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ACT’s Economic Policies Prompt Surge With Chinese Voters
Friday, 2 October 2020, 12:55 pm | ACT New Zealand
“ACT’s popularity with Chinese New Zealanders has continued to surge according to new research, as Chinese New Zealanders focus on economic stimulus and taxation as the major election issues,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “ACT is polling ... More >>
Robertson Detached From Reality On Impact Of Minimum Wage
Friday, 2 October 2020, 10:15 am | ACT New Zealand
“Labour’s Finance Spokesperson is completely detached from reality on the impact of the minimum wage on business,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Asked this morning on RNZ’s Nine To Noon whether increasing the minimum wage would hurt job ... More >>
A Skilled Workforce For New Zealand
Thursday, 1 October 2020, 3:28 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The ACT Party will prioritise and streamline the immigration process for skilled workers where employers can’t find a skilled workforce in New Zealand,” says ACT’s Spokesperson for Immigration Dr James McDowall. “For our economy to grow ... More >>
ACT Will Give Employers To Confidence To Hire To New Staff
Thursday, 1 October 2020, 3:25 pm | ACT New Zealand
“ACT’s SME plan to jumpstart the economy will put the emphasis on job creation and give SMEs the confidence to hire new staff,” says ACT’s SME spokesperson Chris Baillie. “Businesses have spent three years having red tape and costs piled ... More >>
ACT Reveals Comprehensive Plan For SMEs
Thursday, 1 October 2020, 3:23 pm | ACT New Zealand
“ACT has today released our suite of SME policies which will boost the economy, empower small business owners to take chances, and get more people into work,” say ACT Leader David Seymour and SME spokesperson Chris Baillie. “Only ACT has ... More >>
Labour A Fair-weather Friend To Small Business
Thursday, 1 October 2020, 11:08 am | ACT New Zealand
“Labour’s investigation into the supermarkets shows it’s a fair-weather friend to small business,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “It claims to want competition, but it created a monopoly during lockdown. “During the lockdown, the Government ... More >>
ACT Welcomes Commitment To PHARMAC Investigation
Wednesday, 30 September 2020, 8:57 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Leader David Seymour has welcomed a commitment by both Jacinda Ardern and Judith Collins to have an investigation into the way PHARMAC funds medicine. “Earlier today ACT committed to independent review of PHARMAC’s operating model to allow ... More >>
ACT Would Ensure An Independent Review Of PHARMAC
Wednesday, 30 September 2020, 12:28 pm | ACT New Zealand
“ACT will seek an independent review of PHARMAC’s operating model to allow for greater transparency and more timeliness in decision making,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “The decisions made by PHARMAC can mean life or death. Having access to ... More >>
ACT Will Take The Politics Out Of Infrastructure
Wednesday, 30 September 2020, 6:23 am | ACT New Zealand
“ACT would take the politics out of infrastructure and get central and local government working together through long-term infrastructure partnerships ,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “We need investment in high-quality infrastructure to boost jobs, ... More >>
ACT Shouldn’t Shy Away From Interest On Student Loans
Tuesday, 29 September 2020, 4:56 pm | ACT New Zealand
Responding to ACT dropping its election policy of charging interest on student loans, the Taxpayers’ Union is slamming the decision as ‘pusillanimous’. Union spokesman Jordan Williams says, “In 2016 David Seymour called interest-free student loans ... More >>
Hold Them ALL Acountable
Sunday, 27 September 2020, 4:04 pm | ACT New Zealand
David Seymour speech to Christchurch rally. Introduction Thank you very much Brooke for the kind introduction and everything you are doing to make this campaign the stand-out of this election. Our parliament is living proof that it’s hard to get ... More >>
Fork Off With Your Plastics Policy
Sunday, 27 September 2020, 12:46 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Labour’s policy to ban stickers on fruit and plastic knives and forks is nothing more the virtue signalling that will inconvenience New Zealanders,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “This is classic Labour Party policy. There will be no problem definition ... More >>
Winston Peters Responsible For Ihumātao
Friday, 25 September 2020, 2:08 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Winston Peters created the situation at Ihumātao when he made Jacinda Ardern the Prime Minister,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Fletcher’s private property rights would never have been undermined if he hadn’t installed the current government. ... More >>
Where’s Ardern’s Positive, Factual Campaign?
Friday, 25 September 2020, 12:37 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Jacinda Ardern has failed to meet the standards she set for her party at the start of the year,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “In January, the Labour leader called for a positive, factual election campaign. But in the past few days, she’s ... More >>
Hate Speech Laws Divisive And Dangerous
Thursday, 24 September 2020, 2:27 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The promise of tougher hate speech laws shows the danger of a left-wing government to our fundamental rights and freedoms, and highlights the importance of a strong ACT to hold them all accountable,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Jacinda Ardern ... More >>
Radical Green-Labour Government Puts Recovery At Risk
Thursday, 24 September 2020, 5:50 am | ACT New Zealand
“A radical Green-Labour government would put our economic recovery at risk,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Green Party MP Julie Anne Genter today reiterated that a wealth tax would be a bottom line in a future left-wing government. “Grant ... More >>
Mental Health Reform Needed
Wednesday, 23 September 2020, 3:17 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Reports that mental health support workers and nurses at Wellington’s Mental Health Ward are scared, distressed and feel unsafe at work at Wellington’s Mental Health Ward is seriously concerning,” says ACT Party Deputy Leader and Mental Health ... More >>
ACT Offering Ideas For Two Parties
Tuesday, 22 September 2020, 11:35 am | ACT New Zealand
“It’s tough coming up with policies for two political parties, but we’re up to the challenge,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “National’s new border policy contains some familiar ideas. “A multi-disciplinary Covid-19 agency, allowing non-government ... More >>
Backing Tourism To Succeed In A Covid World
Tuesday, 22 September 2020, 5:46 am | ACT New Zealand
“ACT has a plan to lift the restrictions holding back the tourism sector and give operators the tax relief they need after being hammered by Covid,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “I’ve travelled from Northland to Southland talking to tourism ... More >>
Covid Restrictions A Relief – But We Never Should Have Been Here
Monday, 21 September 2020, 2:42 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The change in Alert Levels is a relief for New Zealanders but we need to get smarter about how we deal with Covid-19,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “One small outbreak led to 57 days of restrictions on Aucklanders lives, and the rest ... More >>
