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54/100 Last Year, Has Our Pandemic Preparedness Improved?
Tuesday, 21 July 2020, 10:12 am | ACT New Zealand
“With just 8 Covid-19 tests performed in the community on Sunday, it’s clear our pandemic preparedness hasn’t improved from a dire report late last year,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “The Government’s public health response to Covid-19 ... More >>
ACT Statement On Andrew Falloon
Monday, 20 July 2020, 4:03 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Leader David Seymour has paid tribute to outgoing National MP Andrew Falloon. “I consider Andrew a close friend. We were early members of ACT on Campus and both stood as ACT candidates at the 2005 election. “We also worked closely together ... More >>
EOLC Flyer Counters Referendum Misinformation
Monday, 20 July 2020, 9:30 am | ACT New Zealand
“The Electoral Commission’s purple flyer on the End of Life Choice Act is good, accurate information worth reading,” according to ACT Deputy Leader Brooke van Velden. van Velden was a central figure in passing the law through Parliament last ... More >>
Peters Will Soon Need Migrant Workers
Monday, 20 July 2020, 9:13 am | ACT New Zealand
“Winston Peters’ swansong promise to slash immigration would be worrying if it weren’t so tragic,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Peters himself will soon be retired and will require a care worker to help him get dressed and go for ... More >>
Kiwis Shouldn’t Be Forced To Pay A Poor-quality, Government Monopoly
Sunday, 19 July 2020, 4:34 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Private enterprise should safely take over managed isolation and quarantine, under strict regulations,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “The two old parties want to charge returning New Zealanders for managed isolation, with a Government ... More >>
Tracing Apps Don't Work, Bludgers Won't Work
Thursday, 16 July 2020, 11:06 am | ACT New Zealand
“Under this Government, tracing apps don’t work, and bludgers won’t work,” according to ACT Leader David Seymour, in response to reports the Government’s tracing app is all but defunct and horticulturalists are having to hire 900 people ... More >>
Heavy Industry Being Hollowed Out By A Hostile Government
Thursday, 16 July 2020, 10:08 am | ACT New Zealand
“Heavy industry is being hollowed out by a hostile government which continues to put new costs and regulations on productive New Zealanders,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “The closure of Tiwai Point signals the end of heavy industry under ... More >>
Statement On Nikki Kaye
Thursday, 16 July 2020, 9:33 am | ACT New Zealand
“I am astonished to see Nikki Kaye leave politics,” says ACT Leader David Seymour, “she leaves a big hole.” Kaye and Seymour worked closely on charter schools and End of Life Choice. “As Under-Secretary and Minister, we worked closely to develop ... More >>
Oddly Timed Speech Feeds Fear, Not Solutions
Wednesday, 15 July 2020, 12:48 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The Prime Minister’s speech today invoked the fear of a COVID-19 outbreak without providing any new information about how New Zealand should handle it,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “The Prime Minister’s speech was oddly timed and wasn’t ... More >>
Greens Dump $210 Million Tax On Kiwis
Wednesday, 15 July 2020, 11:36 am | ACT New Zealand
“The Government is dumping a $210 million tax on Kiwis to pay for initiatives that won’t solve New Zealand’s landfill crisis,” says ACT’s Environment Spokesperson Simon Court. “The Greens are rolling out a massive, six-fold increase in landfill ... More >>
No Cooks Bubble Shows Labour Governing By Fear
Wednesday, 15 July 2020, 10:41 am | ACT New Zealand
“The lack of progress on a travel bubble with a Covid-free part of New Zealand shows Labour will govern by fear until 19 September,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Despite the fact there’s no community transmission in either region, Jacinda ... More >>
ACT Leader's Address To Election Campaign Launch - ASB Waterfront Theatre, 12 July 2020
Sunday, 12 July 2020, 4:40 pm | ACT New Zealand
Introduction Thank you very much. Elections in New Zealand – like everywhere - are a very special tradition, because they are driven by you. They’re an opportunity to change your future. If you think about it, the Government doesn’t do much. It ... More >>
Fair, Modern Employment Insurance For A Post-Covid-19 World
Sunday, 12 July 2020, 4:36 pm | ACT New Zealand
“This election and Covid-19 present New Zealanders with an opportunity to change their future and create a fair, modern employment insurance scheme,” says ACT’s Employment Spokesperson, and third-ranked candidate, Nicole McKee. “Covid-19 has ... More >>
Mental Health And Addiction Services To Empower New Zealanders
Sunday, 12 July 2020, 4:33 pm | ACT New Zealand
“A new approach to mental health and addiction will reduce bureaucracy, improve patient choice, and empower New Zealanders,” says ACT’s Deputy Leader and Health Spokesperson Brooke van Velden. “Each year, the government spends about $2 billion ... More >>
ACT Will Hit The Gangs Where It Hurts
Saturday, 11 July 2020, 4:34 pm | ACT New Zealand
“ACT will target the gangs by hitting them where it hurts – their pockets,” according to ACT Leader David Seymour and Firearms Spokesperson Nicole McKee. “New Zealanders deserve to be safe and secure, but violent gangs are a scourge on our ... More >>
Is Govt Profiling Travellers Based On Risk Of Absconding?
Friday, 10 July 2020, 7:53 am | ACT New Zealand
“If it isn’t doing so already, the Government needs to start profiling travellers according to their risk of absconding from managed isolation and quarantine facilities,” according to ACT Leader David Seymour. “It makes absolutely no sense to place the ... More >>
Tiwai Closure Points To End Of Heavy Industry Under Ardern
Thursday, 9 July 2020, 10:52 am | ACT New Zealand
“The closure of Tiwai Point signals the end of heavy industry under the Ardern Government,” according to ACT Leader David Seymour. “Labour is squeezing the life out of the economy. For the past three years, it has made it much more difficult ... More >>
Govt Undermining Kiwis' Fundamental Rights At The Border
Tuesday, 7 July 2020, 6:41 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The Government’s move to stop citizens from coming home shouldn’t be tolerated by New Zealanders,” according to ACT Leader David Seymour. “Undermining the fundamental right of citizens to travel is the kind of nonsense you would expect in communist ... More >>
Border Lockdown Shows Labour Governing For Labour
Tuesday, 7 July 2020, 10:35 am | ACT New Zealand
“The Government’s extraordinary step of restricting New Zealanders from coming home reflects the level of its incompetence at the border and the fact that it has no plan for the future,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “New Zealanders will ... More >>
Pause On ACC Levies Welcome, But Government Must Go Further
Monday, 6 July 2020, 4:34 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The Government’s move to hold ACC levies at the same rate until 2022 is welcome news but it raises questions about why it hasn’t paused other costs,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Now is not the time to raise costs on businesses. Many firms ... More >>
