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Who’s Right, The Education Secretary Or The Minister?
Wednesday, 16 February 2022, 2:45 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The Education Minister and the Secretary for Education need to decide who is right about teacher’s being critical workers,” says ACT Deputy Leader Brooke van Velden. “In answer to my question in Parliament, Ayesha Verrall, on behalf ... More >>
ACT Proposed Inquiry Into Lending Rejected By Labour
Wednesday, 16 February 2022, 1:21 pm | ACT New Zealand
“An inquiry proposed by ACT into the effects of recent changes to the Credit Contracts and Consumer Finance Act has been rejected,” says ACT’s Associate Finance spokesperson Damien Smith. “Since the law came into effect, we have heard from people in banking, ... More >>
ACT MPs Meet With Protest Representatives
Wednesday, 16 February 2022, 12:27 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Leader David Seymour and MP Nicole McKee this morning accepted a request from the owner of the Backbencher to meet with representatives of the group protesting outside Parliament. “Until today, I had been reluctant to meet with protestors ... More >>
Negative Test And You’re Out
Tuesday, 15 February 2022, 2:18 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The Government needs to release the modelling it has received for how many people will need to isolate at the peak of Omicron so we know the costs and benefits of the 10 day isolation,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “If the Government can’t ... More >>
Stage One Was A Placeholder For No Plan
Monday, 14 February 2022, 6:32 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The Prime Minister has just admitted “Stage One” was a placeholder for having no plan and that forcing people to isolate for up to 24 days was unworkable,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Jacinda created a lockdown in all but name as people ... More >>
Jacinda Needs To Side Line Prankster Trevor And Do Some Adulting
Sunday, 13 February 2022, 3:49 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The Speaker of the House is one of the most important constitutional roles in New Zealand and it’s time for Trevor Mallard to behave like it,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “But we can’t really blame Trevor. He is simply filling a void ... More >>
Ukrainian Evacuation Order Yet Another Reason To Dump MIQ
Saturday, 12 February 2022, 7:46 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The Government has left Kiwis in the Ukraine in limbo, telling them to leave but not offering them a way home,” ACT Deputy Leader and Foreign Affairs spokesperson Brooke van Velden. “Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta has called on New Zealanders ... More >>
An Alternative To Mandates Will Help Heal Divisions
Friday, 11 February 2022, 11:29 am | ACT New Zealand
“Labour’s mandates are causing huge disruption and division and we need an alternative way forward”, says ACT Leader David Seymour. “The good news is that the Government’s small business officials at MBIE, Joe Biden, Denmark, and Air New Zealand all offer ... More >>
6,400 Jobs Lost To Minimum Wage
Friday, 11 February 2022, 10:27 am | ACT New Zealand
“MBIE advised the Government to go slower in raising the minimum wage and estimates thousands fewer jobs will be created as a result of its hike”, says ACT Leader David Seymour. “ MBIE estimated that raising the minimum wage to $21.25 an hour, ... More >>
Businesses Decimated, So Labour Raises Minimum Wage
Friday, 11 February 2022, 9:37 am | ACT New Zealand
“Businesses have been decimated by Covid-19, so Labour has decided to dump more costs on them – that’s completely nuts”, say ACT Leader David Seymour and Small Business spokesperson Chris Baillie. “Yet another minimum wage hike shows Labour ... More >>
Minister Won’t Commit To Three Waters Changes
Thursday, 10 February 2022, 2:31 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The Local Government Minister has today confirmed what mayors and many New Zealanders feared, if the Three Waters Working Group on Representation, Governance and Accountability recommends that the governance structure should include more local representation, ... More >>
Clarity Needed On Critical Workforces
Thursday, 10 February 2022, 10:48 am | ACT New Zealand
“The Government’s announcement about the rules for critical workforces today must provide clarity so we can get our way of life back”, says ACT Leader David Seymour. “What is a critical worker or business? Jacinda Ardern has said it will ... More >>
You Can’t Refute Economics, Jacinda
Wednesday, 9 February 2022, 3:08 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The economists at Treasury have undermined the Prime Minister’s claim that the Government’s out-of-control spending has had no impact on rising prices”, says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Last month, Jacinda Ardern responded to a question ... More >>
ACT Welcomes He Waka Eke Noa Consultation Extension
Wednesday, 9 February 2022, 11:09 am | ACT New Zealand
“The ACT Party is today commending the Government for taking our suggestion and extending the consultation for period He Waka Eke Noa, but it should go further,” says ACT’s Primary Industries spokesperson Mark Cameron. “I wrote to Damien O’Connor ... More >>
Isolation Rules To Blame For Low Testing Rates
Tuesday, 8 February 2022, 12:40 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Just as we predicted, the Government’s unworkable isolation rules are almost certainly stopping people from getting tested,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “There were 100,000 fewer tests administered in the week following Omicron community ... More >>
RAT Confusion Easily Resolved
Tuesday, 8 February 2022, 9:17 am | ACT New Zealand
“The confusion about whether the Government took RATs that were already in the country and destined for private businesses is easily resolved”, says ACT Leader David Seymour. “The Ministry of Health has said it ‘did take the full February ... More >>
Outdoor Event Rules Need Changing
Monday, 7 February 2022, 5:48 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Sensible changes are desperately needed to the rules for outdoor events to prevent more economic pain,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “‘Controlled-access events’, including professional sports, can only go ahead under Red with up to 100 attendees ... More >>
Ministry Of Health: Self-isolating New Arrivals Low Risk
Friday, 4 February 2022, 7:08 pm | ACT New Zealand
“ The Ministry of Health advised the Government that self-isolating overseas arrivals pose a low risk compared to community cases meaning there’s no public health reason to continue with MIQ,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “On 4 November, the Ministry ... More >>
Labour’s Tax Addiction Revealed
Thursday, 3 February 2022, 1:04 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The average New Zealander is paying $2,138 more in tax than in 2017 and ACT would lift that burden with a middle-income tax cut”, ACT Leader David Seymour said in his State of the Nation speech today. “Labour has gone on a tax rampage to pay ... More >>
Time To Zero-base The Public Service
Thursday, 3 February 2022, 1:00 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Leader David Seymour has today outlined the party’s approach to ensuring the public service is serving the public, ensuring we have healthy and thriving communities. “ACT says we need to zero base government. By that I mean going back to zero and ... More >>
