There’s been a lot of talk about the Paris Agreement recently. Here’s some historical context: The Zero Carbon Act is the law that sets out practically how New Zealand will meet the obligations we’ve been signed up to under the Paris Agreement. ACT was the only political party

Great to see IKEA finally open its doors in Auckland. But we've made it harder for IKEA than it needs to be. IKEA had to jump through layer upon layer of resource consent requirements before they could even start work. The screenshot speaks for itself.

𝗔𝗖𝗧 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘃𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄 “More than 11,000 residents, would-be residents, former residents, and village operators have participated in this review, and have been waiting many months for its completion, so

𝗖𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝘀, 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗱 “Today’s introduction of a new law expanding citizens' arrest powers and introducing infringement fees for shoplifters shows ACT’s continued

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I welcome the findings of the New Zealand Food Safety investigation into the mouldy lunches at Haeata Community Campus. The investigation concluded ‘it is more than likely that the affected meals at the school had been delivered the previous Thursday, remained at the school

𝗛𝗶𝗽𝗸𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗱𝗼𝗱𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝘁 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 "On Herald NOW this morning, Chris Hipkins was asked whether he would bring back Labour’s pay equity regime," says ACT Leader David Seymour. "His answer was clear: yes he would. "But when asked how

𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘃𝘀 𝗯𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘂𝗰𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘆: 𝗔𝗖𝗧 𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝟲𝟲 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗹𝘀 𝗺𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘁 ACT Building and Construction spokesperson Cameron Luxton has welcomed new quarterly data showing a turnaround in building inspection

𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗹𝘀 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗽 𝘂𝗽 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗳 ACT Leader David Seymour says the Government's announcement on rates caps reflects the real strain households have been facing, but warns that a cap won't fix councils that refuse to control their own

I hope anyone complaining about this supports @actparty policy that you can’t claim a PG if earning over $180k. Not saying there was one in this case, but would be consistent. https://t.co/iL4WUlYKRm Pharmac defends near-$350,000 exit payment to one employee in same year CEO

𝗣𝗲𝘁 𝗕𝗼𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 ACT Leader David Seymour says new ‘pet bond’ rules coming into force today deliver on an ACT promise to fix a problem facing thousands of Kiwi renters. “What matters to a lot of New Zealanders is being able to live in

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀 𝗛𝗶𝗽𝗸𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗵𝗶𝘀 $𝟭𝟯 𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗲? "How will Chris Hipkins fill his $13 billion hole?" asks ACT Leader David Seymour. "Will we find out this weekend at Labour’s conference, or will he kick that question down the road?"

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The Ministry for Regulation has cost taxpayers about $20 million so far. By cutting red tape in 12 areas, estimated public benefit is between $223m and $337m over 10 years. Here's the Ministry's table of benefits:

Confirmed: For every dollar spent on the Ministry for Regulation so far, there’s an expected return of $11-$17. That is the power of just making it easier for people to do stuff.

As of this month, nurse practitioners can now prescribe a wider range of medicines. And from 1 February, we're allowing 12-month prescriptions for long-term medicines, meaning fewer trips to the GP.

When will Labour learn that subsiding demand makes shortages worse? The smarter approach is to free GPs from paperwork so they can see more patients. That's what we're doing.

Nicole McKee proves you don’t need to divide New Zealanders to deliver for them.

Gather round for a tale of runaway spending and the mess it left behind.

𝗧𝘄𝗼 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗳𝗶𝘅𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀: 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗔𝗖𝗧 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗭𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 ACT Leader David Seymour is celebrating two years of ACT fixing what matters in the Coalition Government, but says the job is far from over. “Even

𝗜𝗿𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗽𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗮𝘁 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗸 “Another cut to the official cash rate means more money in the pocket for households, but let’s not take it for granted,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Mortgage rates are down