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Good Call, Now Set Clear Rules And Support Level 3 Losers
Monday, 20 April 2020, 4:29 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The Government has made the right decision to move to Alert Level 3 and attention must now turn to clarifying the rules of the game so safe activity can resume,” according to ACT Leader David Seymour “There must also be a renewed focus on support ... More >>
Small Businesses Need Flexibility And Clarity
Monday, 20 April 2020, 3:50 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The Prime Minister needs to offer small businesses greater flexibility and provide more clarity about Alert Level 3 rules”, says ACT’s Deputy Leader Beth Houlbrooke “The Government says that it will move from an ‘essential’ to a ‘safety’ ... More >>
Government Must Lower Alert Level Today
Monday, 20 April 2020, 12:51 pm | ACT New Zealand
“It is increasingly clear that the Government must lower the COVID-19 alert level today”, says ACT Leader David Seymour. “The health risks of COVID-19 are much lower than first thought. The Prime Minister said without the lockdown ‘tens of ... More >>
Aged Care Sector Neglected
Monday, 20 April 2020, 12:48 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The Government has left open a critical blind spot when it comes to a strategy for aged-care facilities”, according to ACT Leader David Seymour. “Almost every death from COVID-19 to date has occurred at an aged-care facility, yet, in its rush ... More >>
Govt Must Release Damning Contact Tracing Report
Sunday, 19 April 2020, 12:37 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The Government must release a damning report on the Ministry of Health’s ability to do contact tracing”, says ACT Leader David Seymour. Otago University infectious diseases physician Ayesha Verrall recently audited the Ministry of Health’s contact ... More >>
Matata Property Rights In The National Interest
Saturday, 18 April 2020, 6:16 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The Matata property rights case, while geographically remote, should be a case of national interest,” according to ACT Leader David Seymour. The saga has played out over 15 years since a mudslide at Awatarariki and independent commissioners now ... More >>
Alert Level 3 Ban On 200,000 Hunters Illogical
Friday, 17 April 2020, 12:42 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The Government’s decision to ban an estimated 200,000 Kiwis from hunting at Alert Level 3 is illogical and I have written to Jacinda Ardern and Winston Peters to ask them to reconsider this issue”, says ACT Leader David Seymour. “The move ... More >>
Govt Must Treat New Zealanders Like Adults At Alert Level 3
Thursday, 16 April 2020, 3:22 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The Prime Minister’s announcement on Alert Level 3 this afternoon was broadly encouraging but she must provide more flexibility for retailers”, says ACT Leader David Seymour. “The Alert Level 3 rules say it’s acceptable for a supermarket ... More >>
Public Needs To See Legal Advice On Lockdown
Thursday, 16 April 2020, 1:33 pm | ACT New Zealand
“New Zealanders deserve to the see the legal basis on which their civil liberties are being severely restricted”, according to ACT Leader David Seymour. “Today at the Epidemic Response Committee, the Attorney-General refused to allow the public ... More >>
Pay Cut Must Extend To All MPs
Wednesday, 15 April 2020, 2:01 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The pay cut announced today for Ministers and public sector chief executives, while well-intentioned, must be extended to all MPs”, says ACT Leader David Seymour. “COVID-19 and the lockdown have taken a significant toll on our economy. Over 40 ... More >>
Australians Treated Like Adults, Get Better Results
Tuesday, 14 April 2020, 11:13 am | ACT New Zealand
“Australians are being treated like adults by their Government and are achieving better COVID-19 results”, says ACT Leader David Seymour. “The New Zealand Government should be looking to Australia’s common sense COVID-19 rules as a way to fight ... More >>
Businesses Need Guidance Now, Not With Two Days’ Notice
Thursday, 9 April 2020, 2:10 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The private sector needs clear guidance from the Government now about what life will look like at lower alert levels”, says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Jacinda Ardern said this afternoon that Cabinet would make a decision about lowering the ... More >>
Govt’s Politics During Crisis An Affront To Democracy
Wednesday, 8 April 2020, 8:52 pm | ACT New Zealand
“That the Government is still pursuing its political agenda under the cover of a national crisis is an affront to democracy”, according to ACT Leader David Seymour. “The Government’s prisoner voting, urban development, and vaping legislation ... More >>
Govt Must Stop Dictating And Start Listening To Business
Wednesday, 8 April 2020, 3:07 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Today’s Epidemic Response Committee hearing revealed that businesses want the Government to start listening to them, provide clear guidance about the rules at lower Alert Levels, and hit pause on new regulations”, says ACT Leader David Seymour. ... More >>
Industry Leaders Endorse ACT’s Position On “essential Business”
Wednesday, 8 April 2020, 2:24 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Former chief executive of BusinessNZ Phil O’Reilly and industry leaders have endorsed ACT’s view that the Government should be taking a ‘safety’ rather than an ‘essential’ approach to businesses opening”, says ACT Leader David ... More >>
Government Should Come Clean On PPE
Tuesday, 7 April 2020, 1:44 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The Government needs to come clean on the reason why many frontline health workers can't get PPE”, says ACT Leader David Seymour. “I am hearing many stories from health workers about a lack of PPE on the frontline. “That clearly signals there’s ... More >>
Govt Must Cease Non-essential Legislation Immediately
Monday, 6 April 2020, 9:26 am | ACT New Zealand
“While New Zealanders are distracted by the greatest public health emergency of our lives, the Government is sneaking its political agenda through Parliament”, says ACT Leader David Seymour. “The Government has given the Justice Committee ... More >>
Police Using Official Documents For Propaganda
Saturday, 4 April 2020, 1:35 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The Police are using new guidelines for frontline officers for propaganda instead of being open and transparent with the public about their new powers”, according to ACT Leader David Seymour. “On Thursday, the Epidemic Response Committee requested ... More >>
Common Sense Needed On Essential Business
Saturday, 4 April 2020, 1:20 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Preventing golf course maintenance during lockdown is a perfect example of why we need a common sense approach to what activities can be undertaken”, says ACT Leader David Seymour. “ As ACT wrote at the beginning of the week , the Government ... More >>
Move To Allow Butchers To Process Pork Illogical
Thursday, 2 April 2020, 8:15 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The Government’s latest move to allow butchers to process pork for supermarkets, but not sell it themselves, is illogical,” according to ACT Leader David Seymour. “It appears that animal welfare concerns have pushed the Government to move on ... More >>
