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16 May 2012
7:14pm

Statement from John Banks on gift basket

On a personal trip to Hong Kong I received a gift basket at my hotel from Mr Kim Dotcom. I did not accept the gift and gave it to hotel staff. I did not give the matter any further thought.

I have learned through the media today that the gift was supposedly worth more than $500, an amount which requires disclosure under the Register of Pecuniary and Other Specified Interests.

16 May 2012
2:09pm

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Performance Based Pay for Teachers Long Overdue

Chris Simmons / Press Release / Primary And Secondary Education

ACT New Zealand today welcomed Education Minister Hekia Parata’s serious consideration of performance based pay for teachers, which is best practice in industries all around the world and is long overdue in the education sector.

30 Apr 2012
3:30pm

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Statement by John Banks re: 2010 Auckland Mayoralty Campaign Return

John Banks / Press Release

John Banks today welcomed the news that there will be a second investigation into his 2010 Auckland Mayoralty Campaign electoral return.

26 Apr 2012
5:40pm

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Introduction Of Spending Limit A Victory For ACT

John Banks / Press Release

Today’s announcement that the Government will introduce a spending limit into the Public Finance Act is another welcome victory for the ACT Party, ACT Leader John Banks today.

“ACT has long believed in the need for a legislated spending limit to keep politicians’ spending in check. It is for this reason that we pushed so hard to have it included in our Confidence and Supply Agreement with National,” Mr Banks said.

25 Apr 2012
10:00am

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ANZAC day speech - Newmarket Business Association Sevice

John Banks / Speech

We remember, O God; the wars we have endured; the killing, the grief, and the courage. For the evil that was done, we ask your pardon. For what was great and honourable, we give you glory.

We are gathered here today to honour all our war veterans.

On this day 97 years ago, New Zealand soldiers were in a fight for their lives on the shores of ANZAC Cove. Members of the Auckland Infantry Battalion were the first to land that fateful day. They were among the onslaught of three thousand New Zealanders. By nightfall six hundred were dead.

22 Nov 2011
9:37pm

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Don Brash on the NZ Herald live chat

ACT Party / Blog / Economy

Earlier this afternoon Don Brash participated in an online live chat on the New Zealand Herald website. Below are some of the highlights.

On ACT’s appeal in 2011:

I subscribe to most of the values that National espouses on its website - limited government, personal responsibility, equal citizenship, to name just three.

10 Nov 2011
1:00pm

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Speech to Rural Policy Launch

ACT Party / Blog / Regulatory Reform / Rural

Speech to Rural Policy Launch
Hamilton November 10^th

Thank you for attending today.

My name is John Thompson. I am placed at number ten on the ACT Party List and I am part of the rural group in the Top 12 Caucus.

I will get the electioneering part over now as I am asking you you for your Party Vote to ACT and I hope to enter Parliament by way of getting there via the list ranking that I have.

29 Oct 2011
1:15pm

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Roger Kerr 1945-2011

ACT Party / Blog / Economy

Today we lost a dear friend and an exceptional New Zealander.

Roger Kerr spent his lifetime serving New Zealand. After 20 years working at a senior level with the New Zealand Treasury and the Department of Foreign Affairs he was appointed the first Executive Director of the New Zealand Business Roundtable, a position he held for the next 25 years.

3 Oct 2011
2:44pm

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Help Stephen Whittington In Wellington Central

ACT Party / Blog

In the upcoming election, I will be standing as ACT’s candidate in Wellington Central. If you are willing to support me financially, please make a donation to 01-0505-0661103-00. Account name is Wellington Central Campaign.

With your support, $50 will enable us to deliver 500 leaflets; $100 will enable us to put up three billboards; and $1,000 will enable us to put a letter in half the letterboxes in Wellington Central.

Thank you for any donation – no matter how small!

21 Sep 2011
2:16pm

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Innumerate Greens

ACT Party / Blog / Taxation

I honestly cannot believe that the Greens have made such a simple mistake, in a document which is intended to set out how they will finance their plans to significantly increase Government expenditure.

16 May 2012
7:14pm

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Statement from John Banks on gift basket

John Banks / Press Release

On a personal trip to Hong Kong I received a gift basket at my hotel from Mr Kim Dotcom. I did not accept the gift and gave it to hotel staff. I did not give the matter any further thought.

I have learned through the media today that the gift was supposedly worth more than $500, an amount which requires disclosure under the Register of Pecuniary and Other Specified Interests.

16 May 2012
2:09pm

comments

Performance Based Pay for Teachers Long Overdue

Chris Simmons / Press Release / Primary And Secondary Education

ACT New Zealand today welcomed Education Minister Hekia Parata’s serious consideration of performance based pay for teachers, which is best practice in industries all around the world and is long overdue in the education sector.

30 Apr 2012
3:30pm

comments

Statement by John Banks re: 2010 Auckland Mayoralty Campaign Return

John Banks / Press Release

John Banks today welcomed the news that there will be a second investigation into his 2010 Auckland Mayoralty Campaign electoral return.

26 Apr 2012
5:40pm

comments

Introduction Of Spending Limit A Victory For ACT

John Banks / Press Release

Today’s announcement that the Government will introduce a spending limit into the Public Finance Act is another welcome victory for the ACT Party, ACT Leader John Banks today.

“ACT has long believed in the need for a legislated spending limit to keep politicians’ spending in check. It is for this reason that we pushed so hard to have it included in our Confidence and Supply Agreement with National,” Mr Banks said.

25 Apr 2012
10:00am

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ANZAC day speech - Newmarket Business Association Sevice

John Banks / Speech

We remember, O God; the wars we have endured; the killing, the grief, and the courage. For the evil that was done, we ask your pardon. For what was great and honourable, we give you glory.

We are gathered here today to honour all our war veterans.

On this day 97 years ago, New Zealand soldiers were in a fight for their lives on the shores of ANZAC Cove. Members of the Auckland Infantry Battalion were the first to land that fateful day. They were among the onslaught of three thousand New Zealanders. By nightfall six hundred were dead.

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