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ACT Fights For Human Rights
Tuesday, 4 May 2021, 5:58 pm | ACT New Zealand
The ACT Party is proud to have prompted a debate in Parliament about the human rights abuses against the Uyghur people in China,” says ACT’s Deputy Leader and Foreign Affairs spokesperson Brooke van Velden. “I have worked with all parties across ... More >>
He Puapua Needs Some Sunlight
Tuesday, 4 May 2021, 2:19 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The Prime Minister is patronising New Zealanders when she says the He Puapua report shouldn't have been released in case taxpayers didn't understand it," says ACT Leader David Seymour. "ACT has revealed that a Cabinet Paper has been ... More >>
Implementation Unit An Admission Of Failure
Tuesday, 4 May 2021, 9:10 am | ACT New Zealand
“It turns out the Government has been announcing policies for four years and had nobody to implement them,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “ It’s been revealed that after four years of failure to deliver the Government is setting up an ‘Implementation ... More >>
Cooks Travel Bubble Almost A Year Too Late
Monday, 3 May 2021, 10:49 am | ACT New Zealand
“The Prime Minister’s paternalism of the Cook Islands has caused economic and emotional harm to our Pacific neighbours that will take years to fix,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “ ACT was calling for a travel bubble with the Cooks in July ... More >>
PHARMAC Cancer Decision Shows Why Funding Review Needed
Monday, 3 May 2021, 9:17 am | ACT New Zealand
“Depriving children of cancer drugs shows exactly why we need a funding review into PHARMAC,” says ACT’s Health spokesperson Brooke van Velden. “A report this morning that PHARMAC is likely to end blanket funding for kids’ cancer drugs ... More >>
Carmel Sepuloni Punishes Future Generations With Benefit Rise
Sunday, 2 May 2021, 1:09 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Carmel Sepuloni seems intent on punishing future generations with her plans to raise benefits by a further $57 a week by 2023,” says ACT’s Social Development spokesperson Karen Chhour. “New Zealand is already drowning in debt, it's not fair ... More >>
Greens’ Co-leader Coddles The Mob
Sunday, 2 May 2021, 1:07 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The Greens’ co-leader’s coddling of violent gang members is a kick in the guts for victims of the Mob,” says ACT’s Justice spokesperson Nicole McKee. “Marama Davidson and Chief Human Rights Commissioner Paul Hunt yesterday spoke at an ‘event ... More >>
Wellington Bureaucrats Could Learn From Soda And Sammies
Saturday, 1 May 2021, 4:13 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Our Wellington bureaucrats could learn a thing or two from Amazon on how to avoid largess, especially when taxpayer money is at stake,” says ACT’s Deputy Leader Brooke van Velden. “Bureaucrats from the Film Commission and Tourism New Zealand ... More >>
Won’t Somebody Please Think Of The Children?
Friday, 30 April 2021, 12:55 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The Waitangi Tribunal has completely missed the point with its review into Oranga Tamariki,” says ACT’s spokesperson for Children Karen Chhour. “Oranga Tamariki is broken for all children, not just Māori. If we can’t get the current system ... More >>
PHARMAC Funding Needs To Be Reviewed
Friday, 30 April 2021, 5:42 am | ACT New Zealand
“PHARMAC’s funding shortfall of $400 million proves the funding model needs to be reviewed,” says ACT Health spokesperson Brooke van Velden. “While the Government has announced a review of PHARMAC, it explicitly excludes funding considerations. ... More >>
Housing Loans Will Fuel Crisis
Thursday, 29 April 2021, 12:18 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Labour’s changes to housing loan schemes ignore basic economics and will further fuel the housing crisis,” says ACT’s Housing Spokesperson Brooke van Velden. “The Government’s proposals to increase price caps and funding through the First ... More >>
New Taxes And Compulsory Land Acquisition Aren’t The Answers
Thursday, 29 April 2021, 12:10 pm | ACT New Zealand
“A new ‘stamp duty’ proposed by Treasury is not the answer to the housing crisis” says ACT’s Housing spokesperson Brooke van Velden. “A briefing to the Minister of Housing says from the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development shows ... More >>
Labour’s Renter’s Tax Confirmed
Thursday, 29 April 2021, 11:56 am | ACT New Zealand
“The official advice the Government got on interest deductibility changes backs up the many stories ACT is hearing from landlords and the experts,” says ACT’s Housing Spokesperson Brooke van Velden. “The Ministry of Housing and Urban Development’s ... More >>
Government Drops The Ball, Aussies Score Again
Wednesday, 28 April 2021, 12:04 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Victoria’s plan to open to up to international students and workers is what ACT has been calling for since August last year and New Zealand should follow suit,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “ The Australian state of Victoria is doing this ... More >>
Housing Stories Show Renters Will Suffer
Wednesday, 28 April 2021, 11:07 am | ACT New Zealand
“A website set up by the ACT Party to hear concerns about the Government’s new interest deductibility law change has shown just how damaging this policy will be to renters,” says ACT’s Housing spokesperson Brooke van Velden. “We have been ... More >>
Winter Grazing Rules Show Wellington Doesn’t Understand Farming
Wednesday, 28 April 2021, 5:29 am | ACT New Zealand
“Today’s release of the winter grazing standards again show a Government out of touch with the primary sector,” says ACT’s Primary Industries spokesperson Mark Cameron. “It’s in a farmer’s best interest to look after their land and ... More >>
Less Rehabilitation, More Disorder In Prisons
Wednesday, 28 April 2021, 5:27 am | ACT New Zealand
“The Government needs to explain why the number of prisoners attending rehabilitation is decreasing while disorder increases,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “The number of prisoners attending rehabilitation programmes has fallen from 49 percent ... More >>
MIQ Spaces Should Be Used For Workers
Tuesday, 27 April 2021, 11:32 am | ACT New Zealand
“The Government’s Seasonal Work Scheme attracting just 195 new fruit pickers to move to where the work is shows its strategy is failing and it’s time to let more workers in,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Fruit and vegetable growers ... More >>
Greens The Biggest Barrier To Better Housing
Tuesday, 27 April 2021, 10:18 am | ACT New Zealand
“If Greens co-leader Marama Davidson wants to know why people are in emergency housing she should hold up a mirror,” says ACT’s Social Development spokesperson Karen Chhour. “Marama Davidson’s comments about emergency housing being ‘inhumane’ ... More >>
Firearms Licencing Still Taking Too Long
Monday, 26 April 2021, 6:01 am | ACT New Zealand
“Thousands of New Zealand shooters could still miss out on duck shooting season because of unacceptable delays in processing firearms licencing applications,” says ACT’s Fair Firearms Law Reform spokesperson Nicole McKee. “ Police put out ... More >>
