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COVID-19 Response Deserves Proper Scrutiny
Wednesday, 12 May 2021, 10:10 am | ACT New Zealand
“The Health Select Committee’s refusal to have regular constructive debates about our response to COVID-19 is an indictment of this Government,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “The Government should be doing everything it can to foster open ... More >>
ACT’s Budget For The Battlers
Wednesday, 12 May 2021, 6:22 am | ACT New Zealand
“The ACT Party has today released our alternative budget, a budget for middle New Zealand, the Kiwis who work hard but are being squeezed from every direction,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Rents are increasing rapidly following decades ... More >>
What Happened To Governing For All New Zealanders?
Tuesday, 11 May 2021, 3:10 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Jacinda Ardern’s reasoning for forcing undemocratic union contracts on people who don’t want any part of them just doesn’t add up,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “The Government originally said only one or two industries would be affected ... More >>
PM Must Drop Covert Plan To Redefine Treaty
Tuesday, 11 May 2021, 2:41 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Jacinda Ardern needs to drop her Government’s covert plan to redefine the Treaty and have an honest conversation with New Zealanders,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “This Government has unleashed an avalanche of race-based policies and giving Māori ... More >>
Mahuta Vs Robertson, Choose Your Fighter
Tuesday, 11 May 2021, 11:06 am | ACT New Zealand
“Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta and Finance Minister Grant Robertson seem to be on completely different pages when it comes to the remit of Five Eyes,” says ACT’s Foreign Affairs spokesperson Brooke van Velden. “Nanaia Mahuta has explicitly said ... More >>
Government Adopts ACT Member’s Bill
Tuesday, 11 May 2021, 9:28 am | ACT New Zealand
“ACT welcomes news this morning from the Government that it’s finally targeting the gangs and dangerous criminals, rather than law-abiding firearms users,” says ACT’s Justice Spokesperson Nicole McKee. “Gang membership has increased by 2264 ... More >>
Hardworking Tax Payers Need A Break
Tuesday, 11 May 2021, 6:26 am | ACT New Zealand
“Hardworking taxpayers have spent the first four months and 10 days of 2021 working to hand over every cent they’ve earned to Grant Robertson,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Today is ‘Tax Freedom Day’ according to accounting firm Baker Tilly ... More >>
Government Playing Catch Up On MIQ
Monday, 10 May 2021, 2:13 pm | ACT New Zealand
“This Government is like a kid who shows up after the race is run but still wants a medal for participating,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “While we welcome today’s announcement that five hundred MIQ rooms will be available to workers, ... More >>
ACT Will Fight Compulsory Unionism
Sunday, 9 May 2021, 3:30 pm | ACT New Zealand
“ACT has today launched our “ Reject Compulsory Unionism ” petition, which fights back against Labour’s reckless industrial relations law changes,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “The so-called “Fair Pay Agreements” are nothing ... More >>
DOC Co-governance An Inland Foreshore And Seabed
Sunday, 9 May 2021, 3:23 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The Government has some serious explaining to do about a co-governance proposal for the DOC Estate,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “DOC has set up a group called the ‘Options Development Group,’ claiming the group is desigend to better recognise ... More >>
Honest Conversations: The ACT Event Of 2021
Friday, 7 May 2021, 3:29 pm | ACT New Zealand
With the wind in our sails, I’m hugely looking forward to meeting you at our rally on the 23rd. I’ve just completed our nationwide Free Speech tour and the support we have received has been amazing. In my opinion, the tide is turning and the continuing ... More >>
ACT Would Repeal Undemocratic Compulsory Unionism
Friday, 7 May 2021, 12:24 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Compulsory unionism is undemocratic, will be a wrecking ball on the economy, and doesn’t solve any identified problem,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Today’s proposal is far more radical than anything the Government has proposed before. It ... More >>
Another Election Let Down From Labour
Friday, 7 May 2021, 6:22 am | ACT New Zealand
“More than half of Labour’s so-called “shovel ready” projects haven’t had a shovel anywhere near them,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Information obtained by the ACT Party shows the Government has only started 67 of the 150 so-called ... More >>
Jacinda Ardern Must Explain Failed Election Bribe
Friday, 7 May 2021, 5:17 am | ACT New Zealand
“A slush fund of taxpayers’ money announced less than two weeks before the election has created just five percent of the jobs promised and New Zealanders are owed an explanation,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Information revealed by the ACT ... More >>
Prison Disorder Numbers Show Action Is Needed
Thursday, 6 May 2021, 9:45 am | ACT New Zealand
“Figures uncovered by ACT show disorder is increasing in our prisons and action is urgently needed,” says ACT’s Justice Spokesperson Nicole McKee. “Disorder incidents went from 27 in 2016/17 to 58 in 2019/20. These incidents include arson, ... More >>
Six Months Of Government Inaction
Thursday, 6 May 2021, 6:04 am | ACT New Zealand
“Today marks six months since Ministers in the 53rd Parliament were sworn in and they have very little to show it,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “To date, just 4.8 percent of the population has been vaccinated. Jacinda Ardern’s Government ... More >>
Speech: ACT Deputy Leader Statement On Xinjiang
Wednesday, 5 May 2021, 2:59 pm | ACT New Zealand
Mr Speaker, I move that this House is gravely concerned about the severe human rights abuses taking place against Uyghurs and other ethnic and religious minorities in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. We call on the Government to work with the ... More >>
Government’s Paternalism Over Māori Businesses
Wednesday, 5 May 2021, 2:19 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The Government’s paternalistic approach towards Māori through procurement is a step too far and needs explaining,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “The Government, in another departure from the idea that all New Zealanders are equal ... More >>
Bloated Bureaucracy Needs Reigning In
Wednesday, 5 May 2021, 9:34 am | ACT New Zealand
“The Government has let the public service get completely out of control before attempting to reign it in,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Since Labour took office the public service has increased by 10,000 people. The average growth per ... More >>
Nash’s Precarious Position On Bed Taxes
Wednesday, 5 May 2021, 9:06 am | ACT New Zealand
“Stuart Nash owes New Zealanders an explanation about why he said he wasn’t working on a bed tax when he has been,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Information obtained by the ACT Party through Parliamentary Written Questions and briefings to ... More >>
