare service used in the course of their employment, and this is unnecessarily costing taxpayers money,
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04 November, 2024
The Achieving Society, and Paku Manu Ariki Whakatakapōkai
David McClelland was a psychologist who analysed children’s books to understand the values of different cultures.
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31 October, 2024
Simon Court responds to feedback on licencing trust bill
My bill has received a very positive response from Westies frustrated with being denied choice and competition in pubs and bars
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29 October, 2024
Moves to bypass council inspectors welcomed, but real change needed
New Zealand’s overreliance on councils in consenting and certification results in bottlenecks and delays
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29 October, 2024
God Defend New Zealand
Free Press was the only New Zealand outlet to pick a Trump victory in 2016. We predict that he will win again next Tuesday.
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26 October, 2024
Member’s bill will treat Westies like adults
West Auckland-based ACT MP Simon Court has lodged a new member’s bill to abolish New Zealand’s last remaining liquor monopolies and treat Westies who want to have a drink like adults.
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24 October, 2024
ACT statement on fatal bus attack
Today, ACT’s thoughts are with the family of the woman who has died after being attacked on a bus in Onehunga.
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24 October, 2024
ACT welcomes appointment of Richard Prebble to Waitangi Tribunal
The whole ACT team extends our warm congratulations on Richard’s appointment.
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23 October, 2024
ACT welcomes commonsense change in work rights for migrant families
Migrants are vital to address skill shortages in New Zealand
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22 October, 2024
Unreported in New Zealand
Last week, the Nobel Prize in economics was awarded to three economists, Acemoglu, Johnson, and Robinson “for studies of how institutions are formed and affect prosperity.”