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Victims Abandoned By Labour Over Three Strikes Repeal
Thursday, 3 March 2022, 8:50 am | ACT New Zealand
“The Labour Government has turned its back on victims of serious crime as it prepares to scrap ACT’s Three Strikes Legislation,” says ACT’s Justice spokesperson Nicole McKee. “The Justice Select Committee will today consider submissions on ... More >>
Now Is The Time For Urgency
Tuesday, 1 March 2022, 3:54 pm | ACT New Zealand
“As the tragic invasion of the Ukraine shocks the world, it’s time for our Government to take urgent action,” says ACT Deputy Leader and Foreign Affairs spokesperson Brooke van Velden. “The Labour Government will go into urgency at the drop of a ... More >>
COVID Policy All Politics And Not Evidence
Tuesday, 1 March 2022, 3:13 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Jacinda Ardern has today confirmed in Parliament what we already knew, she’s making up the rules as she goes along and none of it is based on evidence,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “I asked the Prime Minister in Parliament today, how ... More >>
Immigration Website Crashes As Expected
Tuesday, 1 March 2022, 12:09 pm | ACT New Zealand
“After two years of putting would be immigrants, their families, foreign workers, employers, and basically anyone involved in crossing the New Zealand border through the wringer, Immigration New Zealand has managed to score another own goal,” says ... More >>
ACT Welcomes UK Free Trade Agreement
Tuesday, 1 March 2022, 9:49 am | ACT New Zealand
“The ACT Party today welcomes news of the signing of a Free Trade Agreement between New Zealand and the United Kingdom,” says ACT’s Deputy Leader and Trade spokesperson Brooke van Velden. "Free trade agreements drive growth, while reducing costs ... More >>
Release MIQ Inmates Now
Monday, 28 February 2022, 8:53 pm | ACT New Zealand
“People currently isolating in MIQ should be released immediately. Making people stay until Thursday or Saturday would be the most extraordinary cruelty, and the pinnacle of uncaring bureaucracy in the name of COVID,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. ... More >>
Massive Victory For Common Sense
Monday, 28 February 2022, 5:11 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The Government has taken a massive dose of common sense by removing border restrictions where the costs outweigh the benefits. It’s just a shame Labour is reactive as usual instead of the proactive approach Kiwis need,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. ... More >>
Isolation Rules Make No Sense
Monday, 28 February 2022, 10:49 am | ACT New Zealand
“By keeping the isolation and MIQ rules in place for people entering New Zealand, we are reducing case numbers by less than 0.2 per cent,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “If 10,000 people arrived in New Zealand tomorrow, they would add 0.2 ... More >>
ACT Has Some Rapid Advice For Jacinda
Saturday, 26 February 2022, 2:11 pm | ACT New Zealand
“With 12,000 cases in the community and just 19 at the border ACT has all the rapid advice the Prime Minister needs about isolation and MIQ,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Jacinda told Newshub Nation this morning that “We've actually ... More >>
Jacinda Has No Solutions To Cost Of Living Crisis
Saturday, 26 February 2022, 2:07 pm | ACT New Zealand
“As New Zealanders continue to be squeezed from every direction, Jacinda has this morning shown she has no plan to ease the pressure they face,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “On Newshub Nation this morning the Prime Minister blamed global ... More >>
Court Concurs It’s Time To Move On From Mandates
Friday, 25 February 2022, 4:05 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The High Court has agreed with ACT’s call to move on from Government vaccine mandates, pointing out that vaccination is doing little to reduce spread,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. The Judge finds: "COVID-19 clearly involves a threat ... More >>
Consistent Treatment Of Forestry Investors Welcomed
Thursday, 24 February 2022, 1:50 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The announcement that overseas investors intending to purchase farmland for forestry will be treated consistently with other investors will come as a welcome relief to rural New Zealand”, says ACT’s Climate Change spokesperson Simon Court and Primary ... More >>
Time To Move On
Thursday, 24 February 2022, 11:49 am | ACT New Zealand
“It’s time to move on from fear and take back control of our lives from unending government restrictions,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “ ACT today released the fourth in a series of policy documents on COVID-19. As the virus changes, New ... More >>
No Middle Ground For Reserve Bank Governor
Thursday, 24 February 2022, 10:30 am | ACT New Zealand
"The Reserve Bank Governor tried to tell Parliament this morning that New Zealand’s only options going into COVID were mass unemployment or the current high inflation. In reality the Reserve Bank has failed to find a balance and we are all paying the ... More >>
Will Aussie RATs Be Stopped At The Border?
Thursday, 24 February 2022, 9:03 am | ACT New Zealand
“As New Zealand get ready to finally let Kiwis from Australia back into the country, the Government needs to be clear about whether anyone carrying in their own Rapid Antigen Test will have it removed,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Our government ... More >>
Reserve Bank In Lala Land
Wednesday, 23 February 2022, 2:18 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Inflation is twice the maximum level set down by the Reserve Bank’s remit, and it is now saying that’s ok because inflation will return to 2 per cent ‘over coming years’”, says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Today’s 0.25% basis point ... More >>
Govt Misleads On Testing Capacity
Wednesday, 23 February 2022, 10:00 am | ACT New Zealand
“The Government has misled New Zealanders about its COVID-19 testing capacity and needs to take urgent steps approve more tests,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “The union representing lab workers has said capacity has already been reached ... More >>
End MIQ Now
Tuesday, 22 February 2022, 3:14 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Instead of talking about the ‘Welcome Home’ packs New Zealanders will get on their return, Jacinda Ardern should get out of the way and open the border to all travellers”, says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Today there were 2,846 new cases ... More >>
International Students At Primary Schools Too Valuable To Shut Out
Tuesday, 22 February 2022, 10:55 am | ACT New Zealand
“Consultation about whether to stop international students at primary schools and intermediates could have devastating effects,” says ACT’s Education spokesperson Chris Baillie. “The Ministry of Education has released a discussion document to ... More >>
Where The Bloody Hell Are They?
Monday, 21 February 2022, 3:49 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Tourism providers in New Zealand don’t have to ask 'where the bloody hell are ya,' they know they’re across the ditch as today Australia welcomes vaccinated travellers from around the world to enter the country without self-isolation,” ... More >>
