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Disappointing There Won’t Be A Minimum Wage Breather
Monday, 29 March 2021, 4:12 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Business owners who’ve battled through COVID and who often struggle to pay themselves the minimum wage will be further disheartened that the Prime Minister has signalled a never ending stream of minimum wage hikes on her watch,” says ACT ... More >>
Government Must Follow Most Efficient Pathway
Monday, 29 March 2021, 2:40 pm | ACT New Zealand
“A startling admission from the Climate Commission chair that his group’s draft advice to Government does not recommend the most efficient pathway or policies for emissions reduction brings the whole process into disrepute,” says ACT Climate ... More >>
You Can’t Pay Your Rent With Jacinda’s Spin
Monday, 29 March 2021, 1:56 pm | ACT New Zealand
“No wonder the Prime Minister’s spin doctors have been hunting out quotes from economists who might disagree with many of their colleagues that renters will suffer as a result of scrapping of mortgage interest deductibility,” says ACT Housing ... More >>
Where Is NZ’s Global Travel Taskforce?
Monday, 29 March 2021, 11:00 am | ACT New Zealand
“The Government must start taking some of the steps other countries are to chart the course ahead for how we travel in a post-vaccine world,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “On April 12 the United Kingdom (UK) Government will receive detailed ... More >>
Robertson Must Rule Out Rent Control
Saturday, 27 March 2021, 2:05 pm | ACT New Zealand
“In a week when the property sector needs confidence to build, Grant Robertson has dropped another bombshell on property investors,” says ACT’s Housing Spokesperson Brooke van Velden “This morning Grant Robertson did not rule out rent caps stating ... More >>
Crazy That Cooks Bubble Can’t Happen Before May
Friday, 26 March 2021, 3:28 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The Government needs to sharpen up if New Zealand is going to have any hope of surviving a multi-year pandemic,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “News that the Cook Islands bubble won’t be open before at least May shows the Government isn’t ... More >>
Where The World Will Be On April 6 And In Six Months
Friday, 26 March 2021, 1:08 pm | ACT New Zealand
“How much better New Zealand could be doing in its response to COVID-19 is being laid bare by the numbers,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Long gone is the mantra of going ‘hard and early.’ “When it comes to quarantine free trans-Tasman travel ... More >>
ACT Housing Petition Sending Strong Message
Friday, 26 March 2021, 11:51 am | ACT New Zealand
“The madness of removing mortgage interest tax deductibility on rental properties is percolating through the nation, with almost 6500 people having signed ACT’s petition to abolish the bright-line test and reinstate the ability for landlords ... More >>
Police Minister Must Grant Short Term License Extensions
Thursday, 25 March 2021, 3:10 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The Police Minister should use powers available to her under the Arms Act to protect many of the 10,000 firearms users caught up in a relicensing backlog from falling foul of the law,” says ACT Firearms Reform spokesperson Nicole McKee. “During ... More >>
Climate Change Commission Won’t Stop One Gram Of Emissions
Thursday, 25 March 2021, 3:06 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The Climate Change Commission’s proposals for reducing our emissions will give massive power to government, hit Kiwis with higher costs, but fail to achieve its goal,” says ACT’s Climate Change Spokesperson Simon Court in ACT’s submission ... More >>
Nash Intent On Taxing The Life Out Of Tourism
Thursday, 25 March 2021, 2:24 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Be warned, the Labour Government looks set to break more promises with Tourism Minister Stuart Nash saying in Parliament today on the potential for introducing bed taxes that would hit New Zealanders, ‘there’s a whole lot of work going on ... More >>
The Next Year Of COVID Response Must Be Smarter
Thursday, 25 March 2021, 11:01 am | ACT New Zealand
“One year on from New Zealand plunging into level four lockdown, we need some honesty about the Government’s COVID Response – it must get smarter or we’ll go broke,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “If anyone thinks the COVID show is ... More >>
Tasmania The Latest To Progress Human Rights
Wednesday, 24 March 2021, 11:12 am | ACT New Zealand
“I’m so pleased to welcome another Australian state passing voluntary assisted dying legislation, with last night’s victory for the new law in the Tasmanian Parliament,” says ACT Health spokesperson Brooke van Velden. “Voluntary assisted dying is now ... More >>
Only A Vote For ACT Will Clear Tax Minefield
Wednesday, 24 March 2021, 11:08 am | ACT New Zealand
“A vote for ACT is a vote to eradicate the bright-line test,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “I have launched a petition today seeking support to repeal the bright-line test and reintroduce mortgage interest deductibility on residential property ... More >>
Arrogant Government Ruling By Dictate
Tuesday, 23 March 2021, 4:37 pm | ACT New Zealand
“It takes a whole new level of arrogance for the Labour Government to undermine Parliament with the sudden imposition of new tax rules previously explicitly ruled out by Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Instead ... More >>
Divisive Package Will Hurt Those It Aims To Help
Tuesday, 23 March 2021, 11:01 am | ACT New Zealand
“Today’s housing package is all about blaming Mum and Dad investors without properly acknowledging why they’ve invested in housing – lack of supply has driven up houses prices,” says ACT Housing spokesperson Brooke van Velden. “This is ... More >>
Housing Policy Must Not Be Divisive
Tuesday, 23 March 2021, 9:27 am | ACT New Zealand
“The Government’s housing policy must create the conditions for mass building, not try to divide up a shortage differently,” says ACT Housing Spokesperson Brooke van Velden. “The numbers are crystal clear, not enough homes are being built in ... More >>
Please Prime Minister, Bore Us With The Details Now
Monday, 22 March 2021, 5:05 pm | ACT New Zealand
“It’s simply not good enough for the Prime Minister to treat the media like five year olds and tell them there are ‘layers of complexity’ ‘which I won’t bore you with now’ behind why she can’t say more about a trans-Tasman bubble ... More >>
PM Must Stop Making Trans-Tasman Travel Harder Than It Needs To Be
Monday, 22 March 2021, 10:47 am | ACT New Zealand
“For some reason the Prime Minister is trying to talk down expectations of substantive movement on quarantine free trans-Tasman travel at Cabinet today , when she’s got every reason to be talking it up,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “First, the ... More >>
Perry's Berrys Failure Is Government's
Sunday, 21 March 2021, 1:50 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The closure of Perry’s Berrys, a major vertically integrated strawberry producer of 40 years’ standing, reflects this Government’s failure writ large,” says ACT Leader David Seymour “Having supported Francie for years as a constituent in ... More >>
