Free Press 26/1/16: We're back
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We’re
Back
After a bumper 2015, Free Press is
back for an even bigger 2016. This week we invite you to
ACT’s 2016 Party Conference. Attendees will see an ACT
Party that is rejuvenating and on a roll into the next
election.
Register Here
If you’re
already sold, you need read no further. You can register
online here: http://www.act.org.nz/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=196
A
Top Line Up
If you require more convincing, we
have an outstanding program. Each speaker is expert in their
field and passionate about ACT’s central idea: that a
better New Zealand comes from better policies.
Strong Communities and Free
People
All of the speakers have one thing in
common. They don’t just talk about making New Zealand a
better place, they’ve all been active and successful at
doing it. We’re proud to host them because they show
it’s not always politicians and their grand government
schemes that make New Zealand a better place, but that true
compassion means directly helping.
Ruth
Money
The country’s leading victims’
advocate. As a volunteer she has assisted victims of some
of the highest profile cases in recent times with navigating
the justice system. ACT has always advocated putting
victims’ rights first and Ruth is at the forefront of not
only talking about how victims can be better supported
(which she’ll do at the conference) but actively
supporting them on her own time.
Dame Lesley
Max
Co-founder and CEO of the Great Potentials
Foundation and creator of the HIPPY and MATES programs.
Since its foundation, ACT has advocated strong community
organisations solving social problems where the Government
doesn’t always get it right. We are honoured to host one
of New Zealand’s leading social entrepreneurs at our
conference.
Lindsay
Mitchell
Lindsay’s blog is a recognised
authority on welfare reform. As an assiduous researcher she
is the best person in the country recount what National’s
reforms have and haven’t achieved over the past eight
years, and what the nest steps for reducing child poverty
should be.
Michael Littlewood
Recently
retired from the University of Auckland’s Retirement
Policy and Research Centre, Michael Littlewood has been at
the forefront of the superannuation debate in New Zealand
since the early 1990s. ACT believes that John Key and all
other leaders have been too eager to kick the retirement can
down the road, and we’re proud to host a definitive expert
on the subject at our conference.
Matthew
Hooton
New Zealand’s best free market
commentator, Matthew’s weekly National Business
Review column is compulsory reading for many on the
right. Matthew reminds us that New Zealand once led the
world at free market reform, and that National have done
little to roll back Helen Clark’s legacy of government
expansionism.
David Seymour
Our
leader’s keynote address will focus on the four P’s of
free market environmentalism, Pricing, Property Rights,
Prosperity, and Private Initiative. For too long
environmentalism has been confused with government
intervention when all the evidence worldwide shows it is
free societies that make the best environmental
custodians.
Sonare on the Orakei Basin (and a
Tesla Roadster)
If all of that is too much, you
will be entertained by Auckland jazz band Sonare on the edge
of the beautiful Orakei Basin. Free Press also
understands that, on the Smart Green theme, Tesla will be
offering rides in their electric super car, the Tesla
Roadster.
Early Bird Registration and
Accommodation Discounts
If we haven’t sold you
yet, we should tell you that there are early bird
registration fees and discounts for ACT members. We expect
this conference to sell out early so please get in quick.
You can register online here: http://www.act.org.nz/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=196
or call the ACT office on 09 523 0470
That’s All
Folks
It’s going to be a stunning conference,
we hope to see you there. Free Press will return in
its normal format next
week.