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Time For The Govt To Listen On Three Waters
Thursday, 30 September 2021, 11:35 am | ACT New Zealand
“It is critical that New Zealanders have access to safe drinking water and high-quality infrastructure for storm and wastewater. Currently the system is not up to scratch, but the Government’s proposed reforms simply miss the mark,” says ACT’s Local ... More >>
Matariki A $450 Million Burden On Businesses
Thursday, 30 September 2021, 7:51 am | ACT New Zealand
“The Labour Government’s disdain for business will again be on show today as the Matariki public holiday due to become law,” says ACT’s Small Business spokesperson Chris Baillie. “If Matariki is added to the list of holidays, it should be swapped ... More >>
Open Letter To PM Should Be A Wake-up Call
Thursday, 30 September 2021, 6:29 am | ACT New Zealand
“An open letter to the Prime Minister today from New Zealand’s biggest property owners should be huge wake up call to Jacinda Ardern and her Government,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Businesses, landlords and all New Zealanders are tired ... More >>
ACT Welcomes Reset Of Immigration Reset
Wednesday, 29 September 2021, 8:18 pm | ACT New Zealand
“ACT is tonight congratulating Immigration Minister Kris Faafoi for giving up on his so-called Immigration reset – but we need to be sure he’s not culling a years-long queue to simply create another one,” says ACT’s Immigration spokesperson ... More >>
ACT The Only Party To Support Property Rights
Wednesday, 29 September 2021, 5:45 pm | ACT New Zealand
“ACT is the only party in Parliament who truly supports property rights – voting against the Government’s disgraceful changes to commercial property laws,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “I listened as a colleague in another party said ‘we ... More >>
The Eradication Strategy Isn’t Working, Time To Change Tack
Wednesday, 29 September 2021, 1:14 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Forty five new cases 43 days into a lockdown shows that the Government’s eradication strategy isn’t working, it has lost control. On May 5 2020, 43 days into the first lockdown, zero cases were recorded” says ACT Leader David Seymour “The Government’s ... More >>
Oranga Tamariki Should Be Colour Blind
Wednesday, 29 September 2021, 11:57 am | ACT New Zealand
“The treatment of our most vulnerable children at Oranga Tamariki has been a national disgrace but the answer is not to divide us further,” says ACT’s Children spokesperson Karen Chhour. “Minister Kelvin Davis has been unable to break away from the Government's ... More >>
ACT Welcomes National’s COVID Plan
Wednesday, 29 September 2021, 10:58 am | ACT New Zealand
“The ACT Party has today congratulated National for adopting a suite of familiar measures – now it’s time for the Government to get on board,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Nine of National’s 10 steps announced today can also be found ... More >>
Transparency Needed Over Wastewater Testing
Wednesday, 29 September 2021, 9:41 am | ACT New Zealand
“ACT has been consistently calling for more frequent and widespread wastewater testing with daily and transparent reporting, the positive testing in Tauranga shows why this is needed,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “At the beginning of the ... More >>
Commercial Property Changes Are Reckless And Destructive
Wednesday, 29 September 2021, 9:29 am | ACT New Zealand
“The Government’s rushed Commercial Property Laws will erode New Zealand’s reputation as a safe place to invest,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “We have a Government of clueless children. They haven’t a clue what impact their jerky ... More >>
Jacinda Ardern Has No Idea What The Plan Is
Tuesday, 28 September 2021, 2:55 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Jacinda Ardern proved in Question Time today that she has no idea what the plan is to open up New Zealand to the world again,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Ardern earlier said we would be able to move away from locking down and locking out when ... More >>
Labour’s $800 Million Housing Tax
Tuesday, 28 September 2021, 12:12 pm | ACT New Zealand
“ACT agrees with Grant Robertson’s comments today that tax is not the solution to the housing crisis – so why on earth is he piling on a new tax?” asks ACT’s Deputy Leader and Housing spokesperson Brooke van Velden. “The new Interest Deductibility ... More >>
COVID 3.0: Life After Lockdowns
Tuesday, 28 September 2021, 9:33 am | ACT New Zealand
“It’s time to start planning for life beyond lockdowns. We can’t keep living with the uncertainty that we could be locked down again at any moment. It’s time to look to the future with a renewed sense of confidence,” says ACT Leader and ... More >>
A Good Idea Six Months Late
Monday, 27 September 2021, 4:27 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Nothing has changed in the past six months that has made isolation more viable. The only reason it has taken this long is that the Government has been driven by public opinion research more than science,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. ... More >>
ACT’s New Approach To Mental Health
Friday, 24 September 2021, 12:25 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Andrew Little needs to take some responsibility after blaming the Ministry of Health who “has struggled to achieve as much as we would have liked them to" on mental health,” says ACT Deputy Leader and Health spokesperson Brooke van Velden. ... More >>
Bill Will Hit Gangs Where It Hurts
Thursday, 23 September 2021, 12:02 pm | ACT New Zealand
“My Member’s Bill drawn today will crack down on gangs and illegal firearms use,” says ACT’s Justice Spokesperson Nicole McKee. “Gang numbers have exploded under this soft on crime Government. With more gang members comes an increase in ... More >>
Poto Williams Throws Jacinda Ardern Under The Bus
Wednesday, 22 September 2021, 3:01 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Just over a year ago Jacinda Ardern told New Zealanders she had achieved her goal of 1800 new Police, today Poto Williams broke ranks and said she was wrong,” says ACT’s Police spokesperson Chris Baillie. “It was always nonsense the way ... More >>
Government All Over The Place On Completing Vaccine Roll Out
Wednesday, 22 September 2021, 12:53 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The Government can’t answer the simple question, when will it deem the vaccination roll out to be complete,” says ACT Leader David Seymour after Chris Hipkins appeared in front of the Health Select Committee this morning. “The Government says it is ... More >>
Government Disappoints Rural New Zealand… Again
Wednesday, 22 September 2021, 9:59 am | ACT New Zealand
“A positive proposal from the ACT Party to ensure environmental regulations are managed by regional councils and taken out of the hands of Wellington bureaucrats will today be voted down by the Government,” says ACT’s Rural Affairs spokesperson ... More >>
Where Is The PHARMAC Review?
Wednesday, 22 September 2021, 6:52 am | ACT New Zealand
“The interim report into PHARMAC is now a month overdue and patients who’ve made a submission in good faith deserve an update,” says ACT Deputy Leader and Health spokesperson Brooke van Velden. “ACT was the first party to call for a review ... More >>
