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Government Insults Public And Erodes Democracy
Wednesday, 10 February 2021, 6:46 am | ACT New Zealand
"As protestors held vigil for Myanmar's democracy outside Parliament, inside the Labour Party rushed to remove New Zealanders' democratic rights," says ACT Leader David Seymour "The Local Electoral (Māori Wards and Māori Constituencies) ... More >>
There Is No Greatness In Our Lateness
Tuesday, 9 February 2021, 1:31 pm | ACT New Zealand
“When I asked less than a month ago whether New Zealand would be in the second 50 countries to begin vaccinating its citizens against Covid-19 or the third , I was half joking, not really thinking 100 countries could start before us,” says ... More >>
Reserve Bank Patch-up Effort Inevitable
Tuesday, 9 February 2021, 11:31 am | ACT New Zealand
“Reintroducing loan-to-value ratios (LVR) was as inevitable a move from the Reserve Bank as night following day, but it won’t make much difference to the fundamental reasons house prices continue to rise disproportionately to other asset classes,” ... More >>
Māori Ward Urgency Erodes Democracy
Monday, 8 February 2021, 4:27 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The Government’s decision to legislate away democratic rights under urgency does damage far beyond the question of Māori wards,” says ACT Leader David Seymour “If the Government thinks it is important to change how people elect their local ... More >>
Sick Leave Bribe Had Nothing To Do With Covid-19
Monday, 8 February 2021, 4:18 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The Government’s new Covid-19 payment allowing workers to isolate at home is a welcome development,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “ACT said last year that the Government should consider something similar. It is important that workers isolate ... More >>
Real Crises This Government Isn’t Addressing
Saturday, 6 February 2021, 11:19 am | ACT New Zealand
“ACT is a thinking person’s party and this Government is the polar opposite, coloured by marketing and vanity,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Only ACT is offering real solutions to the hard, grown-up problems. That is what I told a packed ... More >>
State Of The Nation Address: The Emergencies Labour Should Have Declared
Saturday, 6 February 2021, 11:17 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Leader David Seymour Introduction Thank you very much to everyone who’s here this morning and watching online. Happy Waitangi Day. It’s a good day for New Zealand. We alone celebrate a country founded by a voluntary agreement. A Treaty that guarantees ... More >>
What Did Covax Say Minister?
Thursday, 4 February 2021, 2:34 pm | ACT New Zealand
“It’s been almost 20 days since Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins revealed the Government had made a plea to Covax to release some early doses of the Pfizer vaccine so frontline workers could be treated sooner than originally scheduled,” ... More >>
Glaring Lack Of Urgency Revealed
Wednesday, 3 February 2021, 2:12 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The enormity of New Zealand’s soft approach to negotiating Covid-19 vaccines on New Zealanders’ behalf is being laid bare, and no amount of faux self-congratulation for finally approving the safety of Pfizer’s vaccine will change that,” says ... More >>
100 Million Milestone Leaves NZ Increasingly Isolated
Tuesday, 2 February 2021, 2:21 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Data collected by Bloomberg shows the milestone of 100 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine administered worldwide has been passed , leaving big questions for the Government about where New Zealand will stand relative to other countries as the worldwide programme ... More >>
Labour’s Māori Ward Plan Deeply Divisive
Monday, 1 February 2021, 4:35 pm | ACT New Zealand
“New Zealand’s electoral system should focus on our common interests and treat voters equally, but Labour’s plan for Māori wards would take us down a divisive path,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Equality before the law and local democracy ... More >>
Whaling A Most Unhelpful Analogy
Monday, 1 February 2021, 1:29 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Climate Commission chair Rod Carr’s suggestion that New Zealand farmers could go the way of the whalers is an extremely unhelpful start to the six week consultation of his draft carbon emissions budget,” says ACT Primary Industries spokesperson ... More >>
Government Fails Low Carbon Test
Sunday, 31 January 2021, 4:16 pm | ACT New Zealand
“It’s clear from the Climate Commission’s draft report that the Government’s poorly thought out climate policies have severely impacted New Zealand’s ability to innovate to decarbonise the economy,” says ACT Climate Change spokesperson Simon ... More >>
Global Vaccination Programmes Hit 60
Friday, 29 January 2021, 1:09 pm | ACT New Zealand
“We have further evidence today that New Zealand is nowhere near the front of the queue, with the Bloomberg Covid Vaccine Tracker hitting 60 countries where vaccination programmes have started,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “What makes more of ... More >>
Crown Debt On The Cusp Of $100 Billion
Friday, 29 January 2021, 10:48 am | ACT New Zealand
“Today’s announcement from the Treasury that core crown debt is on the cusp of $100 billion should worry future generations who have seen no steps taken to protect them from a growing and unsustainable debt mountain,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. ... More >>
Govt Opts For Populism Over Sensible Climate Policy
Thursday, 28 January 2021, 11:50 am | ACT New Zealand
“The Government has opted for populism over sensible climate policy with its latest announcement,” according to ACT’s Transport and Climate Change spokesperson Simon Court. “Meddling in the transport sector won’t reduce our emissions because that ... More >>
How Does The Govt Have The Gall To Knock On Covax’s Door?
Wednesday, 27 January 2021, 1:33 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Chris Hipkins’ surprising admission on NewstalkZB that the Government isn’t seeking an earlier than scheduled batch of vaccines for front line workers direct from Pfizer, but in fact from the WHO-backed Covax initiative, will surely ruffle ... More >>
Culture Of Cavalier Governance Must End
Wednesday, 27 January 2021, 9:46 am | ACT New Zealand
“Finally revealed evidence that the Government forged ahead with plans for a multi-billion dollar light rail project in Auckland without even doing a cursory cost benefit analysis should be of huge concern to taxpayers,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “We have ... More >>
Pfizer Boss Pours Cold Water On Ardern Claim Of Possible Aussie Delay
Wednesday, 27 January 2021, 8:08 am | ACT New Zealand
“The Government is all at sea on timelines for Australia and New Zealand’s respective vaccine roll-outs, with the worst news coming from the mouth of Pfizer Australia CEO Anne Harris,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Yesterday, under increasing ... More >>
Only ACT Is Offering Holistic Housing Solutions
Tuesday, 26 January 2021, 3:46 pm | ACT New Zealand
“National is putting the zoning cart before the infrastructure horse,” says ACT Housing spokesperson Brooke van Velden. “Only ACT has offered smart ideas to solve the housing challenge, in particular the obstacle of funding infrastructure ... More >>
