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ICU Nurses Should Be Fast Tracked Today
Thursday, 23 December 2021, 10:27 am | ACT New Zealand
“Only Labour could fail to prioritise residence visas for ICU nurses in the middle of a pandemic when the shortage of ICU nurses is the critical weakness in our response,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “The 2021 Resident Visa was supposed to fast-track ... More >>
Cost Of Living Up As Govt Piles On Tax And Regulation
Wednesday, 22 December 2021, 2:26 pm | ACT New Zealand
“If the Government wants to know why inflation is through the roof it should look at the very areas it’s piled taxes on,” says ACT’s Associate Finance spokesperson Damien Smith. "Christmas will be that much harder for Kiwi families this year. ... More >>
Government Deer, Meet Omicron Headlights
Tuesday, 21 December 2021, 3:00 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The Government hasn’t a clue what to do about omicron, imposing a six-week delay on home isolation without explaining what will be better then,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. "We know there's no certainty but people want clarity. ... More >>
Omicron Measures Must Have Clear Benefits
Tuesday, 21 December 2021, 2:04 pm | ACT New Zealand
“If the Government wants to buy time for Omicron, it needs to explain how much that time costs, who pays, and why it’ll be worthwhile,” says ACT Leader David Seymour “The answer cannot be that the Government is waiting for more data about ... More >>
Pain At The Pump – What Happened To Labour’s Solution?
Tuesday, 21 December 2021, 8:10 am | ACT New Zealand
“As Kiwi families head away for their summer roadies – they’ll be wondering what happened to Labour’s promise to reduce pain at the pump,” says ACT’s Transport spokesperson Simon Court. “When Kris Faafoi was Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister ... More >>
Hone Abuses Police, Minister Silent
Tuesday, 21 December 2021, 6:19 am | ACT New Zealand
“While Hone Harawira abuses police officers doing their job, the Police Minister has turned her out of office on”, says ACT Police spokesperson and former police officer Chris Baillie. “Imagine this scenario. You’re a young police officer ... More >>
The Cost Of Carbon Under Labour
Monday, 20 December 2021, 12:17 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The cost of carbon under the Emissions Trading Scheme pushed up the cost of electricity and added to record fuel prices in 2021 and food is next,” says ACT’s Climate Change spokesperson Simon Court. “Government targets to reduce industry and transport ... More >>
Will The Minister Of Police Please Stand Up?
Monday, 20 December 2021, 11:02 am | ACT New Zealand
“With so many things going on affecting New Zealand Police, we should be hearing from Police Minister Poto Williams every day, but most officers don’t even know who their Minister is,” says ACT’s Police spokesperson Chris Baillie. “Williams ... More >>
ACT’s Illegal Firearms Bill Needed Now More Than Ever
Sunday, 19 December 2021, 6:30 pm | ACT New Zealand
“ACT is calling on all other political parties to support my Member’s Bill due to be debated next year that will crack down on gangs and illegal firearms use,” says ACT’s Justice Spokesperson Nicole McKee. “Gang numbers have exploded under ... More >>
ACT Proposes Changes To Protect Privacy And Safety Of Company Directors
Saturday, 18 December 2021, 2:05 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The ACT Party is proposing a change to the law so company directors can have the choice if they want to make their residential address publicly available on the companies register,” says ACT Deputy Leader Brooke van Velden. “The requirement ... More >>
Labour Government A Fiscal Risk
Thursday, 16 December 2021, 2:19 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Treasury has released a long list of Government promises it describes as “fiscal risks” because the costs are uncertain or unquantified,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Labour’s ideological political promises like light rail, free school ... More >>
GDP Figures Show Govt Wasn’t Prepared For Delta
Thursday, 16 December 2021, 11:15 am | ACT New Zealand
“Today’s GDP figures show a Government that was unprepared for Delta – leaving us in a long lockdown and Kiwis are paying the price,” says ACT Leader and Finance spokesperson David Seymour. “As I said after Jacinda was elected, ‘she would ... More >>
We Did The Mahi, Where’s The Treat?
Wednesday, 15 December 2021, 7:13 pm | ACT New Zealand
“New Zealanders will be asking themselves why the Government is maintaining the current COVID-19 restrictions now that 9 in 10 adults are fully-vaccinated,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Jacinda Ardern promised New Zealanders fewer restrictions ... More >>
Reserve Bank Governor Disingenuous At Best
Wednesday, 15 December 2021, 5:11 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The most generous interpretation of Reserve Bank Governor Adrian Orr’s answers at Select Committee this morning was that he disingenuous in his answers about high staff turnover,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “I questioned Adrian Orr at Select ... More >>
House Prices Set To Increase In 2022
Wednesday, 15 December 2021, 2:27 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Today’s HYEFU forecasts a 10.4 per cent increase in house prices next year,” says ACT Deputy Leader and Housing spokesperson Brooke van Velden. “But hang on to your hat – it could be much more. This year, Treasury forecast house prices ... More >>
Here Comes The Hangover
Wednesday, 15 December 2021, 1:17 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Labour’s economic sugar hit is fading and Kiwis are being left with a hangover of debt, rising prices and taxes”, says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Compared with Budget forecasts, inflation will be three times higher next year and the Government ... More >>
ACT Support Communities 4 Local Democracy
Wednesday, 15 December 2021, 7:44 am | ACT New Zealand
“The ACT Party will today meet with the newly formed Communities for Local Democracy – He hapori mō te Manapori, as it fights the Government’s undemocratic Three Waters policy,” says ACT’s Local Government spokesperson Simon Court. “Representatives ... More >>
Minister’s Arrogance Over Breast Cancer Surgeries Unbelievable
Wednesday, 15 December 2021, 7:31 am | ACT New Zealand
“The arrogance of the Labour Government has reached new heights with Associate Health Minister Ayesha Verrall saying the number of postponed breast cancer surgeries due to COVID-19 is “not in the public interest,” says ACT Deputy Leader and Health ... More >>
Police Plan To Check Every Passenger Vehicle Going To Northland
Tuesday, 14 December 2021, 7:04 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The queues leaving Auckland to head North are quickly going to become unreasonably long and a safety risk with Police tonight confirming the intent is to check every passenger vehicle leaving Auckland,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Police had ... More >>
Jacinda Not Interested In How Long The Checkpoints Take
Tuesday, 14 December 2021, 3:09 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Jacinda Ardern doesn’t know how long holiday makers will be held up at checkpoints over summer, now that she’s made them legal, she’s washing her hands of them,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “I asked Jacinda in Question Time how long she thinks ... More >>
