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Finance Minister Disowns Rail Network Revaluation
Friday, 7 February 2020, 11:55 am | ACT New Zealand
“Under questioning at the Finance and Expenditure Committee this morning, Finance Minister Grant Robertson disowned the dubious revaluation of Kiwirail in last year’s Government Financial Statements”, says ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
Labour deserves to lose every Māori seat this year
Tuesday, 4 February 2020, 12:42 pm | ACT New Zealand
“After its dismal performance on Māori issues in government, Labour deserves to lose every single Māori electorate this year”, according to ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
If it’s good for foreign donors, it's good for local ones
Tuesday, 4 February 2020, 10:15 am | ACT New Zealand
(Headline abbreviated, original headline: If it’s good enough for foreign donors, it's good enough for local ones) More >>
Seymour welcomes Bridges' statement
Sunday, 2 February 2020, 2:37 pm | ACT New Zealand
“While I appreciate National’s encouragement, I have always believed Epsom belongs to the voters. I will be campaigning directly to my neighbours as hard as ever, asking that they elect me for a third time. More >>
Govt must explain whether will follow Australia travel ban
Sunday, 2 February 2020, 11:34 am | ACT New Zealand
“The Government needs to explain to New Zealanders why it isn’t following Australia in implementing a ban on travellers from mainland China”, ACT Leader David Seymour says. More >>
Labour plays politics with infrastructure
Wednesday, 29 January 2020, 10:40 am | ACT New Zealand
“Labour is playing politics with taxpayer money on the serious issue of infrastructure”, says ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
Referendum Date Set for Assisted Dying
Tuesday, 28 January 2020, 5:26 pm | ACT New Zealand
Today Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern set the date for the 2020 General Election and the public referendum on the End of Life Choice Act. More >>
ACT welcomes 2020 election date
Tuesday, 28 January 2020, 3:35 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Leader David Seymour has welcomed the Prime Minister’s announcement of the 2020 general election date. More >>
Clark must explain why flights from China continue to arrive
Monday, 27 January 2020, 9:57 am | ACT New Zealand
“The Government must explain why it hasn’t stopped flights arriving from China until the risk associated with coronavirus is known”, ACT Leader David Seymour says. More >>
Labour’s red tape pushes rents up at fastest rate since 2008
Friday, 24 January 2020, 1:17 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Labour’s new bureaucracy on landlords has caused rents to rise at the fastest rate since the Global Financial Crisis ”, says ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
Labour's soft line on welfare sees 25,000 more on benefit
Thursday, 23 January 2020, 10:33 am | ACT New Zealand
“The number of beneficiaries continues to grow under Labour’s soft on welfare approach”, says ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
Labour enables radical activists at Ihumātao
Tuesday, 21 January 2020, 3:46 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Labour appears to have given in to a group of radical activists occupying private land at Ihumātao with a deal for a third party to purchase the land to be announced imminently”, says ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
Housing crisis spreads to provinces
Monday, 20 January 2020, 10:01 am | ACT New Zealand
“Every housing market in the country now rated ‘severely unaffordable’ meaning that the median house price is at least five times the median household income. More >>
Where’s the vaping legislation Labour promised?
Monday, 13 January 2020, 1:55 pm | ACT New Zealand
“More than a year after new vaping legislation was promised, and with the school year rapidly approaching, there’s still no sign of Labour’s vaping legislation”, says ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
Police raid on young family raises serious questions
Saturday, 11 January 2020, 7:45 pm | ACT New Zealand
“ A Police raid on the home of a young family represents a dangerous new phase of the Government’s gun law reforms and raises serious questions about how gun owners are being targeted”, according to ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
Another broken promise, Winston Peters has had his day
Tuesday, 31 December 2019, 9:20 am | ACT New Zealand
“Tomorrow’s tobacco tax hike represents yet another betrayal of NZ First supporters by the Party’s leader and shows Winston Peters has had his day”, according to ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
Rushed firearms law the year’s biggest political failure
Friday, 20 December 2019, 1:06 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The Government’s rushed firearms legislation and the resulting ‘buy-back’ will go down as the year’s biggest political failure”, according to ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
Higher minimum wage will cut job growth
Wednesday, 18 December 2019, 12:32 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The Government’s decision to increase a minimum wage that is already the highest in the developed world shows a breath-taking disregard for small businesses and young, unskilled workers”, says ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
ACT welcome National’s acknowledgement of the housing crisis
Monday, 16 December 2019, 4:10 pm | ACT New Zealand
“National’s acknowledgement of the seriousness of the housing crisis and its adoption of ACT’s long-held position that the Resource Management Act requires fundamental reform should be welcomed”, according to ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
Knee-jerk gun law has created mass civil disobedience
Monday, 16 December 2019, 11:15 am | ACT New Zealand
“Parliament’s knee-jerk ban on firearms has led to mass civil disobedience and made us less safe as a country”, according to ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
