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Is that It?
Wednesday, 11 August 2021, 11:31 am | ACT New Zealand
“The Skegg reports tells us the Government should reopen the border in stages, proportional to risk, using better technology, but we can’t yet due to low vaccination rates, and variants might undermine the vaccine. All of this was in ACT’s COVID ... More >>
Nothing Tangible From Skegg Report
Tuesday, 10 August 2021, 3:48 pm | ACT New Zealand
“It turns out the Prime Minister’s announcement about this week’s announcement won’t be an announcement at all,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Jacinda Ardern has been talking up the release of the Skegg report this week, but under questioning ... More >>
Government Relying On Something That Doesn’t Exist For Energy Shortages
Tuesday, 10 August 2021, 2:37 pm | ACT New Zealand
“When questioned by the ACT Party about the risk of energy shortages, Energy and Resources Minister Megan Woods said she’s considering a range of projects through the NZ Battery Project which doesn’t even exist yet,” says ACT’s Energy spokesperson ... More >>
Lights Out Should Have Been Avoided
Tuesday, 10 August 2021, 5:15 am | ACT New Zealand
Aug 9, 2021 “Jacinda Ardern’s idealism has tonight collided with energy reality as the lights went out in the Waikato,” says ACT’s Energy spokesperson Simon Court. “This Government has declared a climate emergency, waged war on energy sources ... More >>
ACT Delivering The Four Year Term Debate
Tuesday, 10 August 2021, 5:07 am | ACT New Zealand
“MPs who want to see a four year term have an option to have it debated in parliament immediately by supporting my Constitution (Enabling a 4-Year Term) Amendment Bill,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Those who say they support the concept can opt ... More >>
‘Announcements’ Ardern All Talk And No Action
Monday, 9 August 2021, 6:41 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The Government should ensure there are vaccination centres set up at all ports tomorrow, and insist on enforcing the rules. Instead Ardern has made another announcement instead of action, waiting weeks before port workers must be vaccinated,” says ... More >>
More Than A Thousand Unvaccinated Port Workers
Monday, 9 August 2021, 4:03 pm | ACT New Zealand
“With the very real risk of another COVID-19 outbreak, our borders have been left vulnerable with more than 1,000 port workers unvaccinated,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “As of two and a half weeks ago there were 1,149 unvaccinated port workers. ... More >>
Implementation Unit Run From Robertson’s Office
Monday, 9 August 2021, 1:58 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The Government’s ‘Implementation Unit’ was run on a trial basis inside Grant Robertson’s office and included 115 projects according to new documents,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “The so-called Implementation Unit is an admission ... More >>
Price Of Chicken Clucking Outrageous
Monday, 9 August 2021, 12:43 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The cost of living is falling fowl of New Zealanders with chicken prices a sign of what’s to come,” says ACT’s Associate Finance spokesperson Damien Smith. “The egg-onomic impacts of this Government’s decisions have started to peck, ... More >>
What Else Did Ashley Forget?
Saturday, 7 August 2021, 1:20 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Ashley Bloomfield’s admission that he just forgot he’d been texting the Secretary of Foreign Affairs and Trade about the UN worker from Fiji shows an official being economical with the truth,” says ACT Leader David Seymour “Perhaps most telling ... More >>
Sugar tax leaves bitter taste
Saturday, 7 August 2021, 1:13 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Health Minister Andrew Little has refused to rule out introducing a sugar tax,” says ACT Deputy Leader and Health spokesperson Brooke van Velden. “Labour promised no new taxes. But this morning when asked about a sugar tax on Newshub Nation, Little ... More >>
Government Should Google 'Double-standard'
Friday, 6 August 2021, 5:02 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The Government needs to answer why Google billionaire Larry Page was able to get residency so quickly when skilled workers are being turned away,” says ACT Deputy Leader Brooke van Velden. “Media are reporting that Page was given residency ... More >>
Wallaby Kill Squad Cost $685k Per Job
Friday, 6 August 2021, 2:20 pm | ACT New Zealand
“A Government programme to carry out pest control of wallabies is costing taxpayers $685,000 per person hired,” says ACT’s Conservation spokesperson Nicole McKee. “Budget documents released this week say the “cost is approximately $685,000 ... More >>
ACT Makes Submission On Hate Speech Laws
Friday, 6 August 2021, 12:25 pm | ACT New Zealand
“ACT will not stand by while the Government tries to criminalise New Zealanders for free speech,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “The Government’s proposed Hate Speech Laws will create a divided society and will put an already growing cancel ... More >>
Labour Minister Shows He Has No Idea How To Govern
Friday, 6 August 2021, 11:16 am | ACT New Zealand
“Comments from Health Minister Andrew Little about throwing billions at the health system with no results show he’s completely out of his depth,” says ACT Deputy Leader and Health spokesperson Brooke van Velden. “ In a Newsroom article today ... More >>
$800,000,000 Housing Tax Revealed
Thursday, 5 August 2021, 12:56 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Labour’s interest deductibility change has been revealed as an $800 million tax grab on landlords,” says ACT Housing spokesperson Brooke van Velden. In Budget documents released today, Treasury told the Finance Minister , ‘…had the interest ... More >>
Bill Drawn To Reduce Barriers To Foreign Investment
Thursday, 5 August 2021, 12:04 pm | ACT New Zealand
“A Bill in my name drawn from the Ballot today will reduce barriers to investment from other like-minded countries improving the quality of life enjoyed by all New Zealanders,” says ACT MP Damien Smith. “The Overseas Investment (Except Investment ... More >>
School Boards Should Be Able To Govern How They See Fit
Thursday, 5 August 2021, 11:11 am | ACT New Zealand
“ACT supports school boards to decide how to their run own schools without interference,” says ACT’s Education spokesperson Chris Baillie. “If MacLeans College, or any other school decides that a student telling a teacher to f-off after refusing initial ... More >>
Government Should Google “fairness”
Thursday, 5 August 2021, 8:16 am | ACT New Zealand
“The Government has questions to answer about why billionaire Google co-founder Larry Page was allowed into New Zealand when desperate Kiwis and separated families can’t get through the border,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Larry Page was ... More >>
ACT Absolutely Positively Supports Progress Wellington
Thursday, 5 August 2021, 6:33 am | ACT New Zealand
“The depth of feeling from Wellington businesses couldn’t be clearer, it’s time for Let’s Get Wellington Moving to start listening,” says ACT’s transport spokesperson Simon Court. “The full page advertisement in the Dominion Post from ... More >>
