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Farmers Need Clarity on Freshwater Rules
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Farmers Need Clarity on Freshwater Rules

ACT Party “The Government must immediately provide clarity to farmers about the enforcement of its new freshwater rules,” says ACT’s Primary Industries Spokesperson Mark Cameron. “The new rules require all paddocks to be resown by 1 October or 1 November in Otago and Southland. “That’s completely unrealistic given

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Time to Abolish Human Rights Commission

Time to Abolish Human Rights Commission

ACT Party “The Human Rights Commission’s left-wing manifesto is clear evidence that the organisation must be abolished,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “The Commission is a hard-left organisation masquerading as a government department. “Its new manifesto calls for a new hate speech law, a living wage, raising

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Show Me the Logic!

Show Me the Logic!

Press Release: New Conservative News came out this week that a shearer was given a 16-month prison sentence for killing a lamb because it frustrated him while shearing it. Christopher Tredinnick received the sentence in Cromwell this week, according to the New Zealand Herald. Meanwhile, only a few months

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Labour’s Small Business Plan a Contradictory Mess

Labour’s Small Business Plan a Contradictory Mess

Press Release: ACT Party “Labour’s plan for small businesses is a contradictory mess”, says ACT’s small business spokesperson and Nelson employer Chris Baillie.“ Labour is piling new costs and red tape on SMEs with one hand and giving handouts with the other. It makes absolutely no sense. The

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TVNZ Ruling – Where Does That Leave Our Democracy?

TVNZ Ruling – Where Does That Leave Our Democracy?

Press Release: New Conservative New Conservative yesterday put a case to the high court in Auckland seeking to be included in the scheduled Multi-Party debate by state broadcaster TVNZ. The case was turned down by Justice Woolford, and the debate will proceed with the initial list of participants unless

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Level 1 Welcome, but Lockdowns Unsustainable

Level 1 Welcome, but Lockdowns Unsustainable

Press Release: ACT Party “The Government’s decision to ease restrictions in Auckland is welcome, but lockdowns are an unsustainable long-term strategy,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Auckland has been under COVID-19 restrictions for almost two months because the Government couldn’t trace and isolate the current outbreak.

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Ardern Continues to Politicise COVID-19

Ardern Continues to Politicise COVID-19

Press Release:ACT Party “It’s deeply disappointing that Labour Leader Jacinda Ardern has continued to politicise the Covid-19 response,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Ardern today delivered an important public health announcement to the nation as the Prime Minister and then immediately began campaigning for the Labour Party.

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Auckland Council Governance Reset Under National

Auckland Council Governance Reset Under National

Press Release: National Party National will get New Zealand’s economic engine firing on all cylinders by undertaking an extensive review of Auckland Council and its governance to make sure it is fit for purpose. “Auckland Council is not delivering for Aucklanders, and change is overdue to achieve better performance,

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Leading Scientist Does Major Backflip on Methane

Leading Scientist Does Major Backflip on Methane

Press Release: F.A.R.M “It is almost unbelievable that one of the leading Methane scientists in the world, Dr Myles Allen, Professor at Oxford University who was a prominent designer of the GWP (Global Warming Potential), system has done a major backflip demanding the EU drop the long-

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Fork off With Your Plastics Policy

Fork off With Your Plastics Policy

Press Release: ACT Party “Labour’s policy to ban stickers on fruit and plastic knives and forks is nothing more than virtue signalling that will inconvenience New Zealanders,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “This is classic Labour Party policy. There will be no problem definition or cost-benefit analysis.“The

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National Will Restore Farmer Confidence and Pride

National Will Restore Farmer Confidence and Pride

Press Release: National Party A National Government will reduce regulatory burden and give farmers confidence for the future. Leader of the National Party Judith Collins and Agriculture spokesperson David Bennett announced National’s Agriculture policy in Gisborne today. You can read our Agriculture & Horticulture Policy here. “Agriculture is responsible

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Hate Speech Laws Divisive and Dangerous

Hate Speech Laws Divisive and Dangerous

Press Release: ACT Party “The promise of tougher hate speech laws shows the danger of a left-wing government to our fundamental rights and freedoms, and highlights the importance of a strong ACT to hold them all accountable,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Jacinda Ardern today said a re-elected

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Media and Fake News

Media and Fake News

Press Release: New Conservative In a time of growing ideological conformity within the New Zealand media, a backlash from the public has seen media outlets seeking to proclaim themselves as the arbiters of truth. The New Zealand media industry, once renowned for impartial journalism, groundbreaking investigative articles and solid, balanced

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National Will Nurture New Zealand’s Technology Talent

National Will Nurture New Zealand’s Technology Talent

Press Release: National Party National will double the size of New Zealand’s technology sector by 2030 with a $1.29 billion plan that will aim to create at least 100,000 new high-paying, future-proofed tech jobs. “Doubling the size of the technology sector by 2030 is an

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The PM Is Already at Level 1 – Why Not the Rest of Us?

The PM Is Already at Level 1 – Why Not the Rest of Us?

Press Release: ACT Party “Jacinda Ardern is already at Level 1 and today she must allow the rest of the country to join her there,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Ardern was photographed on Thursday taking a selfie with at least a dozen people in close proximity to her. She

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