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12 Month Regulations Holiday Needed To Support Business
Monday, 16 March 2020, 9:30 am | ACT New Zealand
“The Government should delay by 12 months the introduction of any non-coronavirus-related regulations to support businesses and keep workers employed”, says ACT Leader David Seymour. “The Reserve Bank’s decision this morning to delay the start date of ... More >>
Vaping Legislation The Worst Of Both Worlds
Thursday, 12 March 2020, 1:11 pm | ACT New Zealand
“By restricting adults from accessing vaping products and failing to stop children from doing so, the Government’s vaping legislation represents the worst of both worlds”, according to ACT Leader David Seymour. “People will die as a result ... More >>
COVID-19: Government Must Drop Gesture Politics And Cut Taxes
Wednesday, 11 March 2020, 5:03 pm | ACT New Zealand
“COVID-19 will require the Government to stop the gesture politics, put its damaging policies on hold and cut taxes”, according to ACT Leader David Seymour speaking today on the Budget Policy Statement. “The projections in the Government’s Budget ... More >>
Seymour welcomes reports that Government will honour vote
Wednesday, 11 March 2020, 12:07 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Leader David Seymour is welcoming reports that Justice Minister Andrew Little will not seek to overturn a vote favouring free speech. More >>
Labour Blinded By Ideology On Minimum Wage
Tuesday, 10 March 2020, 4:12 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Jacinda Ardern and Grant Robertson’s ideological objections to delaying an increase to the minimum wage will ultimately hurt workers”, says ACT Leader David Seymour. “In Parliament today, Ardern and Robertson flatly denied that raising ... More >>
Calls Grow For Minimum Wage Increase To Be Scrapped
Monday, 9 March 2020, 3:57 pm | ACT New Zealand
NZ has joined ACT in calling for this year’s minimum wage increase to be scrapped , with Chief Economist Sharon Zollner saying the move was a ‘no-brainer’ given the current pressure on businesses. Zollner said: ‘Higher wage bills could exacerbate ... More >>
Free Press, 9 March 2020
Monday, 9 March 2020, 12:37 pm | ACT New Zealand
Our National Party friends want a ‘common sense test’ on new laws. We couldn’t agree more. In fact, we have the legislation ready to go. ACT’s Regulatory Constitution started life as Rodney Hide then Sir Roger Douglas’ Regulatory Responsibility Bill. ... More >>
Poor-quality Law Not Limited To Health And Safety
Monday, 9 March 2020, 9:39 am | ACT New Zealand
“ACT welcomes National’s enthusiasm for common sense regulation, but the standard of law-making needs to be raised across the board”, according to ACT Leader David Seymour. “Bureaucrats are encouraged to do cost-benefit analysis when making significant ... More >>
Peters’ Recycling Of Old Ideas Shows He’s Yesterday’s Man
Friday, 6 March 2020, 3:21 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Winston Peters’ recycling of decades-old ideas shows he’s had his day”, says ACT Leader David Seymour. “ In a speech today , Peters said tax changes, including accelerated depreciation and special tax rates for rural businesses, would be bottom ... More >>
Coronavirus: Government Must Delay Minimum Wage Increase
Thursday, 5 March 2020, 10:18 am | ACT New Zealand
“The Government must delay the 1 April increase to the minimum wage in the face of deteriorating economic conditions”, according to ACT Leader David Seymour. “It is typical of the Government that they are prepared to ease access to emergency benefits ... More >>
Another Police Gun Raid Goes Wrong
Tuesday, 3 March 2020, 5:38 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Police have once again raided a family home searching for prohibited firearms that didn’t exist”, says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Four heavily-armed Police have carried out a search warrant on a family home looking for firearms which their ... More >>
Attorney-General: Vape Ad Ban An Unjustifiable Restriction On Free Speech
Monday, 2 March 2020, 1:13 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The Government’s crackdown on vaping is not only a danger to public health, it will also undermine freedom of expression”, says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Attorney-General David Parker has tabled a section 7 report in Parliament arguing that the Government’s ... More >>
0.001% Divestment Will Hurt KiwiSavers For No Environmental Gain
Sunday, 1 March 2020, 12:29 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Banning default KiwiSaver providers from investing in fossil fuels is more gesture politics from Jacinda Ardern’s Government”, says ACT Leader David Seymour. “As with the ban on offshore oil and gas exploration, this decision will hurt the economy ... More >>
Why Property Rights Matter
Thursday, 27 February 2020, 7:07 pm | ACT New Zealand
Beachcomber Hotel, Nelson – Thursday, 27 February, 2020 David Seymour, MP for Epsom, ACT Leader Introduction Thank you to everyone for coming tonight. Thank you especially for Kevin, Mitch, Paul and others who have worked over the past few months ... More >>
Economic Tide Going Out, Does Robertson Have The Fiscal Togs?
Thursday, 27 February 2020, 2:10 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Labour’s low-quality spending decisions are coming back to haunt them as the serious economic impact of coronavirus becomes apparent”, says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Robertson claims the Government has room for a shock, but in the next ... More >>
Election Year Populism Won’t Cut Fuel Prices
Thursday, 27 February 2020, 1:13 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Labour’s scapegoating of petrol companies amounts to nothing more than election year populism”, according to ACT Leader David Seymour. “The cost of living is a serious problem, but more red tape and regulation won’t make a difference to ... More >>
Speech To Newmarket Rotary, 25 February 2020: "Challenges And Choices In The 20s" - David Seymour
Thursday, 27 February 2020, 8:26 am | ACT New Zealand
Introduction Thank you again for having me. Whenever I speak to Rotary, I take the time to thank you for your effort fighting polio. My mother was one of the last people in the Western world to contract the virus. There is too much division in the world, ... More >>
PM Should Return From Fiji As Coronavirus Crisis Worsens
Wednesday, 26 February 2020, 11:07 am | ACT New Zealand
“The Prime Minister should return from her three day visit to Fiji as the coronavirus situation gets serious”, says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Fiji is a nice place, but its economy is 20 times smaller than New Zealand’s. It is not an important ... More >>
Vaping Crackdown Condemns Another Generation To Smoking
Sunday, 23 February 2020, 12:15 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Labour’s plan to regulate vaping in the same way as cigarettes is the most damaging public health policy in a generation”, according to ACT Leader David Seymour. “The ban on vaping flavours and advertising will kill off the best tool for quitting ... More >>
Official Advice: New Tenancy Law Will Increase Rents
Friday, 21 February 2020, 8:01 am | ACT New Zealand
“The Ministry of Housing and Urban Development has told the Government that its new tenancy law will increase rents in the middle of a housing crisis”, says ACT Leader David Seymour. The Residential Tenancies Amendment Bill has its first reading ... More >>
