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Clock Ticking For Testing And Tracing After Infected Sydney Traveller In Wellington
Wednesday, 23 June 2021, 8:45 am | ACT New Zealand
“News of a likely infectious Australian traveller in Wellington over the weekend will test the Government’s COVID Response,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “The traveller was here over the weekend and the infection was detected in Australia, ... More >>
ASB Showgrounds Liquidation Shows Up Government's Brittle COVID Response
Wednesday, 23 June 2021, 6:05 am | ACT New Zealand
“ASB Showgrounds going into liquidation after more than 160 years shows the Government’s failure to respond nimbly to COVID,” says Epsom MP and ACT Leader David Seymour “The events industry has worked hard asking Government to consider their unique ... More >>
PM Admits There’s No Alternative To Utes
Tuesday, 22 June 2021, 2:50 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Jacinda Ardern has today told Parliament she knows that farmers and tradies have no alternative to using utes, but she’ll tax them anyway” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Last week Ardern questioned whether some people are using utes for ‘legitimate ... More >>
Fishing Reserves Hijacked By Co-governance Agenda
Tuesday, 22 June 2021, 12:46 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The Government’s plan to roll out more fishing reserves will be welcomed by some, but it shouldn’t be used to smuggle in a co-governance agenda,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “ Revitalising the Gulf is the latest example of the Government’s ... More >>
Labour Says Aucklanders Are Not Legitimate Ute Drivers
Saturday, 19 June 2021, 4:50 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Transport Minister Michael Wood has today clarified the Prime Minister’s comments about who are “legitimate” ute drivers and its seems it’s region dependent,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “According to Wood on Newshub Nation this morning, ... More >>
Shut Down The Gangs, Not The Streets
Friday, 18 June 2021, 12:56 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Why are Police shutting down streets, stopping Kiwis going about their everyday lives instead of moving an intimidating gang procession along?” asks ACT’s Justice spokesperson Nicole McKee. “It says so much about the soft on crime Labour Government ... More >>
PM Pleased With Last Place, Throws Workers Under The Bus
Friday, 18 June 2021, 11:38 am | ACT New Zealand
“The Prime Minister has her priorities completely warped if she thinks being last in the developed world for the vaccine rollout is pleasing,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “According to ‘ Our World in Data’ , New Zealand has fewer vaccinations ... More >>
Cycle Bridge Not Worth The Tar It'll Be Sealed With
Friday, 18 June 2021, 6:17 am | ACT New Zealand
“The Benefit Cost Ratio of Auckland’s cycle bridge is the equivalent of putting your money on the Share Market knowing you were going to lose 60c for every dollar invested,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “In answer to Written Questions from ... More >>
Police Should Be Warning Gangs, Not The Public
Thursday, 17 June 2021, 3:27 pm | ACT New Zealand
“ Police are warning Aucklanders about likely disruptions tomorrow caused by a gang funeral when it’s the gangs who should be on notice,” says ACT’s Justice spokesperson Nicole McKee. “New Zealanders should be able to go about their daily ... More >>
Another Vaccine Announcement, Still No Progress
Thursday, 17 June 2021, 1:29 pm | ACT New Zealand
“This Government’s vaccine rollout is reminiscent of a losing test cricket team desperately trying to increase the run rate as the days go by,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “The Government is assuring us that we’ll all be vaccinated by ... More >>
GDP Numbers A Dead Cat Bounce
Thursday, 17 June 2021, 11:27 am | ACT New Zealand
“The Reserve Bank printed $100 billion, the Government borrowed $60 billion - we've got an economy that’s running on a sugar hit,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “The Government has been focussed on all manner of initiatives, from bike bridges ... More >>
ACT Announces A Better Way Than SNA
Thursday, 17 June 2021, 11:11 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Leader David Seymour has today announced at Fieldays ACT’s alternative to the Significant Natural Areas debacle the Government has overseen. ACT would remove the requirement for councils to identify Significant Natural Areas through the National ... More >>
ACT Announces Government’s Agenda For Fishing Policy
Thursday, 17 June 2021, 10:45 am | ACT New Zealand
“The ACT Party can today release the Government’s agenda when it comes to fishing policy,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “ ACT has been leaked a document from Oceans and Fisheries Minister David Parker which outlines the papers he is about ... More >>
NZ Bottom Of OECD For Vaccines
Thursday, 17 June 2021, 8:58 am | ACT New Zealand
“After saying we would be at the front of the queue, New Zealand is now officially last in the OECD for the vaccine rollout,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “According to ‘ Our World in Data’ , New Zealand has fewer vaccinations per person than ... More >>
Ardern Assumes Role Of Car Tsar
Wednesday, 16 June 2021, 4:19 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Jacinda Ardern should reverse her position on an exemption for utes in the feebate scheme now she has been corrected that Toyota isn’t bringing an electric ute onto the market in the next 12 to 24 months,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Two ... More >>
Meddling Robbo Needs To Butt Out
Wednesday, 16 June 2021, 12:09 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Grant Robertson’s meddling in the demand side of housing won’t build a single extra home,” says ACT’s Housing spokesperson Brooke van Velden. “Finance Minister Grant Robertson has agreed "in-principle" to give the Reserve Bank (RBNZ) ... More >>
Where Does NZ Stand On Free Trade Agreement?
Wednesday, 16 June 2021, 11:13 am | ACT New Zealand
“The Government needs to let New Zealanders know where we stand with the UK on Free Trade after Australia got in first,” says ACT’s Trade spokesperson Brooke van Velden. “Australia struck a deal with the UK which allows more Australians ... More >>
Government ‘Do As I Say, Not As I Do’ On EVs
Wednesday, 16 June 2021, 5:19 am | ACT New Zealand
“The Government is showing complete hypocrisy when it comes to electric vehicles by converting less than two percent of the Government’s fleet,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “The new ‘feebate’ policy punishes farmers, tradies and large ... More >>
Ardern Fails On Housing
Tuesday, 15 June 2021, 12:39 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Four years in, the Ardern Government couldn’t be failing harder at ‘fixing’ housing,” says ACT’s Housing spokesperson and Deputy Leader Brooke van Velden. “The Real Estate Institute of NZ's (REINZ) House Price Index (HPI) figures out ... More >>
Shaw Should Apologise For Divisive Race Baiting
Monday, 14 June 2021, 12:09 pm | ACT New Zealand
“James Shaw has shown his arrogance and contempt for ordinary New Zealanders in an interview he didn’t think would make the mainstream,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “In an interview with Ngāti Hine FM, a small Māori radio station, Associate ... More >>
