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David Seymour Address In Reply Speech To Parliament
Thursday, 26 November 2020, 3:54 pm | ACT New Zealand
Mr Speaker, I rise on behalf of the ACT Party in reply to the Speech from the Throne. First, I want to acknowledge those we represent. Thank you to my neighbours in the Epsom Electorate for sending me here again. Serving you has always been my first ... More >>
Australia's Can-do Attitude Puts Labour To Shame
Wednesday, 25 November 2020, 3:52 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The Prime Minister should hang her head in shame at news that the New South Wales Government is importing workers direct from the Pacific Islands to pick its crops,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “There are local industries crying out for a workforce ... More >>
ACT Predicted Labour’s CGT By Stealth
Wednesday, 25 November 2020, 2:02 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Labour’s plan to introduce a capital gains tax by stealth vindicates ACT’s opposition to the brightline test”, says David Seymour. “Grant Robertson has asked Treasury to investigate a range of tax options, including extending the brightline ... More >>
Royal Commission Report Delay Unacceptable
Wednesday, 25 November 2020, 9:05 am | ACT New Zealand
“The Government’s decision to delay the release of the Royal Commission report into the Christchurch terror attacks is unacceptable”, says ACT’s Firearms Reform Spokesperson Nicole McKee. “The report has been finished and will be delivered ... More >>
First Success For ACT’s Approach Of Opposition And Proposition
Tuesday, 24 November 2020, 3:06 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Before Parliament has even sat, ACT’s approach of opposing and proposing has succeeded by bringing real change to monetary policy,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “The Governor of the Reserve Bank has been saying that if we didn’t have a housing ... More >>
Why Not $50 An Hour?
Tuesday, 24 November 2020, 9:21 am | ACT New Zealand
“If minimum wages don’t reduce the number of jobs available, and we can legislate our way to greater prosperity, left-wing groups should be advocating for a much higher minimum wage than $22.10 an hour,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Labour and ... More >>
Labour Backs Repeat Violent And Sexual Offenders
Sunday, 22 November 2020, 9:03 am | ACT New Zealand
“Labour is backing some of New Zealand’s worst repeat violent and sexual offenders”, says ACT Leader David Seymour. TVNZ reported this evening that, not only is Labour intending to repeal ACT’s three strikes legislation, it might also legislate to ... More >>
1,000 Empty MIQ Spaces = 1,000 Failures
Saturday, 21 November 2020, 2:17 pm | ACT New Zealand
“A report that there were more than 1,000 empty spaces in MIQ facilities this week is more evidence that the Government shouldn’t be responsible for running them”, according to ACT Leader David Seymour. “Each one of those empty spaces ... More >>
Royal Commission Report Must Be Made Available Immediately
Wednesday, 18 November 2020, 4:28 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT’s Firearms Reform Spokesperson Nicole McKee is calling on the Government to release the report of the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Christchurch terrorist attacks next week. “ According to the Commissioners , the report has been finished, ... More >>
Firearms Register Won’t Stop Gang Scum
Wednesday, 18 November 2020, 11:06 am | ACT New Zealand
“The Police Association is naïve if it believes a firearms register will stop gang violence”, says ACT’s Firearms Reform Spokesperson Nicole McKee. “A person who shoots at a police officer, or anyone for that matter, is scum. Gangs and criminals ... More >>
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 >>
