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Bureaucrats Creaming It In A Cost Of Living Crisis
Wednesday, 8 March 2023, 8:21 am | ACT New Zealand
“While Kiwi battlers tighten their belts, and businesses cut costs left, right and centre, Wellington bureaucrats are creaming it. It’s time to zero base government and ask whether some departments need to exist,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. ... More >>
Transport Minister Gaslights That Roads Aren’t Falling Apart
Tuesday, 7 March 2023, 3:35 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Transport Minister Michael Wood today has proved himself to be totally out of touch with everyday Kiwis, he is governing for left-wing activists and not real people,” says ACT’s Transport Spokesperson Simon Court. “Today in the House I questioned ... More >>
Govt Boots Anti-democratic Rotorua Bill To Touch
Tuesday, 7 March 2023, 2:47 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Labour has quietly withdrawn the Rotorua District Council (Representation Arrangements) Bill from Parliament. This is a win for ACT and democracy,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “ACT has consistently said that democracy means one person, one vote. ... More >>
Ministry Of Education Setting Kids Up To Fail
Monday, 6 March 2023, 11:58 am | ACT New Zealand
“Calls from the Ministry of Education to make NZQA tests easier and to let kids use spellcheck shows how far education standards have fallen under Labour,” says ACT’s Education spokesperson Chris Baillie. “Instead of requiring higher standards, ... More >>
Michael Wood Isn’t Governing For Real People
Monday, 6 March 2023, 10:43 am | ACT New Zealand
“Michael Wood needs to scrap his proposed Land Transport Government Policy Statement (GPS) and start again. Instead of governing for the needs of New Zealanders as he was elected to do, he is trying to force them to change their own behaviour to fit ... More >>
National's Childcare Credit Too Easy For Labour To Steal
Sunday, 5 March 2023, 1:54 pm | ACT New Zealand
“National’s policy announced today is a good start to addressing the cost of living, but is too easy for Labour to steal. The best way to address the cost of living crisis for all Kiwis is a tax cut for every earner,” says ACT Leader David ... More >>
Govt Spending Focussed On What Matters
Friday, 3 March 2023, 11:19 am | ACT New Zealand
“The cost of the recovery from Cyclone Gabrielle is going to be enormous, the only way New Zealand can afford it without heaping more pressure onto households is if the Government reprioritises to reign in its spending,” says ACT Leader David ... More >>
Not Letting Lawlessness Get In The Way Of Recovery
Friday, 3 March 2023, 11:17 am | ACT New Zealand
“The first duty of any government is to keep its people safe, and this is especially true in a time of emergency. ACT has a plan to address the lawlessness that has occurred in cyclone-affected areas so people can have the sense of security they need to get ... More >>
Declaring A Special Economic Zone
Friday, 3 March 2023, 11:16 am | ACT New Zealand
“Hawke’s Bay and Tairāwhiti can’t afford to get caught up in Wellington’s web of painfully slow bureaucratic processes. ACT would declare a Special Economic Zone to lift the regulatory barriers that make it so difficult to get anything done,” ... More >>
15 Urgent Solutions For The Cyclone Rebuild
Friday, 3 March 2023, 11:16 am | ACT New Zealand
“ACT is today proposing 15 practical solutions that are necessary to rebuild from Cyclone Gabrielle and create a more resilient future,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Recovery is going to be costly, and the Government’s response must be wary of ... More >>
Consumers Don’t Believe Hipkins
Friday, 3 March 2023, 11:11 am | ACT New Zealand
“For all of Chris Hipkins’ talk of a policy reset and ‘bread and butter’ issues, the latest ANZ-Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence survey shows that people just aren’t buying it,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “The document states: “Perceptions ... More >>
Campbell Deservedly Gone, Two Days Later
Thursday, 2 March 2023, 2:36 pm | ACT New Zealand
“David Parker can always be relied upon to make the right choice. Once every other choice has already been exhausted,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “No one knows why it took Parker so long to fire Rob Campbell, that’s just one of life’s mysteries. ... More >>
Environment Ministry – Do As We Say, Not As We Do
Thursday, 2 March 2023, 9:08 am | ACT New Zealand
“Bureaucrats from the Environment Ministry told a Parliamentary Select Committee that moving people from cars to public transport is a top priority, then admitted that it spent a million dollars on taxis and flights and only $250 on public transport ... More >>
Law And Order Concerns Must Be Heard
Wednesday, 1 March 2023, 11:29 am | ACT New Zealand
“Desperate Hawke’s Bay locals sent a clear message to the Government at a packed public meeting last night – listen to us, we need more support,” says ACT’s Justice spokesperson Nicole McKee. “It was sobering to attend the meeting and listen. ... More >>
Parker Must Explain Why EPA Standards Are Different From Health
Wednesday, 1 March 2023, 9:25 am | ACT New Zealand
“David Parker needs to front up on whether Rob Campbell’s inappropriate conduct means he will be removed as Chair of the Environmental Protection Authority as well,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “The same principle applies. Campbell’s immature ... More >>
New Health NZ Chair Must Focus On Waiting Lists, Not Social Media
Tuesday, 28 February 2023, 7:24 pm | ACT New Zealand
“ACT congratulates Minister of Health Ayesha Verrall for sacking Health NZ Chair Rob Campbell. His partisan political rants made his position untenable, it let down the entire public service,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Some things are bigger ... More >>
Enough Of The Blame Game, Send In Defence Force
Tuesday, 28 February 2023, 11:59 am | ACT New Zealand
“Now that he has admitted he was wrong about the escalation of crime in flood-affected areas, the Prime Minister needs to start listening to local leaders and send in the Defence Force to help communities besieged by crime,” says ACT’s Police spokesperson ... More >>
Campbell Must Go Today
Tuesday, 28 February 2023, 9:58 am | ACT New Zealand
“Chris Hipkins cannot become another doormat for the badly behaved, like his predecessor. After saying Te Whatu Ora Chair Rob Campbell’s partisan political rant is ‘not on,’ ‘inappropriate,’ and inconsistent with the Code of Conduct for the Public ... More >>
Labour Politicises Public Service
Monday, 27 February 2023, 1:06 pm | ACT New Zealand
"Te Whatu Ora Chair Rob Campbell’s rant about Three Waters and co-governance breaches the code of conduct for board members of Crown entities and he should be pulled up by the Public Service Commissioner”, says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Labour ... More >>
Three Waters Repeal A Good Promise, Now To Pay For It
Saturday, 25 February 2023, 2:37 pm | ACT New Zealand
“National’s recommitment to dumping three waters is a good start, ACT says it must happen with a repeal bill in the first 100 days of a new Parliament, backed up by a plan to pay for it,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “As ACT has said ... More >>
