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ACT Party

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Right-libertarian / classical-liberal party.

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29 Apr 2026 → 22 Jul 2026

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Topic	This source	Peer median	Ratio	Items
Government Size Reduction	0.87%	0.00%	unique	4
Taxpayer Burden On Debt Interest	0.87%	0.00%	unique	4

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\\ \\ **Newsletter**\\ \\ **Unlock New Zealand’s Potential**\\ \\ ****Free Press****\\ \\ 20 Jul 2026\\ \\ Our hero Sir Edmund Hillary said, ‘it’s not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves.’ \\ \\ **Read More**

Canadian Social Media Ban · Cultural Identity Politics · Government Size Vs Performance · Innovation Trials · Red Tape In Policy · Taxation And Risk Aversion high taxes discourage innovation and risk-taking

22 Jul
\\ \\ **Press Release**\\ \\ **Inflation uptick reinforces need to cut waste and grow the country**\\ \\ ****David Seymour****\\ \\ 21 Jul 2026\\ \\ “Today’s inflation figures are a reminder of why New Zealand needs to cut waste and grow the country,” says ACT Leader David Seymour.\\ \\ **Read More**

Government Size Reduction · Importer Price Inflation · Local Government Spending Discipline · Productivity Growth · Taxpayer Burden On Debt Interest economic growth through private sector strength

21 Jul
\\ \\ **Press Release**\\ \\ **$60m cement bailout exposes broken climate policy**\\ \\ ****Simon Court****\\ \\ 20 Jul 2026\\ \\ "The Government's decision to invest $60 million to keep New Zealand's biggest cement plant operating shows how badly New Zealand's climate policy is working," ACT Climate Change spokesperson Simon Court says.\\ \\ **Read More**

Cement Plant Bailout · Climate Change Targets · Economic Competitiveness · Emissions Export · Global Policy Failure · Predictable Policy Framework long-term stability needed for industrial investment

20 Jul
\\ \\ **Press Release**\\ \\ **Greens energy policy would leave New Zealand running out of power**\\ \\ ****Simon Court****\\ \\ 20 Jul 2026\\ \\ “The Greens' energy policy ignores reality and would leave everyday Kiwis poorer,” says ACT Energy spokesperson Simon Court.\\ \\ **Read More**

Energy Policy Feasibility · Infrastructure Commission Data · Kiwipower Public Entity · Power Security Decline · Renewable Energy Firming · Zero-Interest Solar Loans For Homeowners cited to support gas-based pricing stability

20 Jul
\\ \\ **Press Release**\\ \\ **Greens drag New Zealand back to compulsory unionism**\\ \\ ****Parmjeet Parmar****\\ \\ 16 Jul 2026\\ \\ ACT MP Dr Parmjeet Parmar is condemning the Green Party's plan to make union membership the default for new workers, saying it replaces free choice with Government coercion.\\ \\ **Read More**

Free Choice In Employment · Historical Labour Policy · Union Automatic Enrolment · Union Membership Contributions · Union Political Spending businesses overburdened by administrative obligations

16 Jul
\\ \\ **Speech**\\ \\ **Speech: David Seymour at the Canterbury Club**\\ \\ ****David Seymour****\\ \\ 16 Jul 2026\\ \\ Innovation trials; a pathway through bureaucracy\\ \\ **Read More**

Agri-Tech Adoption Barriers · Deregulation Accountability · Government Overregulation · Innovation Trials · Productivity Decline · Red Tape In Policy reducing government interference to empower entrepreneurs

16 Jul
\\ \\ **Press Release**\\ \\ **ACT: back professional self-certification to build faster and cheaper**\\ \\ ****Cameron Luxton****\\ \\ 15 Jul 2026\\ \\ Responding to National’s proposal to let qualified engineers sign off certain work without council inspection and establish a specialist Building Consent Authority, ACT Building and Construction spokesperson Cameron Luxton says:\\ \\ **Read More**

Consenting Monopoly · Duplication In Local Councils · Government Responsibility Shifting · Private Health Insurance · Regional Building Consent Authorities · Self-Certification For Tradies puts accountability with professionals

15 Jul
\\ \\ **Speech**\\ \\ **Speech: David Seymour at Graeme Dingle Foundation Business Leaders’ Dinner**\\ \\ ****David Seymour****\\ \\ 15 Jul 2026\\ \\ How to save childhood without destroying adult freedom\\ \\ **Read More**

Government Social Media Policy · International Experience With Social Media Bans · Mental Health In Nz · Phone Addiction In Youth · Social Media Company Incentives · Technology In Parenting deteriorating due to smartphone and social media exposure

15 Jul
\\ \\ **Press Release**\\ \\ **Paul Henry to stand for ACT in 2026 election**\\ \\ ****David Seymour****\\ \\ 14 Jul 2026\\ \\ High profile broadcaster Paul Henry will stand as an ACT Party list candidate at this year’s general election.\\ \\ **Read More**

Act Party Initiative · Cost Of Living · Intergenerational Economic Prosperity · National Prosperity · Public Service Bureaucracy · Voter Base Extremism emotional appeal to grandparents' hopes for children

14 Jul
\\ \\ **Press Release**\\ \\ **Hipkins coming apart**\\ \\ ****David Seymour****\\ \\ 14 Jul 2026\\ \\ “Chris Hipkins' extraordinary admission that he’d never pay his own capital gains tax on his bach because he’d never sell it beggars belief, this bloke is coming apart,” says ACT Leader David Seymour.\\ \\ **Read More**

Act Party Opposition · Labour Policy Criticism · Land Tax Double Taxation · Property Ownership Stress · Tall Poppy Syndrome In Taxation · Wealth Tax Hypocrisy life events disrupt financial planning

14 Jul
\\ \\ **Press Release**\\ \\ **Five new policies for a tougher, smarter response to crime**\\ \\ ****David Seymour****\\ \\ 12 Jul 2026\\ \\ “Being tough on crime is not the opposite of being smart on crime. It is smart to give communities tools to stand up for themselves, to stop repeat offenders creating more victims, and to target behaviour that can escalate into more serious offending,” says ACT Leader David Seymour.\\ \\ **Read More**

Coercion By Animal Abuse · Community-Driven Safety · Deportation Of Serious Offenders · Rural Crime Perception · Three Strikes For Burglary · Tough On Crime Policy addresses rising farm-based threats with targeted funding

13 Jul
\\ \\ **Press Release**\\ \\ **Fiordland wapiti becomes New Zealand's first Herd of Special Interest**\\ \\ ****Cameron Luxton****\\ \\ 13 Jul 2026\\ \\ ACT Conservation spokesperson and keen hunter Cameron Luxton has welcomed today's designation of Fiordland's wapiti as New Zealand's first Herd of Special Interest.\\ \\ **Read More**

Conservation And Hunting Co-Benefits · Hunter-Led Conservation · Local Expertise In Conservation Governance · Treaty Of Waitangi Environmental Stewardship · Volunteer-Led Park Management community-driven environmental management as effective and legitimate

13 Jul
\\ \\ **Press Release**\\ \\ **More patients choosing assisted death, but law still too restrictive**\\ \\ ****David Seymour****\\ \\ 8 Jul 2026\\ \\ ACT Party Leader David Seymour and ACT Party Health Spokesperson Todd Stephenson welcome the Registrar (assisted dying) Annual Report, which shows more people are choosing to live out their final days on their own terms, and with dignity. \\ \\ **Read More**

Advances Denial Rate · Assisted Dying Eligibility · Death With Dignity · End Of Life Choice Bill · Six-Month Prognosis Requirement robust protections for vulnerable individuals

8 Jul
\\ \\ **Press Release**\\ \\ **OCR hike shows we must cut the waste to grow the country**\\ \\ ****David Seymour****\\ \\ 8 Jul 2026\\ \\ “Today’s OCR increase to 2.50 percent is a reminder that Government spending competes with household budgets. The war on inflation is never won, and the price of affordable mortgages is eternal vigilance on Government spending,” says ACT Leader David Seymour.\\ \\ **Read More**

Affordable Mortgages · Budget Economic Growth · Local Government Spending Discipline · Reserve Bank Rate Hikes · Waste Reduction In Public Sector prosperity via disciplined, market-friendly spending

8 Jul
\\ \\ **Press Release**\\ \\ **ACT will stop any proposed VPN ban**\\ \\ ****David Seymour****\\ \\ 7 Jul 2026\\ \\ "ACT will prevent any ban on VPNs," says ACT Leader David Seymour. \\ \\ **Read More**

Children's Online Safety Policy · Digital Authoritarianism In Democracies · Free Speech On Social Media · Online Privacy Norms · Vpn Ban Opposition real harms exist but solutions must not infringe adult privacy

7 Jul
\\ \\ **Press Release**\\ \\ **Greens' fertiliser ban would send food prices soaring**\\ \\ ****Andrew Hoggard****\\ \\ 7 Jul 2026\\ \\ “The Green Party's latest push to ban synthetic fertiliser would drive up the price of everyday food at the checkout and slash New Zealand's export income.” ACT Agriculture spokesperson Andrew Hoggard says. \\ \\ **Read More**

Cost-Of-Living Crisis · Export Market Decline · Farm Water Quality Monitoring · Farmers' Productivity · Green Party Tax Policy · Phase Out Synthetic Fertilisers technological progress enables sustainable food production

7 Jul
\\ \\ **Press Release**\\ \\ **McKee delivers real estate fix, ACT says regulators must be pulled further into line**\\ \\ ****Todd Stephenson****\\ \\ 3 Jul 2026\\ \\ “Associate Justice Minister Nicole McKee deserves credit for removing a disproportionately harsh penalty that could stop real estate agents from working for five years,” says ACT Public Service spokesperson Todd Stephenson.\\ \\ **Read More**

Free Speech Protections · Independent Professional Standards · Medical Regulatory Overreach · Real Estate Cpd Penalties · Regulatory Libertarianism · Workplace Neutrality public safety and competence, not ideology, should guide rules

5 Jul
\\ \\ **Press Release**\\ \\ **ACT announces final candidates as nationwide team takes shape for 2026**\\ \\ ****Todd Stephenson****\\ \\ 4 Jul 2026\\ \\ ACT is today unveiling it's final group of electorate candidates as it continues building its nationwide team for the 2026 General Election.\\ \\ **Read More**

Campaign Teamwork · Economic Growth · Emergency Medicine Leadership · Non-Elected Bodies · Real-World Experience Candidates · Tax Dollar Respect values technical skill and operational success in health

5 Jul
\\ \\ **Press Release**\\ \\ **ACT announces moves to stop abusers weaponising pets**\\ \\ ****Karen Chhour****\\ \\ 5 Jul 2026\\ \\ “Victims of family violence should never have to choose between their own safety and the safety of the pet they love,” says ACT’s Family and Sexual Violence spokesperson Karen Chhour, launching a new ACT policy at Pet Refuge today.\\ \\ **Read More**

Family Violence Response Gaps · Impact Of Animal Violence On Families · Protective Order Enforcement new Zealand lags behind in addressing pet-based coercion

5 Jul
\\ \\ **Press Release**\\ \\ **Debt lower than expected, but wasteful spending still holding economy back**\\ \\ ****David Seymour****\\ \\ 2 Jul 2026\\ \\ “Financial Statements of the Government released today are good news for Kiwis, and provide more assurance the economy is turning around,” says ACT Leader Seymour.\\ \\ **Read More**

Debt Reduction Timeline · Emergency Service Public Trust · Government Size Reduction · Productivity Growth · Public Service Tax Burden · Small Government rebuilding confidence through fiscal responsibility

3 Jul