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Victims Ignored By Faafoi
Thursday, 11 November 2021, 3:36 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Justice Minister Kris Faafoi has given the middle finger to victims of serious and violent offending by not even bothering to consult them about repealing Three Strikes,” says ACT’s Justice spokesperson Nicole McKee. “In Parliament I questioned ... More >>
ACT Launches Three Strikes Petition
Thursday, 11 November 2021, 9:58 am | ACT New Zealand
“The ACT Party won’t stand by as the Government goes soft on our worst and most violent offenders, today we are launching a petition against the repeal,” says ACT’s Justice spokesperson Nicole McKee. “Three Strikes was an ACT idea introduced ... More >>
Violent, Sexual Offenders Get Early Christmas
Thursday, 11 November 2021, 9:25 am | ACT New Zealand
“Labour is giving the worst criminals an early Christmas present by announcing they’ll get early release,” says ACT’s Justice Spokesperson Nicole McKee. “The Government will today confirm our worst offenders are more of a priority than victims ... More >>
The ACT Bus Is In Town
Thursday, 11 November 2021, 8:52 am | ACT New Zealand
“The ACT Party has today unveiled our new mobile community office, a bus that will travel the country as we continue listening to the concerns of New Zealanders,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “This afternoon the bus will be parked at the Napier ... More >>
Forget The Right Side Of History, Is EECA On The Side Of Taxpayers?
Wednesday, 10 November 2021, 7:11 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Amidst a global pandemic where debt and spending are at record highs, taxpayers have forked out almost $600,000 for a 30 second video about being on the ‘right side’ of climate change,” says ACT’s Energy spokesperson Simon Court. “The ... More >>
Thirty Scenarios For Three Waters Just Slightly Adjusted Maps
Wednesday, 10 November 2021, 3:01 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Nanaia Mahuta grossly exaggerated when she said the Government looked at 30 scenarios for Three Waters,” says ACT’s Local Government spokesperson Simon Court. “The so-called 30 scenarios were just different groupings and numbers of entities. They ... More >>
Stealth PM Undetectable To Aucklanders
Wednesday, 10 November 2021, 11:26 am | ACT New Zealand
“Jacinda Ardern’s secret visit to Auckland will leave her undetectable to 99.99 per cent Aucklanders,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Jacinda Ardern likes to be liked. She is used to being mobbed and taking selfies with her fans. “But this ... More >>
MIQ Cases Show Lack Of Cost Benefit Analysis
Tuesday, 9 November 2021, 3:25 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The Government’s lack of common sense around MIQ is plain for all to see with an admission that just four people out of 24,000 tested positive after day eight,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “For three months the Government kept 24,000 people ... More >>
Jacinda Should Visit Hairdressers And Hospo
Tuesday, 9 November 2021, 2:52 pm | ACT New Zealand
“ACT is calling on the Prime Minister to visit those worst affected by the Auckland lockdown and not just carry out a stage manged visit when she finally goes to Auckland tomorrow,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “If Jacinda really wants to understand ... More >>
Government Announces Smaller Version Of ACT’s Major Events Fund
Tuesday, 9 November 2021, 11:34 am | ACT New Zealand
“ Two and a half months after ACT first proposed a Major Events Insurance Fund, the Government has finally come on board with a similar, but much smaller scheme,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “This is another win for ACT, after Jacinda agreed ... More >>
Boosters Should Start Tomorrow
Monday, 8 November 2021, 5:18 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Now that booster shots have been approved, the rollout should begin immediately for those who are due one,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “I have heard of doctors and nurses in Auckland who were vaccinated more than six months ago. They are worried ... More >>
Govt Adopts ACT’s Freedom Day
Monday, 8 November 2021, 4:41 pm | ACT New Zealand
“ACT’s Freedom Day has effectively been adopted by the Government – if only they’d offered certainty earlier,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Jacinda Ardern should now go further and take the whole country to Level Orange of the COVID-19 ... More >>
ProdComm’s Focus On Race Relations Misplaced
Monday, 8 November 2021, 1:38 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The Productivity Commission’s latest report confirms Labour isn’t seriously committed to growing productivity,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “The Commission has proposed that migrants should learn te reo to gain ‘ insights into te ao Māori ... More >>
Compassion And Dignity At End Of Life
Sunday, 7 November 2021, 6:41 am | ACT New Zealand
“The ACT Party welcomes the End of Life Choice Act coming into effect today, legislation that will allow real choice, control and compassion to those who are suffering at the end of their life,” says ACT Deputy Leader and Health spokesperson Brooke van ... More >>
Jacinda Uses Public Health Research To Check Her Facebook Likes
Saturday, 6 November 2021, 6:58 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The ACT Party will write to the Auditor General to raise concerns about Jacinda using Government research into vaccinations to check how her Facebook’s going,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “In July, ACT revealed that the Department of Prime ... More >>
Labour Has No Answers But Handouts
Saturday, 6 November 2021, 2:53 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Handouts are Labour’s answer to every problem, taking New Zealand down a one-way street to greater debt and dependency on Labour,” says ACT leader David Seymour. “Instead of handouts, Jacinda should be offering tax relief. ACT’s fully costed ... More >>
Private Health Info Should Stay Private
Saturday, 6 November 2021, 2:48 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The Ministry of Health has done the right thing by not handing over the private health information of individuals based on race,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “The effect of a High Court judgement last week that Whānau Ora Commissioning ... More >>
Jacinda Caught In The Middle Of Robertson/Hipkins Fight
Saturday, 6 November 2021, 2:46 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Jacinda Ardern hasn’t made a decision on whether Aucklanders will need a time slot to leave to city because she’s lost control of the Robertson/Hipkins spat,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “On Newshub Nation this morning she refused to rule ... More >>
No Rhythm & Vines, Stay In Your Confines
Friday, 5 November 2021, 10:46 am | ACT New Zealand
“The Government needs to stop holding fun hostage and give us a Freedom Day,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “This morning Minister Kiri Allan said Rhythm and Vines would not go ahead if the Tairawhiti DHB did not reach 90 per cent vaccination ... More >>
How Many Cows Need To Go?
Thursday, 4 November 2021, 4:27 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The Government needs to answer how it’s going to meet its pledge to cut biogenic methane emissions,” says ACT’s Primary Production spokesperson Mark Cameron. “The Government has pledged to cut biogenic methane by 10 per cent on 2017 levels ... More >>
