This week on Politics in Full Sentences Max Whitehead is joined by ACT Leader David Seymour and ACT Deputy Leader Beth Houlbrooke. Does the Government have a plan beyond borrowing to spend and hoping for a vaccine? What is their plan t

Increasing Fuel Tax in Time of Crisis

Jun 8th, 2020 30m 4s

This week on Politics in Full Sentences ACT Leader David Seymour is joined by former ACT President Ruwan Premathilaka and Ken Shirley, former Road Transport Forum CEO, Labour Cabinet Minister, and ACT Deputy Leader. Just as New Zealand

ACT’s Candidates for 2020

May 24th, 2020 28m 29s

Max Whitehead joins ACT Leader David Seymour and Deputy Leader Beth Houlbrooke following yesterday’s announcement of 49 talented candidates standing for ACT from Northland to Southland this election. Who are the candidates, what are t

Unpacking the Budget

May 18th, 2020 33m 11s

This week on Politics in Full Sentences Max Whitehead is joined by ACT Leader David Seymour and Deputy Leader Beth Houlbrooke to unpack the Government’s Budget. Labour knows how to throw your tax money around and its track record shows

Gun Buyback: A Disaster From Start to Finish

May 10th, 2020 32m 43s

This week on Politics in Full Sentences, Max Whitehead is joined by ACT Leader David Seymour and Council of Licenced Firearm Owners spokesperson Nicole McKee to discuss the failed "buyback" scheme. The Auditor-General has investigated

COVID: A Road to Recovery

May 3rd, 2020 32m 31s

Max Whitehead is joined by ACT Leader David Seymour and Deputy Leader Beth Houlbrooke to discuss the right economic policies for a rapid recovery. What's the Government been doing and are they about to make a big mistake?Free SpeechACT

COVID-19: SMEs and level 3

Apr 19th, 2020 29m 53s

Tonight, on Politics in Full Sentences Max Whitehead discusses the lockdown's impact on SMEs with ACT Leader David Seymour and Deputy Leader Beth Houlbrooke. SMEs are unable to operate, but rents and creditors still need to be paid. Is

COVID-19: What’s the way forward to Reopening the Economy?

Apr 6th, 2020 29m 48s

The economic pain is starting to become real to more and more people. The most important question is how and when we reopen the Economy. Tonight we talk about what a Government should do for a high-information, high-transparency, hi-te

COVID-19: Your Questions to the Government

Mar 30th, 2020 32m 58s

On this week’s episode of Politics in Full Sentences we discuss how you can help us keep democracy strong while Parliament is shut. What is the Epidemic Response Committee, how will ACT offer constructive criticism, and how can you be

COVID-19 Discussion: Your questions answered

Mar 23rd, 2020 22m 27s

On this week's episode of Politics in Full Sentences Max Whitehead joins David Seymour and Beth Houlbrooke from self-isolation to take your questions and provide answers on the COVID-19 situation and the government's response.

Abortion Law Reform: The Law, The Right to Choose, Safe Areas, and Freedom of Speech

Mar 15th, 2020 32m 44s

In this episode of Politics in Full Sentences Max Whitehead speaks to ACT Leader David Seymour and ACT Deputy Leader Beth Houlbrooke about Abortion Law Reform. A new abortion law could pass as soon as this week. So how's it different t

Runaway Rents: Is the answer regulation or reform?

Mar 9th, 2020 30m 8s

In this episode of Politics in Full Sentences Max Whitehead speaks to New Zealand Property Investors' Federation Executive Officer Andrew King and Young Act Policy Advisor Jackson Graham. Universities are back for 2020 and rents have o

Property Rights and the Year Ahead

Mar 1st, 2020 36m 11s

In this episode of Politics in Full Sentences, Max Whitehead speaks to ACT Leader David Seymour about the importance of property rights. How are property rights being eroded by the Labour-led Government? It's also an election year. Wha

State of the Nation 2020 - David Seymour, ACT Leader

Feb 13th, 2020 53m 6s

IntroductionThank you Beth and thank you to our wonderful ACT Party volunteers and President. Did you know our online donations averaged a thousand dollars per day for the hundred days before the election was called? ACT has its best m

Year in Review: ACT's Achievements in 2109

Dec 18th, 2019 31m 10s

In this episode of Politics in Full Sentences, we look back at ACT’s achievements in 2019, including the passage of the End of Life Choice Bill, being the only party to hold Labour to account on free speech, rushed firearms law and the

Labour’s election year bribes, the worsening economic outlook, and are New Zealanders overtaxed?

Dec 11th, 2019 31m 10s

In this episode of Politics in Full Sentences, Max Whitehead speaks to ACT’s Deputy Leader Beth Houlbrooke about Labour’s election year bribes, the worsening economic outlook, and asks if New Zealanders are overtaxed. Free SpeechACT Ne

Young ACT President on connecting with younger voters and free speech on campus

Dec 5th, 2019

We speak with new Young ACT President Felix Poole and ACT Leader David Seymour on how ACT is connecting with younger voters and whether free speech on campus is under threat.Free SpeechACT New ZealandPolitics in Full Sentences - Podcas

Rural Sector under attack

Nov 28th, 2019 31m 19s

This week on Politics in Full Sentences, we speak to former ACT MP and President of Federated Farmers Owen Jennings and ACT’s Deputy Leader Beth Houlbrooke. Why does the current Government not understand the rural sector? How damaging

NZ First scandal, changes to rental law, and the continued failure of the gun 'buy-back’.

Nov 20th, 2019 29m 9s

This week on Politics in Full Sentences, we talk to ACT Leader David Seymour and Deputy Beth Houlbrooke. What does the NZ First scandal mean for its political future? Will changes to rental laws do anything to help fix the housing cris

End of Life Choice Bill

Nov 13th, 2019 29m 56s

David Seymour talks to Max Whitehead about the End of Life Choice Bill after this week passing its final reading. What does the Bill actually do, and where to from here?Free SpeechACT New ZealandPolitics in Full Sentences - Podcasts NZ

An open letter to Jacinda Ardern from small business owners.

Nov 7th, 2019 28m 30s

This week, Max Whitehead speaks to ACT Deputy Leader Beth Houlbrooke and the author of a wonderful open letter to Jacinda Ardern on behalf of small business owners, insolvency lawyer Brent Norling. Why don’t Labour, the Greens and NZ F

Damien Grant on welfare, the National-Labour political duopoly, and the worst policies of the Labour Government.

Oct 30th, 2019 30m 42s

This week, Max Whitehead interviews Beth Houlbrooke and Damien Grant. We discuss National’s welfare manifesto which adopts a couple of ACT ideas, but is mostly Labour-lite. The National-Labour political duopoly: what are the consequenc

What’s eating business confidence?

Oct 23rd, 2019 30m 12s

Why is business confidence down and what effect is it having on the economy? What does a coherent, business-friendly political agenda look like? We talk with former EMA boss Kim Campbell and Deputy Leader Beth Houlbrooke. Plus, what’s

What on Earth Happened in the Local Body Elections?

Oct 16th, 2019 29m 24s

Tonight on Politics in Full Sentences, Act Leader David Seymour is joined by Stephen Berry to discuss what on earth happened in the local body elections.Stephen Berry ran a very popular guide to the Auckland local body elections this y

Do identity politics threaten to silence feminism?

Oct 9th, 2019 30m 8s

Tonight on Politics in Full Sentences ACT Leader David Seymour is joined by Speak Up For Women spokesperson Ani O’Brien. Massey University is standing up to backlash in the name of free speech to allow controversial Canadian feminists