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Former Labour President and Howard League CEO Mike Williams on Crime: Last Chance to Register this Week

Last Chance to Register for Conference this Week


It is not too late to register (you can do it online by clicking here), we hope to see you there.

We are pleased to have Mike Williams addressing our conference in Orakei Bay, Auckland, February 25 at 11.20am.

Mike Williams is the legendary former Labour Party President and now CEO of the Howard League. We’ve invited him to our conference to talk about why prisoners keep coming back, and the amazing story of what the League and its grass roots volunteers are doing to fix it.

With crime likely to be a major issue in the 2017 election, ACT is proud to be hosting someone whose using private initiative, not Government, to solve a major problem.

If you cannot make it for the whole day, you are welcome to attend David Seymour’s keynote address at 2pm free of charge. David will be setting out what we stand for, what we stand against and what role we will be play in the MMP cauldron of the 2017 election. He will also be revealing a game breaking new smart on crime policy to reduce recidivism and keep our communities safe.

Can't be there in person? Tune in to David's address live on his Facebook, 25 February from 2pm: https://www.facebook.com/davidseymourACT/


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