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'A lot of others in the firing line': ACT's Paul Henry says other Govt agencies likely to be scrapped

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Wed, 26 Aug 2026, 6:13pm
Photo / Sylvie Whinray
Photo / Sylvie Whinray

ACT is signalling the Climate Change Commission isn't the only agency in its firing line, if they're re-elected to Government.

The party's revived a failed pledge from last election to scrap the agency tasked with monitoring and adapting to the growing risk of extreme events.

ACT claims the Commission's cost taxpayers $100 million dollars since being set up. 

Candidate Paul Henry claims it does nothing to benefit the climate. 

"We're not coming after them alone - our policy at the moment is to reduce the number of departments in Government from 43 to 19."

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