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ACT Condemns $60,000 Poetry Award
Thursday, 21 December 2023, 12:38 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT is condemning Creative NZ's decision to award $60,000 to so-called poet Tusiata Avia. “Creative NZ has decided it wasn’t enough to just fund a stage show based on Tusiata Avia’s work – they’ve now handed her a $60,000 personal award for ... More >>
Mini-budget Stops Work On Labour’s Economic Demolition
Wednesday, 20 December 2023, 2:15 pm | ACT New Zealand
“ACT’s stop-work notices are already ensuring significant savings to the taxpayer in the Government’s mini-budget. With HYEFU revealing the absolute state Labour left the economy in, there’ll need to be more savings where that came from,” ... More >>
Bad Planning Laws Scrapped Before Santa Comes Down The Chimney
Wednesday, 20 December 2023, 2:00 pm | ACT New Zealand
Labour’s resource management regime has been scrapped before Christmas, as promised in ACT’s coalition agreement. “Labour were never going to fix planning bureaucracy by replacing 909 pages of legislation with 1003 pages,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. ... More >>
Finally, Wellington Can Get Moving
Sunday, 17 December 2023, 2:07 pm | ACT New Zealand
“ACT welcomes the end of the ironically named Let’s Get Wellington Moving (LGWM). The left-wing fantasy project was a drain on taxpayers and ratepayers, and would have achieved the exact opposite of what it says on the tin,” says ACT Leader David ... More >>
Violent Offender’s Note From Mum Shows Absurdity Of Cultural Reports
Saturday, 16 December 2023, 2:07 pm | ACT New Zealand
“ACT is appalled to learn of the case of an offender using Section 27 to present a judge with a cultural background report written by his mum,” says ACT Justice spokesman Todd Stephenson in response to reporting from the Waikato Times. “Calling ... More >>
Ute Tax Repeal Marks Return Of Rational Policymaking
Thursday, 14 December 2023, 6:01 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The repeal of the ute tax is a victory for choice, fairness, and rational policymaking,” says ACT Transport spokesman Cameron Luxton. “Scrapping this legislation was a commitment secured in ACT’s coalition agreement with National, and we’re delighted ... More >>
An Eight Week Wait For Mental Health Services Is A Disaster For Young Kiwis
Thursday, 14 December 2023, 1:47 pm | ACT New Zealand
“It’s crystal clear now that simply throwing more money at the problem doesn’t work,” says ACT Mental Health spokesperson Laura Trask in response to an RNZ investigation into youth mental health services. “Labour pumped $2 billion into the mental health ... More >>
Labour Gifts A Shrinking Economy For Christmas
Thursday, 14 December 2023, 1:22 pm | ACT New Zealand
“There is a strong chance that Labour has left New Zealanders with a recession for Christmas. Six years of borrowing, spending and printing has caught up and New Zealand households are paying the price,” says ACT’s Finance spokesperson Todd ... More >>
Labour Forget To Take Policy Off Website
Thursday, 14 December 2023, 11:09 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Infrastructure spokesman Cameron Luxton is advising the Labour Party’s website administrators to scrub any trace of 2020’s forgotten “Big New Zealand Upgrade” ad campaign: “Labour’s slickly-produced ad spot , presumably funded by hard-up ... More >>
Principals’ “Treat Yourself” Grants A Red Flag For Waste In Education
Thursday, 14 December 2023, 9:28 am | ACT New Zealand
“The Auditor General’s annual report on school spending is an eye-opening look at wasteful spending in school administration,” says ACT Education spokesperson Laura Trask. “Taxpayers forking out $6 million a year on wellbeing grants for highly-paid ... More >>
Tobacco Prohibitionists Woefully Misguided
Wednesday, 13 December 2023, 5:42 pm | ACT New Zealand
The public health lobbyists who gathered outside Parliament and ACT’s Epsom office today are woefully misguided, says ACT Health spokesperson Todd Stephenson. “The professional activists leading these protests need to seriously get their heads around ... More >>
ACT Celebrates Step Toward Restored Confidence In RBNZ
Wednesday, 13 December 2023, 3:53 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The return of the Reserve Bank to a single focus on price stability marks a major victory in ACT’s mission to tame the cost of living,” says ACT Finance spokesperson Todd Stephenson. “ACT is pleased that the Government has prioritised this legislation, ... More >>
Climate Commission Reminds Us Why It Needs To Be Scrapped
Wednesday, 13 December 2023, 11:42 am | ACT New Zealand
“The last thing we need from the Climate Change Commission is a rehash of the same meddling advice it gave the previous Government,” says ACT Climate Change spokesman Simon Court. “The smorgasbord of micro-interventions demanded by the ... More >>
ACT To Public Officials: Get With The Programme Or Get Out
Tuesday, 12 December 2023, 11:53 am | ACT New Zealand
“ACT welcomes the resignation of any public officials who can’t bring themselves to implement the programme outlined by the elected Government,” says ACT’s Health and Public Service spokesperson Todd Stephenson in light of the resignation of Sir ... More >>
Ditching Paul Hunt A Good Start, But Not Enough To Fix The HRC
Friday, 8 December 2023, 12:44 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The Justice Minister’s decision not to reappoint Paul Hunt is a good start, but doesn’t go far enough to acknowledge the Human Rights Commission’s rot,” says ACT MP Todd Stephenson. “Just this week the Human Rights Commission hired ... More >>
ACT Renews Call To Abolish Human Rights Commission
Thursday, 7 December 2023, 11:31 am | ACT New Zealand
“The Human Rights Commission’s appointment of a second Chief Executive is just the latest example of a taxpayer-funded bureaucracy serving itself at the expense of delivery for New Zealanders,” says ACT MP Todd Stephenson. “Julia Amua Whaipooti ... More >>
Te Pāti Māori Protesting Democracy Itself
Tuesday, 5 December 2023, 10:13 am | ACT New Zealand
“This morning protestors backed by Te Pāti Māori have attempted to block roads and disrupt the opening of Parliament and New Zealander’s lives just because they’re unhappy with the election result,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. "It's a ... More >>
ACT Priorities Populate 100-day Plan
Wednesday, 29 November 2023, 4:11 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The ACT Party’s coalition commitments will form a core part of the government’s first 100 days of office,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “ACT, National and NZ First have committed to an ambitious work programme that will bring real change ... More >>
Real Change Begins Today
Friday, 24 November 2023, 11:31 am | ACT New Zealand
The coalition agreement ACT has negotiated with National and NZ First and announced today will deliver the real change so many New Zealanders voted for. The three parties have committed to a policy programme that will make life more affordable, ensure ... More >>
Mahuta Must Explain Moral Failing On Last Day
Saturday, 11 November 2023, 4:41 pm | ACT New Zealand
“ Documents released by the Israel Institute of NZ appear to show a final moral failing by Nanaia Mahuta that casts shame on behalf of all New Zealand,” says ACT Deputy Leader and Foreign Affairs spokesperson Brooke van Velden. “When Hamas began ... More >>
