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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 >>
ACT State Of The Nation Speech: David Seymour
Thursday, 3 February 2022, 12:54 pm | ACT New Zealand
Thank you very much to Russell McVeagh for hosting this event. Thank you to Tim Clarke for your hospitality. Omicron, and the Government’s isolation rules in response to it, have thrown businesses into a cacophony of continuity planning. I’m grateful ... More >>
Jacinda, Stop Being The Centre Of Attention And Give People Their Lives Back
Thursday, 3 February 2022, 11:07 am | ACT New Zealand
“Today’s announcement of a slow, staged and uncertain border reopening is all about Jacinda, instead of New Zealanders,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “This will be Jacinda’s third announcement about the same thing. As usual it forecasts ... More >>
Rent Controls Crazy, Even For Labour
Thursday, 3 February 2022, 10:40 am | ACT New Zealand
“Labour’s economic illiteracy has plumbed new depths with Poto Williams reportedly considering rent controls,” says ACT Housing spokesperson and Deputy Leader Brooke van Velden. “It’s a crazy plan, even by Labour’s standards. “Rent controls ... More >>
Unemployment Rate Actually 6 Per Cent
Wednesday, 2 February 2022, 12:55 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Grant Robertson is in full self-congratulation mode over today’s employment numbers, but the real unemployment rate is at least 6 per cent,” says ACT’s Welfare spokesperson Karen Chhour. “The headline unemployment rate of 3.2 per cent equates ... More >>
Income Insurance Plan Misses The Mark
Wednesday, 2 February 2022, 12:17 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Labour’s income insurance plan will hurt productivity and make welfare dependency even worse”, says ACT Welfare spokesperson Karen Chhour. “Our welfare system is due for an overhaul. It imposes a one-size-fits-all solution that works for no-one. ... More >>
Tourism NZ Advertising A Locked Door
Wednesday, 2 February 2022, 7:04 am | ACT New Zealand
“Overseas New Zealanders are rightly confused and dismayed that Tourism New Zealand is advertising New Zealand as a holiday destination overseas when the border is closed,” says ACT’s Tourism spokesperson Dr James McDowall. “Facebook Ad Library details ... More >>
It Never Should Have Become A RAT Race
Tuesday, 1 February 2022, 4:19 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The Government will once again be in full self-congratulations mode for securing Rapid Antigen Test when it never should have been a RAT race in the first place,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “The Government talks about going hard and fast, ... More >>
OECD: Govt Spending Increasing Prices
Tuesday, 1 February 2022, 9:58 am | ACT New Zealand
“The OECD is the latest organisation to remind Labour that prices are soaring in part because of its out-of-control spending”, says ACT Leader David Seymour. “The OECD’s Economic Survey of New Zealand released this morning noted that ‘highly ... More >>
Minister’s Reckless And Nasty Privacy Breach
Tuesday, 1 February 2022, 9:20 am | ACT New Zealand
“The mask of kindness has fallen off Jacinda's Government. Chris Hipkins use of Charlotte Bellis's personal information to publicly attack her is reckless and nasty,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Hipkins released a statement yesterday in a desperate ... More >>
