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The La La Budget
Thursday, 20 May 2021, 2:01 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The Government had an opportunity today to get New Zealand back on track following COVID-19, instead its Budget makes Fawlty Towers look like hotel with a sound management plan,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “This Budget does nothing for middle New More >>
Transparency Needed On COVID After Sneaky Prisoner Rule Change
Thursday, 20 May 2021, 8:28 am | ACT New Zealand
“The Government has been quietly moving some prisoners up the list to receive the COVID-19 vaccination without any consultation,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Prisoners were all part Group 3 along with most of the general population, but ... More >>
NZ History Curriculum Threatens Left-wing Indoctrination
Wednesday, 19 May 2021, 2:56 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The Government’s New Zealand history curriculum threatens to indoctrinate students in left-wing ideas and requires a radical overhaul,” says ACT Education spokesperson and former teacher Chris Baillie. “The draft New Zealand history curriculum , which ... More >>
Jacinda Ardern Failing By Her Own Measures
Wednesday, 19 May 2021, 2:47 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Jacinda Ardern’s focus on inequality is all talk and she’s failing by the measures she set herself before she became Prime Minister,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “In 2016, a year before she became Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern told ... More >>
Breakthrough On Laura Fergusson Trust
Wednesday, 19 May 2021, 12:30 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The Laura Fergusson Trust which provides critical services to young disabled people has broken its silence and agreed to meet with the Minister of Health,” says ACT Leader and Epsom MP David Seymour. “This is fantastic news which follows ... More >>
Police Can’t Be Trusted With Firearms Register
Wednesday, 19 May 2021, 10:34 am | ACT New Zealand
“A privacy breach of dozens of people applying for firearms licences shows exactly why a firearms register is a terrible idea and why ACT has opposed it from the start,” says ACT’s Fair Firearms Law Reform spokesperson Nicole McKee. “A gun register, ... More >>
Time For Answers From Laura Fergusson Trust
Tuesday, 18 May 2021, 3:22 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The Government has made it clear it's willing to get back to the table with the Laura Fergusson Trust, so we need answers about why the Trust is refusing,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “The Laura Fergusson Trust has been a safe haven for ... More >>
Prime Minister Won’t Rule Out Co-governance Of South Island Water Infrastructure
Tuesday, 18 May 2021, 2:26 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Jacinda Ardern needs to let New Zealanders know what’s happening with the South Island’s water assets rather than leaving us in limbo,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “I asked the Prime Minister in Parliament today whether she would rule ... More >>
Nash Away With The Fairies On Immigration
Tuesday, 18 May 2021, 8:28 am | ACT New Zealand
“Economic Development Minister Stuart Nash must have been away with the fairies when he insulted employers who take migrant workers, says ACT’s immigration spokesperson James McDowall. “This morning, speaking on Newstalk ZB, Mr Nash said: “We just ... More >>
Co-governance Has To Stop
Sunday, 16 May 2021, 1:15 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Another co-governance plan, this time for South Island water is yet another example co-governance structures put in place by both National and Labour Governments,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “A plan from the Labour Government to transfer 50 ... More >>
Schoolkids Being Taught About “White Privilege”
Sunday, 16 May 2021, 1:02 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The Government needs to explain why a new education programme is teaching primary school children about ‘white privilege’”, says ACT Leader David Seymour. “The promise of our country is to value each person as we find them and value their human ... More >>
Kids Discouraged From Eating Their Own Lunches
Saturday, 15 May 2021, 6:33 am | ACT New Zealand
“ Advice from the Ministry of Education shows that kids who bring their own lunches from home are being discouraged from eating them,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “After it was revealed this week that thousands of lunches are going to waste, ... More >>
Charging Electric Cars With Diesel
Friday, 14 May 2021, 6:04 pm | ACT New Zealand
One thing this week that told us more about New Zealand than anything else was the Department of Conservation charging an electric vehicle on Stewart Island with a diesel generator. How did we get here? It’s just one example of how a tiny but ... More >>
Scrap The Road Tax On Marine Fuel
Friday, 14 May 2021, 2:40 pm | ACT New Zealand
“ACT has today launched a petition to scrap road taxes on marine fuel,” says ACT’s Transport spokesperson Simon Court. “Kiwi boaties are currently paying 83 cents per litre in taxes, most of that revenue goes into the National Land Transport ... More >>
Freedom Of Expression On Campus Must Be Protected
Friday, 14 May 2021, 11:25 am | ACT New Zealand
“ A Bill introduced to the UK Parliament this week shares the same goal as my Member’s Bill and should be debated here in New Zealand,” says ACT MP Dr James McDowall. “ Free speech on campus is critical. Fostering the ability of students ... More >>
Community To Rally To Save Laura Fergusson Trust
Friday, 14 May 2021, 10:48 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Leader and Epsom MP David Seymour will this weekend hold a rally to save the Laura Fergusson Trust. “The Laura Fergusson Trust has been saviour for young disabled people for five decades. It has been somewhere for young people with physical and ... More >>
Indefinite Level 2.5? Where’s The Plan?
Friday, 14 May 2021, 8:26 am | ACT New Zealand
“Fourteen months since the first COVID restrictions, New Zealanders deserve certainty about the Government’s response, not random remarks suggesting the country might indefinitely live at an undefined Level 2.5. The Director General must reveal the ... More >>
Māori And Pacific Children Failed By Government
Thursday, 13 May 2021, 12:15 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The Minister for Child Poverty Reduction is letting Māori and Pacific children down according to new school attendance rates,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “A report released today by the Government ‘Child Poverty Related Indicators’ ... More >>
Free Lunch Farce
Wednesday, 12 May 2021, 11:52 am | ACT New Zealand
“The Government needs to start looking at evidence and data before it rushes out policy which is nothing more than a marketing campaign,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “ The Waikato Times has revealed that up to 1500 lunches from Labour’s ... More >>
David Seymour - ACT's Budget For Middle New Zealand
Wednesday, 12 May 2021, 11:35 am | ACT New Zealand
Business. I just wanted to get in early. Grant Robertson almost completely forgot to mention business in both his pre-Budget speeches. I didn’t want to risk the same mistake. Welcome thank you to Price Waterhouse Cooper and the Wellington Chamber ... More >>
