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Govt's Disturbing Bout Of Banana Republic Lawmaking
Thursday, 14 October 2021, 11:46 am | ACT New Zealand
“In a disturbing bout of banana republic-style lawmaking, the Government is legislating to take the private property of Covid-19 testing laboratories and questioning the motives of businesses who speak out,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “The COVID-19 ... More >>
Govt Drops The Ball On Pulse Oximeters
Thursday, 14 October 2021, 11:03 am | ACT New Zealand
“The Government has once again dropped the ball on its COVID-19 response, but community care has picked it up,” says ACT Deputy Leader and Health Spokesperson Brooke van Velden. “Health Minister Andrew Little said today that some people recovering ... More >>
Rapid Antigen Testing Long Overdue
Thursday, 14 October 2021, 11:01 am | ACT New Zealand
“ACT is applauding the Government for introducing rapid antigen testing just seven short months after we first called for it,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “ACT has consistently called for use of better technology during this pandemic. Not only ... More >>
Fairness For The Team Of Six Million
Thursday, 14 October 2021, 10:22 am | ACT New Zealand
“Today’s announcement from the Government that it will let people who’ve tested positive for COVID isolate at home, demonstrates how inconsistent its policies are,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “The Government needs to let fully vaccinated Kiwis ... More >>
If It’s Good Enough For MPs, It’s Good Enough For Nurses
Thursday, 14 October 2021, 7:27 am | ACT New Zealand
“If it’s ok for MPs to isolate at home for five days after leaving Auckland, why can’t the same be done for highly skilled migrants and New Zealanders coming to boost the health response?” asks ACT Leader David Seymour. “Our parliamentary ... More >>
When Is Freedom Day?
Thursday, 14 October 2021, 7:26 am | ACT New Zealand
“As New Zealand grinches towards Christmas, ACT is challenging Jacinda Ardern and Chris Hipkins to set a date for Freedom Day so we can start living our lives again,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “This proposal is not radically different ... More >>
Undiagnosed Breast Cancer Just The Start
Thursday, 14 October 2021, 7:22 am | ACT New Zealand
“Figures released by the Breast Cancer Foundation today revealing 133 women are undiagnosed with the disease show the toll lockdowns are taking on New Zealanders,” says ACT Deputy Leader and Health spokesperson Brooke van Velden. “Whenever we ... More >>
Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word For Ardern
Wednesday, 13 October 2021, 2:09 pm | ACT New Zealand
“With 55 new cases and the inevitable extension of Northland and Waikato lockdowns, Jacinda Ardern needs to admit the Government has made mistakes and reset the response," says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Like the short sharp beginnings of the nationwide ... More >>
ACT’s Infrastructure Plan Needed Now More Than Ever
Wednesday, 13 October 2021, 12:29 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The Infrastructure Commission’s draft 30-year plan shows we need 115,000 more homes and meaningful RMA reform to fix the housing crisis and ACT has the solutions,” says ACT’s Infrastructure spokesperson Simon Court. “Labour was elected to fix ... More >>
Expectant Parents Should Be Eligible For Emergency MIQ
Tuesday, 12 October 2021, 2:12 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The ACT Party has written to the COVID Response Minister Chris Hipkins asking that expectant parents be eligible to apply for emergency MIQ,” says ACT Deputy Leader and Health spokesperson Brooke van Velden. “The arrival of a baby is one ... More >>
Grant Robertson – NZ’s Biggest Taxer
Tuesday, 12 October 2021, 1:47 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Record taxation of $97 billion shows Grant Robertson taxing New Zealanders harder than even we could have imagined,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “The previous record was also set by Robertson, taxing $86 billion in 2019. However, Robertson ... More >>
Government Talking Drivel On Saliva
Tuesday, 12 October 2021, 12:07 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The Ministry of Health couldn’t order a pizza, let alone contract saliva testing, as new revelations surface that it is still trying to work out if its contracted saliva tests are reliable,” says ACT leader David Seymour. “It's time for the ... More >>
ACT Welcomes End Of Life Choice Milestone
Tuesday, 12 October 2021, 11:14 am | ACT New Zealand
“ACT welcomes today’s End of Life Review Committee appointments, the final milestone before the legislation comes into effect next month,” says ACT Deputy Leader and Health spokesperson Brooke van Velden. “Since Michael Laws first introduced an ... More >>
ACT Celebrates 25 Years Of Fighting For Freedom
Tuesday, 12 October 2021, 7:21 am | ACT New Zealand
Today marks 25-years of the ACT Party entering parliament, unique in the world for championing personal and economic freedom. “Nowhere else in the world has a party that consistently stands for free markets and free minds gain consistent electoral ... More >>
If Govt Workers Can Hack A Deadline, So Can The Country
Monday, 11 October 2021, 5:55 pm | ACT New Zealand
“A series of announcements about molnupiravir and vaccine mandates failed to hide the fact that the Government still doesn’t have a clue what happens next or how to get out of the current lockdown,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Now that ... More >>
ACT Welcomes Molnupiravir Decision
Monday, 11 October 2021, 10:39 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT has welcomed the Government’s purchase of 60,000 courses of antiviral pill molnupiravir. “It’s great to see that the Government has finally gone hard and early in embracing new technologies”, says ACT Deputy Leader and Health Spokesperson ... More >>
Government Must Front On PHARMAC Review
Sunday, 10 October 2021, 8:33 pm | ACT New Zealand
"A new survey commissioned by Patient Voice Aotearoa shows the Labour Government must provide New Zealanders better access to the care and medicines they need to live a healthy life," says Brooke van Velden, ACT Deputy Leader and Health Spokesperson. ... More >>
Northland Case Should Be Charged Or The Loophole She Used Closed
Sunday, 10 October 2021, 3:42 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The leaky boundaries in and out of Auckland lead to many questions about how the Government is administering them.” Says ACT Leader David Seymour “Either an official document was obtained under false pretences, an official document was ... More >>
Government Sounds Like 90's Climate Denier On Northland Case
Saturday, 9 October 2021, 5:35 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Saying there’s no evidence for claims is weaselly as 1990s climate change denial,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “If the Government knows that the person at the centre of the Northland COVID outbreak was not a gang-related sex worker, it should ... More >>
Time To Shut Down The Rumours And Give Us The Truth
Saturday, 9 October 2021, 2:40 pm | ACT New Zealand
“When the Government makes a major decision like shutting down an entire region it needs to give us the truth about why, or the void will be filled with rumour and speculation,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Like most New Zealanders, I have ... More >>
