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Aussie Govt Pinches Kiwi Workers, NZ Govt Won't Lift A Finger
Wednesday, 18 November 2020, 11:01 am | ACT New Zealand
“The Australian Government is going all out to pinch our workers, while our Government won’t lift a finger to support industry,” says ACT’s Primary Industries Spokesperson Mark Cameron. “Kiwis are being promised $2,000 if they complete six weeks’ harvesting ... More >>
Mahuta Should Apologise For Hipkins’ Taiwan Comments
Tuesday, 17 November 2020, 10:18 am | ACT New Zealand
Nanaia Mahuta should apologise for Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins calling Taiwan an ‘authoritarian regime’”, says ACT Leader David Seymour. “The Taiwanese fought their way from dictatorship to democracy. Far from a place of oppression, ... More >>
One By One, Labour's Excuses On Housing Are Evaporating
Monday, 16 November 2020, 12:54 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Labour blamed the housing crisis on foreigners and the tax system, but its excuses are evaporating, and now it has no idea how to solve the problem,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “According to Labour, people with Chinese sounding names were to ... More >>
This Government Runs On Smiles And Slogans
Friday, 13 November 2020, 10:13 am | ACT New Zealand
“The latest Covid community case is more evidence that the Government runs on smiles and slogans,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “How is it that a financially struggling media which operates on the smell of an oily rag was able to alert people ... More >>
Is Govt Upholding Its End Of The Covid-19 Bargain?
Thursday, 12 November 2020, 4:43 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Aucklanders will be asking whether the Government is upholding its end of the Covid-19 bargain,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “New arrivals at the MIQ facility at the Grand Millennium were seen on Monday mixing and mingling with people from ... More >>
Adrian In Wonderland Delays “necessary” Bank Capital Increases
Wednesday, 11 November 2020, 10:18 am | ACT New Zealand
“Sometimes two claims contradict each other and can’t both be true,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “For example, the Reserve Bank is delaying increases in bank capital to provide ‘more headroom for banks to support lending now by drawing ... More >>
Vaping Law The Most Damaging Public Health Policy In A Generation
Wednesday, 11 November 2020, 9:42 am | ACT New Zealand
“Labour’s decision to regulate vaping in the same way as cigarettes is the most damaging public health policy in a generation”, says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Restrictions on vaping flavours and a ban on advertising will kill off the best ... More >>
Govt’s Covid-19 Response Like Mickey Mouse Playing Russian Roulette
Monday, 9 November 2020, 3:26 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The Government’s Covid-19 response is like Mickey Mouse playing Russian roulette blindfolded,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Continued basic errors in MIQ facilities, poor contact tracing, and a lack of coordination between health agencies mean we ... More >>
Rotting Courgettes Show Govt Lucky, Not Skilled On Covid-19
Monday, 9 November 2020, 10:07 am | ACT New Zealand
“There’s nothing sadder than someone who tries being knocked back by others’ needless restrictions, as is the case with Brett Heap,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Brett Heap is a pioneer of the horticulture industry. His courgettes are rotting ... More >>
Utu Move By Labour On Full Representation
Monday, 9 November 2020, 9:41 am | ACT New Zealand
Three days after the full representation rule brought an additional Māori Party MP into Parliament, Jacinda Ardern wants to get rid of it. “Election rules should be changed rarely, and only for good reason. Labour has no good reason to change ... More >>
Labour’s Latest Plan Is Communism By Stealth
Thursday, 5 November 2020, 2:56 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Labour’s latest plan to expand the role of the government in the economy is communism by stealth,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Under the cover of Covid-19, Labour is surreptitiously planning for the government to take a larger stake in the ... More >>
Govt Must Dump Stealth Ban On Kiwis, Get Innovative
Thursday, 5 November 2020, 11:15 am | ACT New Zealand
“The Government’s stealth ban on some New Zealanders returning home for Christmas is biting and it should respect basic human rights by being more innovative,” according to ACT Leader David Seymour. “Undermining the fundamental right of citizens to ... More >>
Luck On Covid-19, Massive Stimulus Can’t Prevent Jobless Spike
Wednesday, 4 November 2020, 12:30 pm | ACT New Zealand
“A Covid-19 response that relied on luck and massive fiscal and monetary stimulus haven’t prevented a big rise in unemployment,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “We now have 37,000 more unemployed people, an increase of 32.5 percent. That’s ... More >>
"Fair Pay" Agreements Take Us Back To The 1970s
Tuesday, 3 November 2020, 1:10 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Labour’s so-called ‘Fair Pay’ Agreements will take industrial relations back to the 1970s”, says ACT’s Workplace Relations and Safety spokesperson Chris Baillie. New Workplace Relations and Safety Minister Michael Wood said this morning ... More >>
MIQ: Labour Shows Flexibility, Now For Consistency
Tuesday, 3 November 2020, 10:30 am | ACT New Zealand
“Labour is showing commendable flexibility on MIQ rules, but it must now apply the rules consistently,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. A Covid-19-positive MIQ worker in Christchurch is quarantining at home and could stay there, according to ... More >>
New Cabinet Line-up Reveals Serious Skill Shortage
Monday, 2 November 2020, 4:13 pm | ACT New Zealand
“New Zealanders will hope the new government can succeed in tackling the serious challenges our country faces, but we fear the Cabinet is not up to the job,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “The new ministerial line-up has revealed a serious skill ... More >>
Covid-19: A Tale Of Two Islands
Friday, 30 October 2020, 5:48 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Taiwan continues to outperform New Zealand in its Covid-19 response,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “While Taiwan allows new arrivals to isolate at home, our Government has done such a poor job of running managed isolation and quarantine ... More >>
Epidemiologists Echo ACT’s Covid-19 Plan
Thursday, 29 October 2020, 12:08 pm | ACT New Zealand
“A group of top epidemiologists has echoed ACT’s call for government to be a referee not a player and to take a risk-proportionate approach on Covid-19,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “The group has said we should allow some travellers to ... More >>
Waitomo District Council Undermining Free Speech, Democracy
Thursday, 29 October 2020, 8:32 am | ACT New Zealand
“Waitomo District Council is undermining freedom of expression and local democracy. Its new rules mean those elected by the people to hold the council bureaucracy accountable are gagged by the council bureaucracy,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “The code ... More >>
Time To Abolish Human Rights Commission
Thursday, 29 October 2020, 8:19 am | ACT New Zealand
“The Human Rights Commission’s left-wing manifesto is clear evidence that the organisation must be abolished,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “The Commission is a hard-left organisation masquerading as a government department. “Its new manifesto ... More >>
