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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 >>
ACT MP Calls Out Hate Speech Against Karens
Wednesday, 30 June 2021, 3:47 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT MP Karen Chhour is calling on Jacinda Ardern to explain whether she is “stirring up, maintaining or normalising hatred by insulting, threatening or abusive communication” which would be captured under the Government’s hate speech laws. “My question ... More >>
They’re Not “healthy Homes Standards” They’re Double Standards
Wednesday, 30 June 2021, 3:08 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The Housing Minister has proved today that her so-called Healthy Homes Standards are simply double standards,” says ACT’s Housing spokesperson Brooke van Velden. “Kainga Ora tenants are some of the most vulnerable tenants in the country. ACT ... More >>
Show Us Your Schedule
Wednesday, 30 June 2021, 2:50 pm | ACT New Zealand
“It’s time for the Government to start treating New Zealanders like adults and let us in on what’s really happening with the COVID-19 vaccine rollout,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Today Jacinda Ardern admitted we’re getting the schedule ... More >>
Co-governance Not The Answer To Sewage On The Street
Wednesday, 30 June 2021, 11:41 am | ACT New Zealand
“Labour’s push for co-governance of our water assets is another small step towards a Partnership State where a small number of New Zealanders have greater rights under the law,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Co-governance should not be the priority; ... More >>
Kelvin Davis Is Overseeing The Indefensible
Wednesday, 30 June 2021, 10:28 am | ACT New Zealand
“Kelvin Davis has today told the Social Services Select Committee that he’s “not here to defend the indefensible” when it comes to Oranga Tamariki. He needs to accept that he’s the one who’s in charge of the indefensible,” says ACT’s ... More >>
Pattern Developing Of Failings In Cyber Security
Tuesday, 29 June 2021, 3:38 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT’s Health spokesperson Brooke van Velden Party has today successful triggered an urgent debate in Parliament about the cyber security breaches at Waikato Hospital. It follows documents from Waikato District Health Board being released onto the dark ... More >>
Jacinda Ardern Won’t Rule Out Political Opinion In Hate Speech Laws
Tuesday, 29 June 2021, 3:15 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Jacinda Ardern has admitted in Parliament today that she hasn’t ruled out including political opinion in her proposed hate speech laws,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Ardern is twisting and turning her position on hate speech so much she could almost ... More >>
RMA Bill Won’t Solve The Housing Crisis
Tuesday, 29 June 2021, 9:22 am | ACT New Zealand
“The Government’s draft RMA Bill won’t do the very thing New Zealand desperately needs it to, lead to more houses being built,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Far from being a silver bullet for development, the proposal focusses on environmental ... More >>
Hate Speech Petition Reaches 20,000 Signatures
Monday, 28 June 2021, 5:40 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Tens of thousands of Kiwis have exercised their right to free speech, standing up to Jacinda Ardern and her divisive Hate Speech Laws. The Prime Minister needs to back down and dump this confused initiative,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. ... More >>
Government Adopts ACT Policy Six Months Late
Monday, 28 June 2021, 4:33 pm | ACT New Zealand
“It’s mandatory for businesses to display QR codes, but not for people to scan them. Only the Ardern Government could continue this madness,” says ACT Leader David Seymour “ACT has supported compulsory scanning since January, but the Government ... More >>
