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We’ve Done The Mahi – It’s Time For The Treats
Wednesday, 23 March 2022, 11:49 am | ACT New Zealand
“No wonder we have a productivity problem when even the Prime Minister takes 22 minutes to deliver 2 minutes of information,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Jacinda seems to have a case of separation anxiety, she can’t let go of control. She keeps ... More >>
Mental Health Report Shows Why We Need MHANZ
Tuesday, 22 March 2022, 2:58 pm | ACT New Zealand
Today’s Te Huringa: Change and Transformation - Mental Health Service and Addiction Service Monitoring Report 2022 report by the Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission shows that the Government’s expensive but poorly-planned approach to mental health ... More >>
Jacinda Makes Us Wait An Ardernity
Tuesday, 22 March 2022, 12:27 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Today’s Westpac McDermott Miller Consumer Confidence Index shows that New Zealand is heading towards a recession, with consumer confidence at its lowest level since the 2008 Global Financial Crisis,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “The ANZ Consumer ... More >>
ACT Welcomes Common Sense Report On Climate Change
Tuesday, 22 March 2022, 10:19 am | ACT New Zealand
“ACT has welcomed New Zealand Initiative Senior Economist Matt Burgess’s report on climate change policy Pretence of Necessity. It reiterates what ACT has been saying all along, our Government’s climate policies are costly, ineffective, and need ... More >>
NZ The Remains The Weakest Link In The West
Monday, 21 March 2022, 4:22 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The entire country of New Zealand has given less support to Ukraine than Larry Ellison as we continue to be the weakest link in the West,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “The announcement today of $5 million is pathetic when we have Javelin ... More >>
Media Addicted PM Feigns Ignorance Over Sneaky Friday Decision
Monday, 21 March 2022, 4:15 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The most media savvy Prime Minister in New Zealand history must have found it hard to keep straight face when she claimed at her post-cabinet performance today that she’s not involved in media decisions,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “The ... More >>
It’s No Longer An Eternity, It’s An Ardernity
Monday, 21 March 2022, 3:45 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Once again the Prime Minister has made an announcement about an announcement, leaving us waiting an Ardernity for a decision,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Cabinet made the decision about restrictions today. Jacinda should treat us like ... More >>
Hospitalisations Won’t Go Up If Restrictions Are Lifted
Monday, 21 March 2022, 10:04 am | ACT New Zealand
“Health Minister Andrew Little has this morning admitted that if mandates and other restrictions were lifted, there wouldn’t be an increase in hospitalisations,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Appearing on Today FM, Little was asked “If restrictions ... More >>
ICYMI Friday News Dump: No MIQ For Unvaccinated Kiwis
Sunday, 20 March 2022, 6:08 am | ACT New Zealand
“The Government has staged a quiet, Friday afternoon backdown on vaccine mandates, updating the MBIE website so that unvaccinated citizens and residents can re-enter the country without isolation,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “As recently as ... More >>
Firearms Processing Times Get Worse
Saturday, 19 March 2022, 7:19 pm | ACT New Zealand
“With the roar, tahr culling and duck hunting season just around the corner, the time it’s taking to get a firearms licence keeps getting longer,” says ACT’s Firearms Law Reform spokesperson Nicole McKee. “There are 2694 people currently ... More >>
Minister Tinetti Must Explain Unusual Kashmir Censorship
Saturday, 19 March 2022, 6:56 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Minister for Internal Affairs Jan Tinetti needs to explain why the Classification Office appears to have carried out last minute censorship of the film ‘The Kashmir Files,’” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “The Kashmir Files is clearly controversial ... More >>
Why Wait Until April 13th?
Saturday, 19 March 2022, 2:15 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Newshub Nation this morning reported that vaccine passes will be gone by April 13th, why not just do it now?” Asks ACT Leader David Seymour. “ACT was the first party to say it’s time to move on. Last month we released a cost benefit analysis ... More >>
Anti-business Immigration Policy Needs Overhaul
Friday, 18 March 2022, 1:40 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The Government’s appalling attitude towards entrepreneurs from overseas has been exposed yet again. This time it’s a young French family who have worked desperately to keep their Napier cafe open despite multiple lockdowns and restrictions,” says ... More >>
GDP Numbers A Bump In The Road Downhill
Thursday, 17 March 2022, 10:58 am | ACT New Zealand
“Today’s GDP numbers show a small bump in the road downhill,” says ACT Leader and Finance spokesperson David Seymour. “These numbers are already out of date, they’re a bump between last year’s real lockdown and this year’s virtual lockdown. ... More >>
History Curriculum Takes Us Backwards
Thursday, 17 March 2022, 10:55 am | ACT New Zealand
“The new history curriculum leaves huge gaps in our true history, excluding science, technology and the women’s movement – it’s all about colonisation,” says ACT’s Education spokesperson Chris Baillie. “The curriculum divides history into ... More >>
National’s Capital Gains Tax Needs To Go
Thursday, 17 March 2022, 9:01 am | ACT New Zealand
“The National Party’s capital gains tax is causing stress and uncertainty for families and it needs to go”, says ACT Deputy Leader and Housing spokesperson Brooke van Velden. “ Stuff this morning reported the plight of the Spenceley family who ... More >>
ACT Cancels Cancel Culture
Wednesday, 16 March 2022, 5:16 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Pressure from the ACT Party has forced Justice Minister Kris Faafoi to shelve his plans to put cancel culture on steroids,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Faafoi won’t commit to passing his proposed Hate Speech laws this term despite previously ... More >>
PM: Closed Border For Another Six Weeks To Prevent Less Than 1% Of Cases
Wednesday, 16 March 2022, 3:52 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Jacinda Ardern today made the extraordinary admission in Parliament that she’s keeping the border closed for another six weeks to save us from 1,000 cases on COVID a week – even though we currently have at least 197,000 active cases,” says ACT ... More >>
New Zealand Economy Needs Tourism
Wednesday, 16 March 2022, 3:27 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The Prime Minister needs to open New Zealand up for tourists and international visitors and she should do it tomorrow,” says ACT’s Tourism spokesperson Dr James McDowall. “Not only do tourists have to keep waiting to come to New Zealand, but ... More >>
Just Make A Decision, Prime Minister
Wednesday, 16 March 2022, 12:06 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The Prime Minister is holding on to Covid-19 longer than the saga of whether Ross and Rachel were on a break”, says ACT Leader David Seymour. “We know Jacinda Ardern loves standing at the podium and making announcements. We know she needs Covid-19 ... More >>
