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Govt Rushing Prisoner Voting Law During COVID-19 Crisis
Thursday, 19 March 2020, 4:27 pm | ACT New Zealand
"The Government should pause and ask whether it’s necessary to rush certain laws that have nothing to do with COVID-19 during the current crisis”, says ACT Leader David Seymour. “This afternoon, the Government has given the Justice Committee ... More >>
ACT Calls On Government To Cancel 2020 Petrol Tax Increase
Thursday, 19 March 2020, 2:29 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Leader David Seymour is calling on the Government to cancel the petrol tax increase due to take effect on 1 July. “It would be irresponsible for the Government to continue with its planned petrol tax increase this year”, says Mr Seymour. “New ... More >>
ACT Applauds Passage Of Abortion Reform Legislation
Thursday, 19 March 2020, 9:02 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Leader and MP for Epsom David Seymour welcomes the passing of the Abortion Legislation Act tonight in Parliament. “Abortion reform in New Zealand was long overdue and this legislation is a crucial step forward for personal freedom in New Zealand,” ... More >>
ACT Welcomes Abortion Legislation Act
Thursday, 19 March 2020, 8:40 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Leader and MP for Epsom David Seymour welcomes the passing of the Abortion Legislation Act tonight in Parliament. “Abortion reform in New Zealand was long overdue and this legislation is a crucial step forward for personal freedom in New Zealand,” ... More >>
Kiwis Can Handle Truth On COVID-19 Testing Limits
Wednesday, 18 March 2020, 2:28 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The Prime Minister needs to tell the people and trust the people when it comes to restrictions on testing for COVID-19”, says ACT Leader David Seymour. “There are clearly restrictions on testing. This is in no way a criticism of the Government. ... More >>
PM Must Be Clear With New Zealanders On COVID-19 Testing
Tuesday, 17 March 2020, 4:14 pm | ACT New Zealand
"The Prime Minister must be clear with New Zealanders on the issue of testing for COVID-19”, says ACT Leader David Seymour. “At the moment, Jacinda Ardern is sending mixed messages. “This afternoon, in her speech on the Government’s ... More >>
PM Should Clarify Comments On COVID-19 Testing
Tuesday, 17 March 2020, 3:03 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The Prime Minister’s comments in Parliament this afternoon on COVID-19 testing appear to depart from previously announced testing criteria”, according to ACT leader David Seymour. “ To qualify for a test , people need to satisfy a number ... More >>
ACT Welcomes Economic Response To COVID-19
Tuesday, 17 March 2020, 2:46 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Leader David Seymour has welcomed the Government’s support for businesses, workers and the health system. “Given the Government’s decision to require travellers to self-isolate, and the inevitability of a recession, it was critical that the Government ... More >>
COVID-19: Government Must First Do No Harm
Tuesday, 17 March 2020, 10:23 am | ACT New Zealand
Government should reduce anti-growth impacts of regulation and tax. Pause introduction of new regulations, cut taxes and redirect wasteful spending. COVID-19 measures must be time-limited. A crisis should not be used to hide permanent reforms. “The Government’s ... More >>
Free Press, 16 March 2020: COVID-19
Monday, 16 March 2020, 2:02 pm | ACT New Zealand
The Situation Humanity is being ravaged by a virus with (1) high transmissibility and (2) high mortality. Everything is in flux. It is difficult to estimate either (1) or (2) because we don’t know how many people have it. However, some estimates ... More >>
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 >>
