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Helping Sick And Drug-addicted Beneficiaries Back To Work

Friday, 15 September 2023, 12:18 pm | ACT New Zealand

“Abandoning people to a life on welfare is a waste of human potential – but that’s what Labour is doing to thousands of New Zealanders right now,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “ACT will provide hope and opportunity by helping sick and ... More >>

Kiwis Want Real Change On Co-governance

Friday, 15 September 2023, 11:26 am | ACT New Zealand

“This election, voters are being presented with two starkly contrasting sets of values. One openly admits that Māori have separate rights, while the other says that New Zealand is made up of hundreds of cultures, all of which are entitled to ... More >>

Labour Raids Contingencies To Keep The Lights On

Wednesday, 13 September 2023, 10:59 pm | ACT New Zealand

“PREFU has revealed that Labour’s budget doesn’t include enough funding to maintain real per-capita spending in areas like health and law and order. They’re going to have to dip into contingencies just to keep things going,” says ACT Leader ... More >>

ACT Will Restore Law And Order In Communities

Wednesday, 13 September 2023, 11:12 am | ACT New Zealand

“Being nice to criminals hasn’t worked. It’s time we sent a message to New Zealand that crime will be punished, that if you’re willing to take part in rehabilitation you will be given another chance but most importantly that victims are at the heart ... More >>

Race-based Cancer Screening Divisive

Wednesday, 13 September 2023, 11:10 am | ACT New Zealand

“Te Whatu Ora providing free cervical cancer screening for only some ethnic groups is just the latest example of the Government’s obsession with seeing everything through a divisive racial lens”, says ACT MP Karen Chhour. “Taxpayers are providing ... More >>

Core Labour Promises Left Unfunded

Tuesday, 12 September 2023, 3:07 pm | ACT New Zealand

“Labour is desperate to balance the books, dishonestly leaving core policies unfunded to make their numbers add up. Free school lunches are unfunded from July 2025, and the Screen Production Grant has no appropriation from this year. Labour has even ... More >>

Government Books Cry Out For Real Change

Tuesday, 12 September 2023, 1:20 pm | ACT New Zealand

“Now Grant Robertson’s destructive legacy has been laid bare, the need for real change in New Zealand’s direction has never been clearer. The next Government will need to take real action to balance its budget so Kiwis can balance theirs,” says ... More >>

Kiwis Voting With Their Feet

Tuesday, 12 September 2023, 12:06 pm | ACT New Zealand

“39,378 Kiwis decided to vote with their feet and leave New Zealand in the year to July 2023. The next Government will need to completely turn the country around to stop the exodus,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “This is the equivalent of ... More >>

ACT Bringing Back The Kiwi Dream

Monday, 11 September 2023, 5:33 am | ACT New Zealand

“Housing is still in crisis and Labour and National are equally responsible, it’s time to stop demand-side policies that aren’t working and set a target for supply,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Many young New Zealanders have simply given up ... More >>

ACT Bringing Back The Kiwi Dream

Sunday, 10 September 2023, 9:48 pm | ACT New Zealand

“Housing is still in crisis and Labour and National are equally responsible, it’s time to stop demand-side policies that aren’t working and set a target for supply,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Many young New Zealanders have simply given up ... More >>

New Zealanders Need Honest Policy Debate, Not Racial Division

Sunday, 10 September 2023, 9:47 pm | ACT New Zealand

“New Zealanders need honest, healthy debate about policies that will improve health outcomes, not tiresome racial division from bad faith actors”, says ACT Leader David Seymour, responding to Rawiri Waititi’s interview on Q+A this morning. “Te ... More >>

Real Change Needed To Build More Homes

Saturday, 9 September 2023, 7:53 pm | ACT New Zealand

“To really solve the emergency housing crisis, the next Government needs to do more than change who builds the houses for the Government. Labour says Kainga Ora should build for the Government, National says private providers should build homes ... More >>

Labour Can’t Be Trusted On Law And Order

Thursday, 7 September 2023, 12:55 pm | ACT New Zealand

“Labour’s new-found enthusiasm for tackling crime is like waiting for a ram raid before putting up bollards – which, sadly, is Labour’s policy for crime-hit retailers,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “New Zealand needs more police officers ... More >>

Government Tries To Pay NGOs To Support Reforms

Wednesday, 6 September 2023, 6:21 pm | ACT New Zealand

“The Government is trying to pay non-government organisations to rush work on Labour’s RMA reforms through before the election. They should save taxpayers’ money, ACT is going to scrap it and implement a property-rights based resource management ... More >>

ACT Announces First Four Sectors To Get Red Tape Review

Wednesday, 6 September 2023, 1:35 pm | ACT New Zealand

ACT has announced the first four sectors that will undergo a red tape review by a new Minister and Ministry of Regulation: early childhood education, health workforce, primary industries and financial services. “New Zealand is plagued by red tape ... More >>

Labour Has No Economic Credibility Left

Wednesday, 6 September 2023, 12:50 pm | ACT New Zealand

“No one buys Labour’s vision for the New Zealand economy after they’ve spent six years running it into the ground. The reality is that New Zealand is in real trouble. An economic recovery, and eventual economic strength for New Zealand, will ... More >>

ACT Announces First Four Sectors To Get Red Tape Review

Wednesday, 6 September 2023, 11:59 am | ACT New Zealand

ACT has announced the first four sectors that will undergo a red tape review by a new Minister and Ministry of Regulation: early childhood education, health workforce, primary industries and financial services. “New Zealand is plagued by red tape ... More >>

Luxon Gives Another Reason Taxpayers Need ACT

Tuesday, 5 September 2023, 3:27 pm | ACT New Zealand

“A fiscally responsible government will need to end wasteful policies like Fees-Free and ‘free’ school lunches rather than letting them build up like a welfare lasagne,” says ACT Leader David Seymour, responding to National’s promises to keep both of ... More >>

ACT Will Cut Rural Regulations

Tuesday, 5 September 2023, 12:53 pm | ACT New Zealand

“Dairy NZ’s View from the Cowshed 2023 survey shows that dairy farmers are suffering from an onslaught of government regulation, hammering New Zealand’s biggest export industry. ACT is committed to getting the Government back to basics and focused on ... More >>

Tackling Our Productivity Crisis

Tuesday, 5 September 2023, 10:30 am | ACT New Zealand

“Labour and National governments have neglected productivity to the point where former communist countries are now wealthier than us. Only ACT is serious about putting productivity at the centre of everything government does”, says ACT Leader David ... More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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