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Simon Court

@SimonCourtACT

ACT Under-Sec for RM reform and Infrastructure. Portfolios-Energy-Resources-Climate Authorised by C. Purves, 27 Gillies Avenue, Auckland.

New Zealand Katılım Eylül 2014
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Simon Court@SimonCourtACT·
Thank you Bjorn Lomborg for your insights - how to get the most benefit by investing in Best Things First. ACT was chuffed to host Bjorn and Roland from Copenhagen Consensus Centre at Parliament this week, to present to around 80 guests. BCR key to good decision making!
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We are living through an epidemic of institutional cowardice. A tiny minority have become confused by basic biological reality, and instead of politely correcting them, institutions have surrendered.
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That is why ACT is supporting the Definitions of Woman and Man Amendment Bill at its first reading. We’re sending it to Select Committee because it’s time to break the silence and let the public speak freely.
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People who sincerely feel they were born in the wrong body should be treated with absolute kindness. But true compassion does not require society to surrender objective truth, women’s sports, or safe spaces.
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Or is this just normal water cooler chat in the Greens office now? This is what happens when ideology completely detaches from reality. The Greens have officially jumped the shark.
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Green MP Teanau Tuiono appears to think Israel moving its embassy into a Wellington office block is somehow comparable to Hamas using civilians as human shields. Do the Greens seriously believe Israeli diplomats are using Wellington office workers as a human shield?
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Michael Wood@michaelwoodnz·
Bullying is a sad reality in our schools, workplaces, and online. Pink Shirt day is an important time to say that we won’t stand for it & that treating people with respect is a cornerstone value of our country. Don’t put up with bullying - talk to a friend, your union, or someone who will stand with you. Happy Pink Shirt day.
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ACT New Zealand@actparty·
School Strike 4 Climate, then vs now. @dbseymour's school attendance push is working.
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What parent would want their child protesting next to adults with signs stating ‘a murdered fascist makes no noise. I’d shed your blood to save the world.’ These students should be in school.
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Announced: We’re increasing access to type 2 diabetes medicines, and removing race-based eligibility criteria.
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plainjane@plainjane130632·
@SimonCourtACT Funny how youre now having fake outrage and defending LGBTQIT , will you attend the pride march 🤔 🙄
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Simon Court@SimonCourtACT·
A journalist faces the music for homophobic comments, and Green MP Steve Abel calls it a “Witch Hunt”. The tin foil hats are firmly on. Funny how "accountability" is only a core value for the Greens when they’re targeting people they disagree with.
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Sure, the plane gets recycled over time. Great. That just proves the point: even the Greens depend on mining to do their jobs. No mining = no aircraft, no phones, no wind turbines, no EVs, no modern economy.
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Flying an Airbus into a remote corner of NZ to protest mining is peak Green politics. They sure didn’t hike there in hemp sandals carrying messages on carved driftwood! A single A321 contains roughly 30+ tonnes of aluminium or well over 120 tonnes of mined bauxite ore to produce.
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As an engineer, this drives me insane. Infrastructure is supposed to solve problems not become a permanent jobs fest for consultants, planners, and managers. NZ needs practical engineering, faster consenting, and one question answered: Did we build more, faster, for less?
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There is a disease at the heart of NZ infrastructure: gold plating. City Rail Link could’ve been built for half the cost? Wellington spent years debating a footbridge engineers say may not work. In Hawke’s Bay, a $16m bridge proposal vswhile cheaper practical options ignored.
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In Australia, 30% of all homes have solar. In New Zealand it’s just 4%. The difference? Bureaucracy. Installing a solar panel here can take months, with eight layers of sign off. Australians get it done in 24 hours. Today, David Seymour launched a regulatory review to cut back the paperwork so you can switch on affordable energy.
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