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A Referendum Is A Conversation
Tuesday, 29 March 2022, 12:23 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The ACT Party welcomes National Leader Christopher Luxon saying he wants a conversation about co-governance. We put it to him that a referendum is a conversation where ordinary people get a say,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “You can’t solve problems ... More >>
PM Needs To Be Clear On Co-governance Agenda
Monday, 28 March 2022, 12:11 pm | ACT New Zealand
“With Cabinet today considering the controversial and divisive He Puapua document and what’s next for New Zealand after signing the UNDRIP – it’s time for the Prime Minister to be clear about her government’s intentions around co-governance,” ... More >>
Ideological Fuel Mandate Would Only Increase Costs
Monday, 28 March 2022, 9:21 am | ACT New Zealand
"The Government’s plan to force retailers in to using biofuels will pump up the price of fuel and is pointless when the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) can help us meet our targets anyway,” says ACT’s Environment and Climate Change spokesperson ... More >>
Davis Should Apologise For Arrogant “Grizzling” Comment
Saturday, 26 March 2022, 6:29 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Children’s Minister Kelvin Davis has refused to apologise for saying people who submitted to a select committee were just “grizzling,” says ACT’s Children’s spokesperson Karen Chhour. “When I grew up dealing with Child, Youth and Family, ... More >>
The Real Pay Gap Is With Australia
Friday, 25 March 2022, 10:51 am | ACT New Zealand
“Putting more bureaucracy on businesses won’t close the gender pay gap, the real pay gap we should be worried about is the gap with Australia,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “The median hourly wage for New Zealand women is $26.37, while across ... More >>
Law Abiding New Zealanders Will Again Be The Victim Of Firearms Regulations
Friday, 25 March 2022, 9:55 am | ACT New Zealand
“The Government’s proposed regulations for shooting clubs and ranges will create administrative nightmares for law-abiding firearms owners while gangs run riot across New Zealand,” says ACT’s Firearms Law Reform spokesperson Nicole McKee. “Ranges ... More >>
David Seymour, Speech To Milford Rotary Club
Thursday, 24 March 2022, 7:20 pm | ACT New Zealand
March 22, 2022 Thank you very much for hosting me at Milford Rotary again. Every time I speak at Rotary I thank you for what you’ve done to polio around the world. My mother was born in April 1956, five months before the Salk vaccine arrived in ... More >>
ACT Proposes Referendum On Co-governance
Thursday, 24 March 2022, 7:09 pm | ACT New Zealand
“This election, ACT will be campaigning for a referendum on co-governance,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “ACT proposes that the next Government pass legislation defining the Principles of the Treaty, in particularly their effect on democratic ... More >>
Government Falling Out Of The Waka
Thursday, 24 March 2022, 2:46 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The Minister isn’t even interested in the alternatives to lumping farmers into the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), which is proven by the Government’s lack of engagement with He Waka Eke Noa,” says ACT’s Primary Industries spokesperson ... More >>
Epidemiologist Says Orange Will Make Little Difference To Transmission
Thursday, 24 March 2022, 1:14 pm | ACT New Zealand
“It’s time to start following the science and make the move to Orange, it will make little difference to transmission but the world of difference to hospitality businesses, or better yet - scrap the traffic light system completely,” says ACT’s ... More >>
Kiwi Families Under Siege
Wednesday, 23 March 2022, 1:34 pm | ACT New Zealand
“ ASB’s Household Living Cost Outlook released today shows Kiwis are about to be squeezed even harder by rising prices,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Aptly titled “under siege” the report says the rising interest rates will add an average ... More >>
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 >>
