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Government Should Practice The Transparency It Preached
Wednesday, 7 July 2021, 8:52 am | ACT New Zealand
“The Government should practice some of its long-promised openness and transparency by letting the Finance and Expenditure Select Committee scrutinise Treasury and the Reserve Bank’s house price forecasts,” says ACT Associate Finance Spokesperson ... More >>
Where The Bloody Hell’s Our Plan?
Tuesday, 6 July 2021, 3:31 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Jacinda Ardern has today made it clear in Parliament that she has no plan for New Zealand to move on from COVID-19,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Last week Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison outlined a four-phase plan to reopen Australia ... More >>
Honest Conversation About Higher Standards Of Law Making
Tuesday, 6 July 2021, 3:15 pm | ACT New Zealand
Parliament has today had a constructive and sensible debate about David Seymour’s Regulatory Standards Member’s Bill. “My Member’s Bill was drawn from the Ballot in April and is due to be debated in Parliament shortly. Ahead of that, Members of ... More >>
ACT Will Turn Off The Lights In Solidarity With Hospo
Tuesday, 6 July 2021, 10:58 am | ACT New Zealand
“The ACT Party will today turn off the lights in solidarity with the Restaurant Association who are suffering from a dire skills shortage,” says ACT’s Immigration spokesperson Dr James McDowall. “The Hospitality Industry has been hit harder than ... More >>
Over 100,000 New Zealanders Could Face Car Tax In First Year
Tuesday, 6 July 2021, 7:06 am | ACT New Zealand
“The Transport Minister has admitted that more than 100,000 New Zealanders could be hit with his car tax next year,” says ACT’s Transport spokesperson Simon Court. “In answer to questions from the ACT Party, Michael Wood said between 74,600 and ... More >>
National Should Do The Right Thing On UNDRIP
Monday, 5 July 2021, 3:57 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The National Party should take a stand against the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People (UNDRIP), even if it has to reverse its previous position,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “ Judith Collins is correct when she ... More >>
Govt Living Hand To Mouth On Vaccine
Monday, 5 July 2021, 9:40 am | ACT New Zealand
“Chris Hipkins celebration of 150,000 doses of vaccine arriving is like hooting and hollering for a drop goal while the team of five million is 50 points behind on the score board,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Most of us are happy to ... More >>
Time To Abolish Human Rights Commission
Monday, 5 July 2021, 9:37 am | ACT New Zealand
“The revelation that Paul Hunt gave money to a criminal organisation is further evidence that the Human Rights Commission must be abolished”, says ACT Leader David Seymour. This morning we learned that the Commission gave koha to the Mongrel Mob ... More >>
Government Shifts The Goal Posts Again On Vaccine Rollout
Sunday, 4 July 2021, 5:13 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The Government has once again sneakily changed the dates that vaccines will be available,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Originally the Government said that Group 4, the last group to be eligible for vaccines were “ being vaccinated from ... More >>
ACT Calls On All Parties To Renounce UNDRIP
Sunday, 4 July 2021, 12:57 pm | ACT New Zealand
“ACT is calling on all parties in Parliament to renounce the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Helen Clark got it right when her Government refused to sign up. John Key got it wrong when his ... More >>
ACT Congratulates Government On KiwiBuild Milestone
Thursday, 1 July 2021, 3:26 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The ACT Party has today congratulated the Government on reaching 1,000 KiwiBuild houses,” says ACT’s Housing spokesperson Brooke van Velden. “This momentous day for the Labour Government is just three years late and 15,000 homes behind schedule. ... More >>
Oversized Heat Pumps Will Cost Hundreds Of Millions
Thursday, 1 July 2021, 1:18 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The Government needs to scrap its Healthy Homes rules and go back to the drawing board, including properly consulting experts and landlords”, says ACT Housing Spokesperson and Deputy Leader Brooke van Velden. “Public Housing Minister Poto Williams has ... More >>
Farmers Need A Better Environmental Law Making Standards
Thursday, 1 July 2021, 12:00 pm | ACT New Zealand
“A new Bill from the ACT Party drawn today will ensure the baton of environmental regulations is given to regional councils and taken out of the hands of Wellington bureaucrats,” says ACT’s Rural Affairs spokesperson Mark Cameron. “In recent ... More >>
More Division From Widespread ‘Maori Business’ Requirement
Thursday, 1 July 2021, 11:53 am | ACT New Zealand
“The Government is creating further ethnic division with its procurement policy of requiring firms to favour ‘Māori businesses’ hitting the inboxes of firms that contract to Government up and down the country,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. ... More >>
Māori Only Consultation On He Puapua Separatism Says It All
Thursday, 1 July 2021, 10:08 am | ACT New Zealand
“The Government is taking the whole country on the path to being an ethno-state, not just the select Māori leaders it’s chosen to consult on its implementation of He Puapua,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “If there’s to be a constitutional ... More >>
First Steps Of Government’s Car Tax Start Today
Thursday, 1 July 2021, 5:21 am | ACT New Zealand
“The first step towards a car tax that punishes tradies and farmers comes into effect today,” says ACT’s Transport spokesperson Simon Court. “From today, the Government will subsidise brand new electric vehicles for people who can already ... More >>
Benefit Increases A Slap In The Face To Kiwi Battlers
Thursday, 1 July 2021, 5:19 am | ACT New Zealand
“It’s an insult to middle New Zealanders who are working hard to get ahead but being squeezed in every direction to increase benefits today,” says ACT’s Social Development spokesperson Karen Chhour. “The Government is making it harder to employ ... More >>
Landfill Tax Comes Into Effect Today
Thursday, 1 July 2021, 5:18 am | ACT New Zealand
“Yet another tax from the Labour Party comes into effect today, this time a landfill levy,” says ACT’s Environment spokesperson Simon Court. “The Government is increasing the landfill levy six-fold. Labour loves to tax and it will tax Kiwis ... More >>
Government’s Double Standards On Housing Imposed Today
Thursday, 1 July 2021, 5:17 am | ACT New Zealand
“The Government’s so-called “Healthy Homes Standards” come into effect today, but only for private landlords and not for state housing,” says ACT’s Housing spokesperson Brooke van Velden. “These aren’t heathy homes standards, they’re ... More >>
Government Wages War Against Kiwi Battlers
Thursday, 1 July 2021, 5:15 am | ACT New Zealand
“This today is no ordinary Thursday for Kiwi Battlers. It’s the day Labour attacks, piling on yet more taxes, and regulations,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “From today, the Government demands landlords comply with ‘Healthy Homes Standards,’ ... More >>
