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Public failed by slow testing and tracing
Friday, 27 August 2021, 3:38 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The continuation of a nationwide Level 4 lockdown shows the current technology can’t trace an outbreak unless the entire country is locked down,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Jacinda Ardern knew all along that the virus takes 8-10 days to ... More >>
Winter Gazing changes a win for farmers
Friday, 27 August 2021, 1:35 pm | ACT New Zealand
“ACT’s relentless campaigning for changes to the Winter Grazing Regulations has today paid off,” says ACT’s Primary Production and Ruawai dairy farmer Mark Cameron. “ ACT has been campaigning for changes for about a year, today the Government ... More >>
Small businesses need certainty
Friday, 27 August 2021, 9:47 am | ACT New Zealand
“The pressure and uncertainly placed on small businesses this lockdown has been enormous and the Government needs to do more to offer certainty,” says ACT’s Small Business spokesperson Chris Baillie. “Restaurant and cafe owners will be ... More >>
Answers needed on vaccine supply
Thursday, 26 August 2021, 2:28 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The ACT Party has today welcomed news that the Government is now wastewater testing in 95 locations, up from 26 at the start of the outbreak. More >>
Police not a priority for vaccines
Thursday, 26 August 2021, 10:48 am | ACT New Zealand
“The Police Minister has today confirmed that Police are not a priority to be vaccinated for COVID-19,” says ACT’s Justice spokesperson Nicole McKee. “When Poto Williams was asked specifically whether she had lobbied Cabinet to prioritise ... More >>
Education and Workforce Committee a farce
Thursday, 26 August 2021, 9:49 am | ACT New Zealand
“Today’s Education and Workforce Committee was a perfect example of why we need the Epidemic Response Committee back,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Opposition MPs were repeatedly shut down by Labour Party Chair Marja Lubeck, while Workplace ... More >>
Saline cover-up a scandal
Wednesday, 25 August 2021, 3:12 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The Director General of Health’s admission that the Ministry has known that five people may not have been fully vaccinated for weeks is completely unacceptable and leaves questions about whether this was a botched coverup,” says ACT Leader ... More >>
What would have been ‘incredible news’, Chris
Wednesday, 25 August 2021, 2:22 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Eighty thousand vaccination doses in one day is good news. What would have been incredible news is if this rate was achieved, say, 100 days ago. That would have got the target 8 million doses done, and New Zealand might be in a very different ... More >>
Some simple steps to be more transparent
Wednesday, 25 August 2021, 9:47 am | ACT New Zealand
“ACT is today calling on the Government and Ministry of Health to take some simple steps to be more transparent,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
Introducing ACT TV
Tuesday, 24 August 2021, 8:32 pm | ACT New Zealand
The ACT Party has tonight launched its new programme ‘ACT TV’ a limited series hosted by ACT Leader David Seymour. “With Parliament not sitting this week, ACT has found a unique way to connect with Kiwis,” says Mr Seymour. “The half hour ... More >>
Major Events Insurance Fund Proposed By ACT
Tuesday, 24 August 2021, 6:32 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The ACT Party is today proposing a Major Events Insurance Fund to ensure the industry can survive,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “The events industry, like many businesses, is facing turmoil thanks to COVID-19. They spend months preparing ... More >>
Only half of known contacts tested
Tuesday, 24 August 2021, 3:53 pm | ACT New Zealand
“When asked today what the Government has done to protect New Zealanders against Delta, COVID Response Minister Chris Hipkins fell back on N95 masks for MIQ workers,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “In an appearance that showed Hipkins was unlikely ... More >>
Why Are We Locked Down? Three Percent Of Current Cases Double Vaccinated
Tuesday, 24 August 2021, 3:17 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The same day the Government pronounced out that ‘74 percent of currently eligible people are booked or vaccinated at least once,’ a much more telling figure emerged,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “The Prime Minister has said it does not matter ... More >>
Will the Government borrow more or make cuts?
Tuesday, 24 August 2021, 11:51 am | ACT New Zealand
“Grant Robertson has today told the Finance and Expenditure Select Committee that it doesn’t matter how much of the COVID-19 Recovery Fund he’s blown on unrelated spending because he can always borrow more,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
Lockdown no longer short or sharp
Monday, 23 August 2021, 4:38 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The Government’s inadequate testing and tracing have let us down, leaving us in lockdown for at least two weeks,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “The Prime Minister now tells us that ‘early modelling’ predicted cases would peak on day ... More >>
Parliament closure diktat a historic low
Monday, 23 August 2021, 3:33 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Jacinda Ardern is happy to have a socially distanced 1pm stand up with a dozen journalists in a room but not a democratic parliament with elected representatives asking her questions,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
What the Government needs to consider today
Monday, 23 August 2021, 11:06 am | ACT New Zealand
“The Government’s decision today around Alert Levels will come down to how prepared it’s been. It should be open and transparent about the numbers traced and tested, and what numbers it needed to make a decision” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “People ... More >>
Bring Back Democracy
Monday, 23 August 2021, 10:35 am | ACT New Zealand
“Other than the Alert Levels, the Prime Minister has another important decision to make today, will she allow democracy to continue? Asks ACT Leader David Seymour. “In these extraordinary times, we need to ensure democracy continues and that the ... More >>
ACT Proposes COVID Tracer-app Lottery To Incentivise Scanning
Sunday, 22 August 2021, 7:45 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The ACT Party is today proposing a COVID-Tracer app lottery to encourage people to use the app more,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Instead of getting pinged to isolate, you might get pinged that you’ve won $1000. “Today the Government ... More >>
Personal Responsibility Needed For Scanning
Sunday, 22 August 2021, 3:53 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The ACT Party is pleased to see mandatory scanning being put in place by the Government but the onus shouldn’t be on businesses to enforce it,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Businesses have been through enough with multiple lockdowns, as ... More >>
