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ACT Party

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Right-libertarian / classical-liberal party.

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last 26 weeks

29 Apr 2026 → 10 Sep 2026

Topic share over time

Share of this source's tagged items per week, broken out by canonical topic. Stacked to 100% so a slow news week reads the same as a busy one — the chart shows what they're writing about, not how much. Top 8 topics for the window; everything else folds into the residual.

What this source covers more than peers

For each topic, this source's share of its own tagged items (this source) versus the median share for other sources of the same kind (peer median). Ratios above 1 mean the topic gets disproportionately more attention here than peers. “Unique” topics are ones where no peer of this kind wrote about them in the window.

Topic	This source	Peer median	Ratio	Items
Government Size Reduction	0.91%	0.00%	unique	7
Act Tourism Dividend Proposal	0.65%	0.00%	unique	5

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Recent items

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\\ \\ **Press Release**\\ \\ **Only ACT will cut the Carbon Tax**\\ \\ ****Only ACT will cut the Carbon Tax****\\ \\ 8 Sept 2026\\ \\ “Chris Hipkins wants to put the Carbon price up, National wants to keep it the same, only ACT is campaigning to bring it down and lower costs on New Zealanders,” says ACT Leader David Seymour.\\ \\ **Read More**

Carbon Emission Reductions · Carbon Price Floor Anomaly · Carbon Tax Refund To Citizens · Carbon Tax Repeal · Climate Change Commission Establishment · Climate Policy Alignment · Net Zero Roadmap arbitrary and economically harmful

8 Sep
\\ \\ **Press Release**\\ \\ **ACT sets the No New Taxes agenda**\\ \\ ****David Seymour****\\ \\ 8 Sept 2026\\ \\ “ACT is chalking up a taxpayer victory, after the National Party has adopted a version of our local tourism dividend," says ACT Leader David Seymour.\\ \\ **Read More**

Act Tourism Dividend Proposal · Act's Role In Policy Change · Bed Tax Public Support · Fiscal Discipline · Government Tax Expenditure · No To New Taxes · Tax Policy Alternatives solving problems without expanding taxation

8 Sep
\\ \\ **Press Release**\\ \\ **Carbon auction farce why ACT will cut the Carbon Tax**\\ \\ ****David Seymour****\\ \\ 7 Sept 2026\\ \\ “Barring a miracle, tomorrow’s carbon auction will further expose the absurdity of a climate policy that has lost touch with economic reality,” says ACT Leader David Seymour.\\ \\ **Read More**

Act Party Climate Commission Elimination · Carbon Price Floor Anomaly · Carbon Tax Refund To Citizens · Carbon Tax Repeal · Climate Dividend Policy · Climate Policy Alignment · Emissions Trading Scheme Failure revenue return to households instead of government spending

7 Sep
\\ \\ **Press Release**\\ \\ **Scrap Net Zero, cut the carbon tax**\\ \\ ****David Seymour****\\ \\ 6 Sept 2026\\ \\ “There is no point shutting down a clean and efficient New Zealand business if the same products are then made overseas with higher emissions. Climate policy should cut emissions, not export jobs,” says ACT Leader David Seymour.\\ \\ **Read More**

Carbon Assistance For Disadvantaged Businesses · Carbon Tax Refund To Citizens · Climate Policy Realism · Emissions Trading Scheme Reform · Farm-To-Forestry E Ts Conversions · Farming Sector Opposition · Scrap Net Zero Target balancing emissions cuts with economic fairness

6 Sep
\\ \\ **Press Release**\\ \\ **Keep New Zealand Moving**\\ \\ ****Simon Court****\\ \\ 4 Sept 2026\\ \\ ACT will get more transport infrastructure built from every dollar, stop road-user revenue being wasted, and ensure New Zealand’s roads keep pace with growth, ACT MP and Infrastructure spokesperson Simon Court says.\\ \\ **Read More**

Affordable Roading Projects · Build What Works · Car Pricing For Low-Income Households · Economic Growth Mindset · Fix Network First · Public Transport Efficiency · Put Delivery Before Ethnicity proactive infrastructure planning with traffic triggers

4 Sep
\\ \\ **Press Release**\\ \\ **Parties urged to back small businesses**\\ \\ ****Laura McClure****\\ \\ 2 Sept 2026\\ \\ “ACT is calling on all parties to back small businesses and support a practical change to help employers and employees avoid costly unfair dismissal or personal grievance claims,” says ACT’s Small Business spokesperson Laura McClure.\\ \\ **Read More**

Cross-Party Support For Small Business Legislation · Employer-Employee Compensation Discussions · Existing Uk Employment Reforms · Relationship Breakdown · Small Business Safety Risks · Unfair Dismissal In Creative Industries · Union-Negotiated Protections personal and professional strain

2 Sep
\\ \\ **Press Release**\\ \\ **OCR hike should kill Wellington complacency**\\ \\ ****David Seymour****\\ \\ 2 Sept 2026\\ \\ “Today’s interest rate hike from the Reserve Bank should shake some sense into any remaining deniers: our Government is too big, our economy is too small, and the people are poorer as a result,” says ACT Leader David Seymour.\\ \\ **Read More**

Fiscal Discipline · Government Size Reduction · Household Inflation Expectations · Labour Spending Shortfall · Ocr Increase Forecast · Public Sector Financial Accountability · Public-Sector Contractor Waste essential for economic stability and public affordability

2 Sep
\\ \\ **Press Release**\\ \\ **Labour promises to protect the bureaucracy, whatever the cost**\\ \\ ****David Seymour****\\ \\ 2 Sept 2026\\ \\ “Labour’s public service policy amounts to a blank cheque for Wellington bureaucracy,” says ACT Leader David Seymour.\\ \\ **Read More**

Budget Deficit Recovery · Economy Cooking Analogy · Fewer Ministers · Government Size Vs Performance · Labour Spending Shortfall · Public Services Efficiency · Wellington Bureaucracy Expansion call for structural government downsizing

2 Sep
\\ \\ **Press Release**\\ \\ **Even the Public Service knows Government is too big**\\ \\ ****David Seymour****\\ \\ 1 Sept 2026\\ \\ “Even the Public Service knows the Governemnt has become too big and fragmented. ACT welcomes reports that Public Service Commissioner Sir Brian Roche wants to reduce the number of agencies,” says ACT Leader David Seymour.\\ \\ **Read More**

Ai And Digitisation In Public Sector · Bureaucratic Bloat · Crisis Service Fragmentation · Government Investment Efficiency · Government Size Reduction · Institutional Accountability · Ministry Size And Effectiveness smaller structure enables better performance

1 Sep
\\ \\ **Press Release**\\ \\ **No New Taxes doesn't mean no new solutions**\\ \\ ****David Seymour****\\ \\ 1 Sept 2026\\ \\ “Wayne Brown needs to get on board with No New Taxes and work constructively on a solution for Auckland, rather than insisting the only answer is another tax,” says ACT Leader David Seymour.\\ \\ **Read More**

Act Tourism Dividend Proposal · Auckland Council Funding · Bed Tax Avoidance · Non-Partisan Policy Dialogue · Tax Growth Instinct · Tourism And Local Government Capacity · Tourism Tax Redistribution misaligned responsibility between tourists and locals

1 Sep
\\ \\ **Press Release**\\ \\ **Plenty is possible: ACT to bring abundance to our fisheries**\\ \\ ****Cameron Luxton****\\ \\ 30 Aug 2026\\ \\ “ACT will unlock the potential of our oceans and create a state of plenty: more fish in the water, better fishing for New Zealanders, and stronger fisheries for the future with new fisheries policy,” says ACT’s Conservation spokesperson Cameron Luxton.\\ \\ **Read More**

End Scallop Dredging In North Island · Fishing Industry Levies · Forestry And Seafood Access · Hauraki Gulf Fishing Reforms · Recreational Shellfish Daily Bag Limit · Staggered Fisheries Infringement Fees · Sustainable Fisheries Transition localized stock recovery with protected quotas

30 Aug
\\ \\ **Press Release**\\ \\ **Landmark social media settlement shows better way forward**\\ \\ ****David Seymour****\\ \\ 27 Aug 2026\\ \\ “ACT welcomes the changes Meta has agreed to make to its social media platforms in the United States. We are calling on Meta and all similar companies to treat New Zealand children the same as they will be required to treat American children,” says ACT Leader David Seymour.\\ \\ **Read More**

Children's Online Safety Policy · Impact Of Internet Restrictions On Youth · Parental Consent And Control · Parliamentary Inquiry Into Online Harm · Platform Design And Youth Behaviour · Social Media Accountability · Teen Account Design Flaws companies must take responsibility for design flaws

28 Aug
\\ \\ **Press Release**\\ \\ **Unlocking New Zealand's Digital Economy**\\ \\ ****Nicole McKee****\\ \\ 27 Aug 2026\\ \\ ACT will unlock New Zealand’s potential by modernising the rules around digital finance to make it easier to raise capital, invest, build new financial technology, and connect New Zealand businesses with the world, says Deputy ACT Leader Nicole McKee and ACT MP Cameron Luxton.\\ \\ **Read More**

Crypto Tax Exemption For Long-Term Gains · Digital Assets Tokenization · Digital Finance Policy Alignment · Financial Innovation · Low-Value Crypto Transactions Exemption · Private Stablecoin Issuance · Red Tape Barriers To Fintech Bank Accounts safe, low-cost cross-border transactions

27 Aug
\\ \\ **Press Release**\\ \\ **ACT to scrap costly climate bureaucracy, abolish the Climate Change Commission**\\ \\ ****Paul Henry****\\ \\ 26 Aug 2026\\ \\ “ACT will cut costs and remove duplication by disestablishing the Climate Change Commission and transferring its monitoring and reporting duties to existing bodies,” says ACT candidate Paul Henry.\\ \\ **Read More**

Act Party Climate Commission Elimination · Climate Commission Annual Cost · Climate Policy Vs Economy · Dairy Herd Reduction · Economic Slowdown And Emissions · Emissions Reporting Duplication · Rejection Of Climate Targets costs to households and businesses from mandated targets

26 Aug
\\ \\ **Speech**\\ \\ **Speech: Paul Henry at ACT Mainland Campaign Launch**\\ \\ ****Paul Henry****\\ \\ 21 Aug 2026\\ \\ When I announced I was standing for ACT, people quite reasonably asked whether I understood what I was getting myself into. Could I really cope with some twat making points of order at 11 o’clock on a Wednesday night in relation to Speaker’s ruling 58/4?\\ \\ **Read More**

Cancer Mortality In New Zealand · Cancer Research Centre · Government Confidence · Healthcare Access Via Regional Flights · Ministry Of Health Restructuring · Public Trust In Democracy · Starship Cancer Analogy a symbolic benchmark of national ambition in health innovation

25 Aug
\\ \\ **Speech**\\ \\ **Speech: David Seymour at ACT Mainland Campaign Launch**\\ \\ ****David Seymour****\\ \\ 21 Aug 2026\\ \\ Wow, how lucky are we to have such talented people with the shared mission of Unlocking New Zealand’s Potential!\\ \\ **Read More**

Arms Bill Progress · Christchurch Recovery · Deepfakes-Regulation-Bill · Electoral Redistribution · Mainland Economy Productivity · Medsafe Regulatory Reforms · South Island Gdp Per Capita Growth defending democratic freedom through legislative action

25 Aug
\\ \\ **Press Release**\\ \\ **An unserious solution to a serious problem**\\ \\ ****David Seymour****\\ \\ 24 Aug 2026\\ \\ “ACT will exercise Agree to Disagree and vote against National’s proposed social media ban,” says ACT Leader David Seymour.\\ \\ **Read More**

Age Verification Standards · Compliance Penalties · Deepfake Digital Harm · Impact Of Internet Restrictions On Youth · Political Consistency In Policy Reversal · Public Support For Social Media Ban · Regulatory Environment Effectiveness a risk of pushing teens toward darker online spaces

25 Aug
\\ \\ **Press Release**\\ \\ **One Law for All with One Future Together**\\ \\ ****David Seymour****\\ \\ 23 Aug 2026\\ \\ ACT is releasing a policy that affirms New Zealand’s core democratic values, protects property rights, reins in activist judges, and stops Parliament creating vague Treaty clauses that divide New Zealanders.\\ \\ **Read More**

Government Legal Clarity Rationale · Legal Principles · Legal Reform Accountability · Parliamentary Sovereignty Speech · Property Rights · Reo Tikanga Restrictions · Vague Treaty Clauses eliminating legal uncertainty from treaty references

24 Aug
\\ \\ **Press Release**\\ \\ **Back to the future, with a CGT to boot**\\ \\ ****David Seymour****\\ \\ 23 Aug 2026\\ \\ “Chris Hipkins is going back to the future, higher taxes, higher spending, more complicated monetary policy, and another empty promise that somehow it will all add up,” says ACT Leader David Seymour.\\ \\ **Read More**

Cgts Tax Defence · Dual Mandate Policy · Future Fund Strategy · Government Investment Efficiency · Labour's Proposed Investment Spending · Public Sector Savings · Us Cost Of Living Impact advocates for smaller, leaner administration

24 Aug