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Right Decision To Delay The Election
Monday, 17 August 2020, 10:35 am | ACT New Zealand
“The Prime Minister has done the right thing by delaying the election and allowing voters to properly participate in the election,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “ACT believes a free and fair contest requires that we have four weeks at Level ... More >>
New Zealanders Deserve A Free And Fair Election
Sunday, 16 August 2020, 3:51 pm | ACT New Zealand
“New Zealanders deserve four straight weeks at Level 1, so that voters can get out and meet the candidates,” according to ACT Leader David Seymour. “We can’t have a free and fair election while candidates and voters in our largest city are ... More >>
Stakes Higher, Restrictions Tighter For Senior High School Students
Sunday, 16 August 2020, 7:10 am | ACT New Zealand
"The Government needs to explain why it’s changed Level 3 lockdown rules for high school students at the most important time of the school year," says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Exams are enormously important to senior high school ... More >>
MP For Epsom Cancels This Weekend’s Street Corner Meetings
Sunday, 16 August 2020, 7:08 am | ACT New Zealand
Epsom MP David Seymour is regretfully cancelling Street Corner Meetings in the Epsom Electorate this weekend. “Over the last two weekends I’ve met hundreds of Epsom Electorate residents at 21 Street Corner Meetings. They have been high quality conversations ... More >>
Unfair, Arbitrary L3 Rules Destroying Local Businesses
Saturday, 15 August 2020, 11:05 am | ACT New Zealand
“The Government’s Level 3 rules are arbitrary and unfair and it must allow butchers, bakers and greengrocers to open their doors if restrictions continue,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. Schedule 2 of the COVID-19 Public Health Response (Alert Levels ... More >>
Unfair, Arbitrary L3 Rules Destroying Local Businesses
Saturday, 15 August 2020, 11:05 am | ACT New Zealand
“The Government’s Level 3 rules are arbitrary and unfair and it must allow butchers, bakers and greengrocers to open their doors if restrictions continue,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. Schedule 2 of the COVID-19 Public Health Response (Alert Levels ... More >>
Auckland Year 11-13s Must Be Exempt From Level 3
Saturday, 15 August 2020, 10:19 am | ACT New Zealand
“There is no logic in senior students with high stakes exams staying home if Year 1-10 students can attend school, as they could last time,” according to ACT Leader David Seymour. “The purpose of schools is learning rather than warehousing students. ... More >>
The Government Had One Job – It Failed
Friday, 14 August 2020, 5:54 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The Government set itself one job – test, trace and isolate the virus in three days – but it has failed, at a cost to all of us,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “If the strategy was always for restrictions to last one incubation cycle of 14 ... More >>
A Big Lever To Pull?
Friday, 14 August 2020, 1:45 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Chris Hipkins’ statement that compulsory testing for border, isolation and quarantine staff is ‘a big lever to pull,’ is untrue and out of touch,” according to ACT Leader David Seymour. “Testing government employees who are obviously at ... More >>
Government Fails Transparency Day Test
Thursday, 13 August 2020, 5:35 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The Government has failed the Transparency Day test, with most of the critical questions that lead to lifting restrictions not answered,” according to ACT Leader David Seymour. “Last night, I set out the information that New Zealanders need ... More >>
Tomorrow Must Be Transparency Day
Thursday, 13 August 2020, 4:50 am | ACT New Zealand
12 August “Tomorrow is that day that the Government must show transparency about COVID-19 test results, tracing, and how it will make a decision about ending or extending the current restrictions,” according to ACT Leader David Seymour “News of community ... More >>
Statement On The Dissolution Of Parliament
Wednesday, 12 August 2020, 11:11 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Leader David Seymour has welcomed the Prime Minister's decision to delay the dissolution of Parliament. "This is the right decision. If political parties can’t get out and campaign, Parliament needs to be able to continue to function, ... More >>
ACT Leader Calls On Speaker To Postpone Dissolution Of Parliament
Wednesday, 12 August 2020, 8:26 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Leader David Seymour wrote to the Speaker last night asking him to postpone the dissolution of Parliament. "Mr Speaker, Terrible news tonight. It occurs to me that Parliament does not need to dissolve before the election. I strongly urge ... More >>
Government Must Share Transparent, Up To Date Data
Wednesday, 12 August 2020, 7:52 am | ACT New Zealand
"The Government must share open, transparent data," according to ACT Leader David Seymour "Prime Minister has stated she knew of a Family with COVID-19 at 4pm on Tuesday afternoon. A simple question is whether the four people were all ... More >>
ACT: Statement On Covid-19 Community Transmission
Tuesday, 11 August 2020, 11:32 pm | ACT New Zealand
"Tonight’s news is not what anyone hoped for," says ACT Leader David Seymour. "There will be time enough to ask why this has happened, but right now the goal is to get on top of it before there is loss of life or further loss ... More >>
Racing Gets A Free Ride As Govt Makes Border Decisions On The Hoof
Tuesday, 11 August 2020, 8:43 am | ACT New Zealand
“The racing industry continues to get special treatment as the Government makes ad hoc decisions at the border,” according to ACT Leader David Seymour. “Racing has been given significant taxpayer funds through NZ First’s slush fund and now ... More >>
Change Your Future Nationwide Bus Tour Kicks Off
Monday, 10 August 2020, 5:19 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT has today launched its Change Your Future nationwide bus tour. “We’re incredibly excited to be taking our campaign on the road to meet with voters from Whangarei to Bluff,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “New Zealanders from all walks of life ... More >>
ProdComm: Government’s Level 4 Decision Cost Kiwis
Monday, 10 August 2020, 12:05 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The Productivity Commission’s cost-benefit analysis of the Government’s decision to keep New Zealand at Level 4 for five extra days shows we need open debate and critical thinking,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “ The Productivity Commission ... More >>
Cooks Bubble Hold Up Shows Labour Isn’t Fit To Govern
Monday, 10 August 2020, 11:18 am | ACT New Zealand
“The hold up with a Cooks bubble shows Labour isn’t fit to govern,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “There’s no community transmission in New Zealand or the Cooks, but the PM still isn’t able to announce a travel bubble. “Either New Zealand ... More >>
Poll Shows Northlanders Don’t Take Bribes
Sunday, 9 August 2020, 11:32 am | ACT New Zealand
“The result of this morning’s Q+A Colmar Brunton poll shows Northlanders don’t take bribes,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. Regional Economic Development Minister and NZ First candidate Shane Jones polled at just 15 percent. “NZ First has attempted ... More >>
