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ACT delivers hospo solution for RWC, again
Saturday, 18 March 2023, 2:12 pm | ACT New Zealand
“With the 2023 Rugby World Cup taking place in the northern hemisphere pubs are having to plead their case to prudish licensing committees just so they can open. ACT has the solution once again in the form of the Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Rugby ... More >>
Weak PM Won’t Hold Nash Accountable
Friday, 17 March 2023, 3:14 pm | ACT New Zealand
“If Stuart Nash meets the standards required of a Cabinet Minister, the rest of Labour’s MPs must be even worse. It’s time for the voters to do what Hipkins won’t and turf them all out”, says ACT Deputy Leader Brooke van Velden. “Even ... More >>
Can Hipkins Do What Ardern Couldn’t?
Friday, 17 March 2023, 10:45 am | ACT New Zealand
“Jacinda Ardern was hopeless at holding her Ministers accountable and if Chris Hipkins wants New Zealanders to believe that his Government is different he needs to show that he will be decisive in sacking unethical and poorly-performing Ministers,” ... More >>
Infrastructure Commission Report Says Cut The Red Tape
Friday, 17 March 2023, 9:19 am | ACT New Zealand
“The Infrastructure Commission has today released a damning report explicitly stating that the Government will fail to meet its emissions reductions targets if it does not radically reform the consenting process, which not only causes massive ... More >>
Nash A Recidivist Offender, Must Go
Thursday, 16 March 2023, 7:08 pm | ACT New Zealand
“It has now been revealed that Stuart Nash is a recidivist offender when it comes to breaching the Cabinet Manual, Chris Hipkins has no choice but to sack him entirely,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Newstalk ZB has revealed that this isn’t the ... More >>
Cyclone Legislation Doesn’t Do Enough
Thursday, 16 March 2023, 4:03 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The Severe Weather Legislation being rushed through Parliament today is better than nothing, but disappointing for all the things it doesn’t do,” says ACT’s Environment spokesperson Simon Court. “ACT will support the bill because sure, ... More >>
Labour Admits Failure On Post Code Lottery
Thursday, 16 March 2023, 2:57 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Labour has admitted that their health reforms haven’t just failed to address the post-code lottery, new data around waiting times shows that they’ve made it worse,” says ACT’s Deputy Leader and Health spokesperson Brooke van Velden. “I ... More >>
Did Ardern Know?
Thursday, 16 March 2023, 2:02 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Police Commissioner Andrew Coster should have known that Stuart Nash was acting in a way that was inconsistent with section 16 of the Policing Act. The question is, who then received that information and what did they do with it?” Asks ACT ... More >>
GDP Shows What Kiwis Already Know
Thursday, 16 March 2023, 12:04 pm | ACT New Zealand
“With New Zealand almost certainly headed for a recession, Labour needs to wake up and unleash the ingenuity of New Zealanders by reducing wasteful spending, giving it back in tax cuts, and ditching the stifling red tape,” says ACT Leader David ... More >>
Is Nash A One-off, Or Is This Just Labour’s Standard?
Thursday, 16 March 2023, 10:29 am | ACT New Zealand
“New acting Police Minister Megan Woods has an immediate task of confirming whether Stuart Nash’s indiscretion was a one-off, or whether other Labour Ministers have tried to interfere in Police matters,” says ACT’s Police spokesperson Chris Baillie. ... More >>
Good Teachers Deserve More Money, ACT Would Give It To Them
Thursday, 16 March 2023, 10:22 am | ACT New Zealand
“Today’s strike is what happens when you have a rigid, centrally-planned wage structure. ACT would pay good teachers more with the Teachers Excellence Reward Fund,” says ACT’s Education spokesperson Chris Baillie. “Good teachers deserve to be ... More >>
3 Strikes And Nash Should Be Gone
Wednesday, 15 March 2023, 2:41 pm | ACT New Zealand
“He interfered, he boasted about it, and then he doubled down on it. That’s three strikes and Stuart Nash should be out,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Under Chris Hipkins’ watch a Minister can show complete disregard for the Cabinet Manual, ... More >>
CRL Blowout Announcement Long Time Coming
Wednesday, 15 March 2023, 12:30 pm | ACT New Zealand
“After asking the Government for three and a half years to provide the public with an updated cost estimate for City Rail Link, it has finally been announced the project is yet another budget blowout for Michael Wood,” says ACT’s Transport ... More >>
70 Per Cent Support GST Sharing With Councils - An Idea Whose Time Has Come
Wednesday, 15 March 2023, 9:56 am | ACT New Zealand
“A recent poll shows that Kiwis overwhelmingly support my Member’s Bill to share GST with councils, allowing them to develop more infrastructure and deliver more housing for their communities,” says ACT’s Deputy Leader and Housing spokesperson ... More >>
Maurice Williamson Resigned For Less Than Nash Just Admitted To
Wednesday, 15 March 2023, 9:51 am | ACT New Zealand
“Former Minister Maurice Williamson resigned in 2014 for allegedly interfering in a police investigation into businessman Donghua Liu, but Stuart Nash this morning boasted of calling the Police Commissioner to influence prosecution decisions,” ... More >>
PM Looks For Excuses When Retailers Need Solutions
Tuesday, 14 March 2023, 7:39 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The PM is claiming retail crime rates are up because more thefts and shoplifting are being reported. What he fails to admit is that there’s so much crime a lot of these reports aren’t even being investigated,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. ... More >>
Ute Tax Must Go For Cyclone-affected
Tuesday, 14 March 2023, 4:10 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Transport Minister Michael Wood has point blank refused to even consider allowing cyclone victims to avoid a significant tax when replacing their written off utes,” says ACT’s Transport Spokesperson Simon Court. “In Parliament today, Wood said ... More >>
Labour Doesn’t Deserve The Name
Tuesday, 14 March 2023, 2:49 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Labour is now the party for beneficiaries – it doesn’t deserve its name,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “If you work for a living, don’t expect Chris Hipkins to cut you any slack. Today in Parliament he confirmed that he no longer ... More >>
Labour MPs Vote To Not Do Their Jobs
Tuesday, 14 March 2023, 12:18 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Labour MPs have shamefully blocked the Finance and Expenditure Committee from holding an inquiry into the Labour Government’s regulation of the banking sector,” says ACT’s Associate Finance spokesperson Damien Smith. “Labour MPs on the committee ... More >>
Inflation Adjustment Catches Robertson Telling Porkies
Monday, 13 March 2023, 4:30 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Labour’s inflation adjustment of pensions, benefits and student allowances has caught Grant Robertson telling porkies. Just last month he said wages were rising faster than inflation, but he forgot to mention after tax wages, which is what benefits ... More >>
