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Brent & Jacque More FMBeth Houlbrooke from the Rodney Local Board on some of the great environmental initiatives they are involved in.
2021-08-0204 min
The SumUp#4 - Beth Houlbrook: NZ 2020 - ACTIn this episode Beth Houlbrooke from the ACT Party kindly takes some time to talk about some of the issues and policies around the 2020 NZ election - Including the education and the economy.
2020-10-131h 01
Politics CentralDavid Seymour: Act Party announces surprising party list for 2020 electionFirearms specialist Nicole McKee has become an Act Party candidate and secured No 3 spot in the party list announced today by leader David Seymour.The party has a new deputy leader, Brooke Van Velden, who replaces Beth Houlbrooke, and will take the No 2 spot behind Seymour.McKee is a first-time candidate.Van Velden stood for Act in Auckland Central last election.Act's No 3 list candidate Nicole KcKee. Photo / SuppliedOn current polling, Seymour would be joined to two or three more Act MPs.Van Velden has been a parliamentary adviser to Seymour and...
2020-06-2811 min
Politics in Full Sentences: ACT New ZealandACT’s Economic Plan for RecoveryThis 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 to use technology to reopen the border? New Zealanders need certainty. What’s ACT’s economic plan?Free SpeechACT New ZealandPolitics in Full Sentences - Podcasts NZSchool of Practical Politics
2020-06-1500 min
Saucy ShortsRosesIt’s the morning of Shayni and Nathan’s wedding. Beth is doing her best to soothe Shayni’s pre-nuptial jitters...or is she the root of them?
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2020-06-1224 minPolitics in Full Sentences: ACT New ZealandACT’s Candidates for 2020Max 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 their values, and when do they start campaigning? Free SpeechACT New ZealandPolitics in Full Sentences - Podcasts NZSchool of Practical Politics
2020-05-2500 minPolitics in Full Sentences: ACT New ZealandUnpacking the BudgetThis 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 it’ll fail to deliver on its promise to rebuild the economy. What’s in the Budget and what’s ACT’s alternative solution? Free SpeechACT New ZealandPolitics in Full Sentences - Podcasts NZSchool of Practical Politics
2020-05-1800 minPolitics in Full Sentences: ACT New ZealandCOVID: A Road to RecoveryMax 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 New ZealandPolitics in Full Sentences - Podcasts NZSchool of Practical Politics
2020-05-0400 minPolitics in Full Sentences: ACT New ZealandCOVID-19: SMEs and level 3Tonight, 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 the Government failing to understand the urgency of the situation?Free SpeechACT New ZealandPolitics in Full Sentences - Podcasts NZSchool of Practical Politics
2020-04-2000 minPolitics in Full Sentences: ACT New ZealandCOVID-19 Discussion: Your questions answeredOn 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.
2020-03-2300 minPolitics in Full Sentences: ACT New ZealandAbortion Law Reform: The Law, The Right to Choose, Safe Areas, and Freedom of SpeechIn 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 to the current law, why does it need changing, and what happened to 'safe areas'?Free SpeechACT New ZealandPolitics in Full Sentences - Podcasts NZSchool of Practical Politics
2020-03-1600 minPolitics in Full Sentences: ACT New ZealandLabour’s election year bribes, the worsening economic outlook, and are New Zealanders overtaxed?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 New ZealandPolitics in Full Sentences - Podcasts NZSchool of Practical Politics
2019-12-1200 minPolitics in Full Sentences: ACT New ZealandRural Sector under attackThis 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 will the Zero Carbon Act and other red tape be for the economy? And is the National Party missing in action on rural issues after voting for the Zero Carbon Bill? Free SpeechACT New ZealandPolitics in Full Sentences - Podcasts NZSchool of Practical Politics
2019-11-2800 minPolitics in Full Sentences: ACT New ZealandNZ First scandal, changes to rental law, and the continued failure of the gun 'buy-back’.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 crisis? And are Police now admitting that the gun ‘buy-back’ has been a complete failure?Free SpeechACT New ZealandPolitics in Full Sentences - Podcasts NZSchool of Practical Politics
2019-11-2100 minPolitics in Full Sentences: ACT New ZealandAn open letter to Jacinda Ardern from small business owners.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 First understand small business? Which government policies are doing the most damage to SMEs and what can be done?Free SpeechACT New ZealandPolitics in Full Sentences - Podcasts NZSchool of Practical Politics
2019-11-0700 minPolitics in Full Sentences: ACT New ZealandDamien Grant on welfare, the National-Labour political duopoly, and the worst policies of the Labour Government.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 consequences for New Zealand and how do we break it? And, it’s been two years since Labour took office. What has been the Government’s most damaging policy?
2019-10-3100 minPolitics in Full Sentences: ACT New ZealandWhat’s eating business confidence?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 ACT’s vision for the economy? We discuss a flat tax, slashing red tape, reversing the oil and gas ban, and bringing back 90-day trials.Free SpeechACT New ZealandPolitics in Full Sentences - Podcasts NZSchool of Practical Politics
2019-10-2400 minPolitics in Full Sentences: ACT New ZealandIs banning flavoured vape nuts?In this episode, Jonathan, co-founder of VAPO and Alt NZ (with Ben Pryor), is joined by Act Party Deputy Leader Beth Houlbrooke and Employment Law Expert Max Whitehead. They talk about how the Government has signaled new regulations could be on their way to limit the flavours of vapes and e-cigarettes. Are these regulations necessary? Would they hinder smokers switching to a healthier alternative? Is vaping even the healthier alternative? What regulations, if any, would our panel support and what effect would they have on the economy?
2019-10-0200 min
Politics in Full Sentences: ACT New ZealandEnd of Life Choice, Israel Folau, free speech and the gun buybackThis week, we discuss the Israel Folau saga. Is his right to free speech being denied or is this the marketplace of ideas at work? Also, the Government’s gun buyback scheme is going from bad to worse. Why is it rushing the process, ignoring the experts, and failing to pay gun owners what their firearms are worth? And what risks does this approach carry? Hosted by Ruwan Premathilaka and featuring regular guests ACT Leader David Seymour and Deputy Leader Beth Houlbrooke.
ACT New Zealand
Politics in Full Sentences - Podcasts NZ
2019-06-2700 min
Politics in Full Sentences: ACT New ZealandNZ Budget 2019 and Improving EducationThe inaugural episode of the ACT Party’s weekly podcast for those who love free markets and free minds. Each episode covers off the week in politics and one big idea for a better tomorrow. This week discusses the 2019 Budget and thoughts on improving education in New Zealand - along with shocking words from the PM Jacinda Ardern about the control Unions have over Government policy.
Hosted by Ruwan Premathilaka with regular guests ACT Leader David Seymour and Deputy Leader Beth Houlbrooke.
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2019-06-1500 min