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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 >>
New Zealand Must Stand With Free, Democratic Nations
Thursday, 6 August 2020, 5:10 pm | ACT New Zealand
“New Zealand must stand up for freedom and democracy and build stronger relationships with countries and people who share our values,” according to ACT Leader David Seymour. Mr Seymour is taking part in the New Zealand Institute of International ... More >>
Labour’s Win-at-all-costs Plan
Thursday, 6 August 2020, 7:12 am | ACT New Zealand
“Labour’s plan is to win the election at all costs by politicising the border and keeping New Zealanders in a state of fear,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “It’s putting politics above people by locking the border and wrecking the economy ... More >>
ACT Providing A Clear Alternative To The Red-blue Duopoly
Wednesday, 5 August 2020, 9:38 am | ACT New Zealand
“This morning’s comments from National show that ACT is the only party committed to stopping the out-of-control spending and offering tax relief to hardworking New Zealanders,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “While National has said this morning ... More >>
Ending Climate Hypocrisy By Slashing Taxpayer-funded Flights
Wednesday, 5 August 2020, 8:45 am | ACT New Zealand
“ACT would end the climate hypocrisy in Wellington by slashing taxpayer-funded flights to Parliament by 25 percent,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Politicians spend a lot of time talking about climate change. MPs can take one simple action ... More >>
The Issue Ardern Doesn’t Want To Talk About
Tuesday, 4 August 2020, 8:28 am | ACT New Zealand
“Jacinda Ardern is running scared from a debate about the debt,” according to ACT Leader David Seymour. “Elections are supposed to be a contest of ideas, but Kiwis aren’t getting one because we don’t know what Labour’s economic plan ... More >>
Free Press, 3 August 2020
Tuesday, 4 August 2020, 5:24 am | ACT New Zealand
Half Empty Planes Free Press is an avid reader of statistics. We noticed 18,193 passengers departed New Zealand by air last month, while 9,032 arrived. The planes are arriving half empty and leaving full. In January, by comparison, around 740,000 ... More >>
How Many MIQ Spaces Are Being Used By Essential Workers?
Monday, 3 August 2020, 10:53 am | ACT New Zealand
“How many managed isolation and quarantine places are being taken by essential workers?” asks ACT Leader David Seymour. “If the Government is prioritising New Zealanders over key workers, and shutting the latter out of MIQ facilities, the current ... More >>
618 Days Of Failure On Vaping
Monday, 3 August 2020, 10:10 am | ACT New Zealand
“Labour has spent 618 days failing to pass the most basic of laws to ban kids from vaping,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “We know Labour isn’t afraid to pass a law in a matter of hours. It just passed a law under urgency to register forestry ... More >>
'Where’s The Kindness, Jacinda?'
Monday, 3 August 2020, 7:18 am | ACT New Zealand
“Young people facing more debt and higher rents will be asking the Prime Minister: Where’s the kindness?,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Generation Debt will spend decades paying back the $140 billion Labour has borrowed. That figure represents ... More >>
Heron Report Reveals Govt’s Extraordinary Incompetence
Thursday, 30 July 2020, 11:45 am | ACT New Zealand
“The Heron report into the Covid-19 patient data leak has revealed the extraordinary incompetence of a government that relies on kindness over competence,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “The Government shouldn't need an inquiry to find out how ... More >>
Govt's MIQ Fee An Underwhelming Response To Our Challenges
Wednesday, 29 July 2020, 1:54 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The Government’s announcement of a managed isolation and quarantine fee for a tiny group of travellers is an underwhelming and unimaginative response to the challenges New Zealand faces,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “The world has ... More >>
Labour Promoting Welfare As A Lifestyle Option
Wednesday, 29 July 2020, 1:33 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Labour is promoting welfare as a lifestyle option and will harm kids in benefit-dependent households,” says ACT’s Employment Spokesperson Nicole McKee. “Many couples wait to start families in order to ensure they can afford to feed, clothe, house ... More >>
Govt’s Policy For Charging Returning Kiwis A Mess
Wednesday, 29 July 2020, 9:07 am | ACT New Zealand
“The Government’s policy for charging returning New Zealanders is a camel – a horse designed by committee,” according to ACT Leader David Seymour. “The policy as reported is not one thing and it’s not the other. It will charge some people ... More >>
