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Epsom MP Releases Post-flood Survey
Thursday, 8 June 2023, 11:44 am | ACT New Zealand
“My survey of Epsom Electorate residents post flood shows why the Council should be getting out of the aviation business and back into drainage,” says MP for Epsom David Seymour. “The results of my Epsom Electorate survey show two thirds of respondents ... More >>
More Convenient Mistakes From Prime Minister’s Office
Thursday, 8 June 2023, 10:50 am | ACT New Zealand
“The Prime Minister needs to answer for his own office’s negligence in the Michael Wood airport shares debacle, his lack of knowledge of Michael Wood’s repeated failures is either another convenient mistake or serious wilful ignorance,” says ACT Leader ... More >>
Every Single MP Unites Against Labour For An Idea Whose Time Has Come
Thursday, 8 June 2023, 9:52 am | ACT New Zealand
“Labour has been surrounded from every angle by a wall of common sense tonight, but they managed to hold off good policy by a three vote majority,” says ACT Deputy Leader and Housing spokesperson Brooke van Velden. “My bill, the Housing Infrastructure ... More >>
Wood Needs To Go
Wednesday, 7 June 2023, 8:28 am | ACT New Zealand
“Michael Wood can’t carry on as a Minister after declining airport authority status to North Shore Aerodrome, despite owning shares in a competing airport,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “The question of Wood being a Minister is no longer ... More >>
Shocking Retail Crime Figures Show Government Must Go
Wednesday, 7 June 2023, 8:06 am | ACT New Zealand
“North Island Retail Crime retail crime figures released by Foodstuffs today show that the Labour government has totally lost control of crime and must go,” said ACT Leader David Seymour. “Foodstuffs has said that they have never seen retail ... More >>
ACT Welcomes National U-turn On HWEN
Tuesday, 6 June 2023, 12:05 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT is welcoming National’s decision to finally oppose He Waka Eke Noa – now it needs to join ACT in pledging to dump the entire Zero Carbon Act, says ACT’s Primary Industries spokesperson Mark Cameron and ACT candidate Andrew Hoggard. “ACT’s ... More >>
Permanent Left-wing Govt Would Result From Electoral Review
Tuesday, 6 June 2023, 9:56 am | ACT New Zealand
“If the totally politicised and partial chair of the latest electoral review wants to change the system, she should get elected first”, says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Deborah Hart says New Zealanders are sick of smoke and mirrors and want transparency. ... More >>
Speech: David Seymour, A Time For Truth
Sunday, 4 June 2023, 4:11 pm | ACT New Zealand
Real Change Now, SkyCity Theatre, 4 June 2023 Introduction Thank you, and what a show! Is it too late to call it ‘ACT’s got talent?’ It’s just as well, ACT’s talent is as real as the problems New Zealand faces. Simon Court is a civil engineer. ... More >>
ACT To Police Red Tape And Regulation In Government
Sunday, 4 June 2023, 4:10 pm | ACT New Zealand
New Minister and Ministry of Regulation to police red tape and hold Ministers and departments accountable Regulatory Standards Bill to require regulation meets good lawmaking principles Strong enforcement mechanisms to police new and existing regulations ... More >>
Record Crowd Demands Real Change
Sunday, 4 June 2023, 4:07 pm | ACT New Zealand
Over 600 people crammed into the SkyCity Theatre today to demand real change as ACT MPs and candidates outlined a fresh vision for New Zealand. “The size of this crowd, and the enthusiasm they showed for ACT’s people and policies, shows that ... More >>
Government Disrespect For Doctors A Sign Of A Deeper Problem
Friday, 2 June 2023, 1:50 pm | ACT New Zealand
“ACT can reveal that Te Whatu Ora turned up to negotiations with the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists unable to make a pay offer because they had not been told how much they could afford to pay,” said ACT Deputy Leader and Health Spokesperson ... More >>
Hate Speech Laws 2.0 Will Be Defeated As Well
Thursday, 1 June 2023, 2:14 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT defeated the Government’s first attempt to introduce hate speech laws and we’ll kill off hate speech laws 2.0. “This afternoon, the Department of Internal Affairs began to do Labour’s bidding for new hate speech laws after Andrew Little, ... More >>
Unionisation By Stealth: Butchers Now Hospo Workers
Thursday, 1 June 2023, 11:18 am | ACT New Zealand
“Without any notice at all, butchers have been designated hospitality workers and will be unionised by stealth under the latest ‘Fair Pay’ Agreement”, says ACT Leader David Seymour. “At a time when New Zealanders are already doing it tough, ... More >>
ACT Kills New Tax
Wednesday, 31 May 2023, 2:59 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Today in Parliament, ACT flushed out Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor’s plans for a new tax on farmers and managed to kill it”, says ACT MP Mark Cameron. “O’Connor confirmed he’d been working on a new tax on nitrogenous fertiliser ... More >>
Cut The Crap! Visionless Government Leading Country Down The Road To Ruin.
Wednesday, 31 May 2023, 1:22 pm | ACT New Zealand
"The Labour Government is floundering, unable to tackle any of the issues facing New Zealand," said ACT Leader David Seymour. "The country needs a fresh new approach and the Real Change that only ACT can deliver." "Crime, cost ... More >>
Parmjeet Parmer To Stand For ACT
Wednesday, 31 May 2023, 12:33 pm | ACT New Zealand
Scientist, businesswoman and former MP Parmjeet Parmer will stand for ACT at the 2023 General Election. “ACT is always on the lookout for great talent to take New Zealand forward, so we’re delighted that Parmjeet is joining us for this election”, ... More >>
Fertiliser Tax Will Mean More Expensive Food
Wednesday, 31 May 2023, 11:44 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT would repeal the fertiliser tax Labour and the Greens are said to be considering for farmers, say ACT MP Mark Cameron and ACT candidate Andrew Hoggard. There have been numerous reports that the Government is considering the new tax as an alternative ... More >>
1 In 5 Schools Haven’t Reported Attendance Data
Wednesday, 31 May 2023, 10:25 am | ACT New Zealand
“The 439 schools that haven’t bothered to report their attendance data to the Ministry of Education should lose their funding until they do”, says ACT Education Spokesperson Chris Baillie. “The slow-motion catastrophe that is our education ... More >>
ACT Agrees With The Wellington Six – Scrap ‘Let’s Get Wellington Moving”
Tuesday, 30 May 2023, 5:05 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT’s Infrastructure Spokesperson Simon Court is right behind the six Wellington Councillors calling for the scrapping of Let’s Get Wellington Moving (LGWM). “Monthly spending on LGWM shot up from $280k in 2017 to $7.4 million in March 23 – and what ... More >>
Finally, Labour Admits Crime Is A Problem
Tuesday, 30 May 2023, 4:14 pm | ACT New Zealand
While Chris Hipkins wriggled and squirmed and would only call crime a ‘challenge’ this morning on RNZ, his Police Minister Ginny Anderson finally admitted that crime was a problem in Parliament today. “That’s progress”, says ACT’s Police Spokesperson ... More >>
