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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 >>
Taxing Tradies To Subsidise Teslas
Sunday, 13 June 2021, 1:33 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Labour is breaking its promise to not introduce new taxes by slapping new taxes on tradies, farmers and large families,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “The ‘feebate’ scheme ignores the fact that vehicles are already taxed and subsidised ... More >>
SNAs Okay For Farmers But Not For Iwi
Saturday, 12 June 2021, 5:33 am | ACT New Zealand
“Associate Environment Minister James Shaw has today said it’s okay to carry out a land grab on farms, but not on land owned by iwi,” says ACT’s Primary Industries spokesperson Mark Cameron. “This morning ACT congratulated the Government on hitting ... More >>
ACT Welcomes SNA Pause
Friday, 11 June 2021, 9:16 am | ACT New Zealand
“ACT welcomes the Government listening to our concerns about Significant Natural Areas – but there needs to be a complete rethink of this policy not just a pause,” says ACT’s Primary Industries spokesperson Mark Cameron. “Private property rights ... More >>
Coal Data Makes A Mockery Of Climate Commission
Thursday, 10 June 2021, 5:37 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Even Jacinda Ardern's harshest critics never imagined her 'nuclear free moment' would be coal powered," says ACT Leader David Seymour. “According to the latest figures from the Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment (MBIE), coal imports ... More >>
Significant Natural Areas A Minefield
Thursday, 10 June 2021, 2:59 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The Rural Communities Minister has today shown how fraught the Government’s land grab on Significant Natural Areas (SNAs) is,” says ACT’s Primary Industries spokesperson Mark Cameron. “Private property rights are under threat thanks to ... More >>
Government Hypocrisy On Healthy Homes
Thursday, 10 June 2021, 2:24 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The Government is showing arrogance and hypocrisy when it comes to the timeframe for rolling out its so-called ‘Healthy Homes Standards’, says ACT’s Housing spokesperson Brooke van Velden. “The Government has set a standard for private ... More >>
Stop The Government’s SNA Land Grab
Wednesday, 9 June 2021, 3:38 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Private property rights are under threat thanks to the Government’s directive to councils to identify and manage ‘Significant Natural Areas’,” says ACT’s Primary Industries spokesperson Mark Cameron. “Farmers, iwi and many other property ... More >>
Climate Commission’s Shoddy Process
Wednesday, 9 June 2021, 1:39 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The Climate Commission has run a poor process with its report, with a lack of public consultation and shutting out journalists,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “It's imperative we have robust consultation and allow the media to hold the Government ... More >>
We Can’t Ban And Tax Our Way To Climate Utopia
Wednesday, 9 June 2021, 12:29 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The Climate Commission wants the Government to ban and tax its way out of climate change,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “The report recommends banning vehicles with internal combustion engines, banning new gas connections, reducing herd sizes ... More >>
No Projections Or Timeline For Ihumatau
Wednesday, 9 June 2021, 10:59 am | ACT New Zealand
“Housing Minister Megan Woods has today told Parliament she’s written a $30 million cheque for Ihumatau with taxpayers’ money but has absolutely no idea how it will be spent,” says ACT’s Housing spokeswoman Brooke van Velden. “I asked ... More >>
