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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 >>
Government Needs To Deliver Certainty For Skilled Migrants
Wednesday, 4 August 2021, 2:33 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Labour's inaction on immigration is creating a humanitarian and economic crisis,” says ACT’s Immigration spokesperson Dr James McDowall. “Families are being split at the border and being forced to choose between working in New Zealand to support ... More >>
Two Million COVID Doses A Pathetic Milestone
Wednesday, 4 August 2021, 11:51 am | ACT New Zealand
“The Government will today give itself a big pat on the back for delivering two million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, but it should hold off on its self-congratulations,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “To put this into perspective, that’s 40 doses ... More >>
Treasury’s Fantasy Forecasts Have Already Flopped
Wednesday, 4 August 2021, 10:29 am | ACT New Zealand
“Treasury's fantasy forecast of flatlining house prices are already out of date. In fact, house prices reached levels Treasury predicted in three years after just three months,” says ACT Housing spokesperson Brooke van Velden. The CoreLogic House ... More >>
Government Oversteps On Wood Exports
Wednesday, 4 August 2021, 9:12 am | ACT New Zealand
“Comments this morning from Building and Construction Minister Poto Williams that the Government is considering limiting wood exports to keep construction materials from going offshore, will send a shiver down the spine of many businesses,” says ... More >>
No Extra Precautions To Prepare Against Delta
Tuesday, 3 August 2021, 2:50 pm | ACT New Zealand
"The Australian Prime Minister has called the Delta variant a game-changer. Chris Hipkins agrees and told Parliament today that contact tracing wouldn't be able to contain it,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. "But what sort of rethink has ... More >>
ACT Welcomes SCENZ Group Establishment
Tuesday, 3 August 2021, 2:09 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Deputy Leader and Health spokesperson Brooke van Velden has welcomed the establishment of the Support and Consultation for End of Life in New Zealand (SCENZ) group. “ACT is encouraged by the establishment of SCENZ, the calibre of its 11 members and their ... More >>
Time To Back-pedal On Cycle Bridge
Tuesday, 3 August 2021, 12:27 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Grant Robertson is right to have second thoughts about the Auckland Cycle Bridge. He should listen to New Zealanders and scrap the idea,” says ACT’s Transport spokesperson Simon Court. “This is what happens when you go cycling, you get cold ... More >>
ACT Will Support Conversion Practices Bill At First Reading
Tuesday, 3 August 2021, 12:01 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The ACT caucus has today agreed to support the Conversion Practices Prohibition Legislation Bill at first reading, but we have serious concerns about the current state of the Bill,” says ACT’s Justice spokesperson Nicole McKee. “ACT agrees ... More >>
Why Does Labour Always Wait Until It’s A Crisis?
Monday, 2 August 2021, 4:26 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The Labour Party has left business owners in a state of distress for far longer than was necessary with some going to the wall or suffering from mental health problems as a result of the Government preventing workers from coming here,” says ACT’s ... More >>
Prime Minister’s Hypocrisy On Immigration
Sunday, 1 August 2021, 4:33 pm | ACT New Zealand
“At the same time as the Prime Minister is apologising for the Dawn Raids in the 1970s, Labour is completely ignoring the struggles being faced by migrants today,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “MPs from every party except Labour and the Māori ... More >>
