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GST Announcement Would Be Sign Of True Desperation
Thursday, 27 July 2023, 4:12 pm | ACT New Zealand
“If Labour announces a policy to remove GST from fruit and vegetables, that’s not a sign they want to address the cost of living. It’s a sign of a truly desperate political party, willing to throw any semblance of sensible policymaking out the ... More >>
Māori Party Tax Policy Built Atop $30 Billion Hole
Thursday, 27 July 2023, 1:47 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Te Pāti Māori’s tax policy, built over a $30 billion hole, would achieve the party’s goal of decolonisation because no one would be doing business with New Zealand,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “$23 billion of the hole stems from ... More >>
Zero Carbon Act About To Push Up Prices
Thursday, 27 July 2023, 12:26 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The price of just about everything is about to go up and the Green Party’s Zero Carbon Act, supported by every political party except ACT, is to blame”, says ACT Climate Change spokesperson Simon Court. “After every other party in Parliament ... More >>
Self-serving Bureaucracy Scolds St John For All The Wrong Reasons
Thursday, 27 July 2023, 10:56 am | ACT New Zealand
“Te Whatu Ora has provided another example of what is going wrong with New Zealand’s self-serving bureaucracy. Their scolding of St John for allowing Dr Shane Reti to observe emergency services in action is the behaviour of a government department ... More >>
Albo Departs, Takes An Full Airbus Of Kiwis With Him
Thursday, 27 July 2023, 10:37 am | ACT New Zealand
“In the two days that Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese visited New Zealand, more than an entire Airbus A320’s worth of Kiwis decided they’d had enough and moved across the ditch,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Albo was all smiles ... More >>
Labour Refuses To Put Children First
Thursday, 27 July 2023, 6:39 am | ACT New Zealand
26 July “Tonight Labour has shown they value separating people by race more than ensuring New Zealand children have the best possible chance of living in a safe and loving foster home,” says ACT’s Children spokesperson Karen Chhour. “Labour ... More >>
Privacy Breach Shows Registry Is Dangerous
Wednesday, 26 July 2023, 6:51 pm | ACT New Zealand
"The accidental release of over 140 email addresses of licensed firearms owners shows once again that Police are incapable of keeping licensed firearms owners' information secure," says ACT’s firearms spokesperson Nicole McKee. "Earlier today ... More >>
Auckland Needs ACT’s Transport Policy
Wednesday, 26 July 2023, 3:02 pm | ACT New Zealand
"Transport Minister David Parker's admission in Parliament today that toll roads work is encouraging, but the Government needs to accept that ACT's plan to change the way infrastructure is planned and funded, by inviting private partners ... More >>
Home Detention Review Needed
Tuesday, 25 July 2023, 3:38 pm | ACT New Zealand
“A review of the law relating to home detention is necessary in light of last week’s shooting in Auckland”, says ACT Leader David Seymour. “A number of reviews have been launched, but it appears none will consider home detention. “The Prime ... More >>
Minister Won’t Rule Out Changes To S27 Cultural Reports
Tuesday, 25 July 2023, 3:35 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Justice Minister Ginny Andersen will not rule out making changes to Section 27 of the Sentencing Act, after ACT revealed that the use of cultural reports to ensure criminals gain softer sentences has exploded,” says ACT’s Justice spokesperson ... More >>
Police Minister Misleading Over Prisoner Numbers On Newstalk ZB
Monday, 24 July 2023, 10:21 am | ACT New Zealand
“Police Minister Ginny Andersen’s claim on Newstalk ZB that the reduction in prison numbers is primarily due to there being fewer people in prison on driving and cannabis charges, is completely wrong,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Andersen ... More >>
Amount Spent On Census Bribes Revealed
Monday, 24 July 2023, 9:15 am | ACT New Zealand
“ACT can reveal that more than $1 million was spent trying to bribe people into filling out their Census, and the Statistics Minister Deborah Russell has no idea whether the bribes even worked,” says ACT’s Statistics spokesperson Damien Smith. ... More >>
ACT Will Supercharge Road Development And Maintenance
Sunday, 23 July 2023, 7:46 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Anyone who has experienced the state of New Zealand’s roads lately knows that the current system of relying on the Government to maintain them with your taxes isn’t working. ACT’s ambitious plan would change the way infrastructure is planned ... More >>
Cost Of Cultural Reports Skyrockets Under Labour, But Lawlessness Continues
Sunday, 23 July 2023, 1:07 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT leader David Seymour can reveal that the cost of Section 27 cultural reports continues to skyrocket. “In the 12 months to June 30 this year, $7.56 million was spent on cultural reports compared to $5.91 million in the same period a year before. ... More >>
Waka Kotahi’s $614 Million State Highway Budget Blowout
Saturday, 22 July 2023, 7:59 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT’s transport spokesperson Simon Court can reveal that Waka Kotahi has overseen a state highway budget blowout of over $614 million across the last four financial years. “Figures released to ACT showed cost overruns of $614,567,134 in the 2020 ... More >>
ACT Party Statement On Auckland Shooting
Thursday, 20 July 2023, 11:40 am | ACT New Zealand
“I’d like to offer my, and ACT’s, sympathy to the families of this morning’s victims. I hope those injured are stable and recover soon,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “The response by Police and Ambulance staff was brave and effective. By ... More >>
Doing The Same Thing Over And Over Won’t Change Minds
Wednesday, 19 July 2023, 1:35 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Albert Einstein once said the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results. Chris Hipkins should heed this advice, no matter how much he pretends he is tough on crime, no one is buying it,” says ... More >>
Tradeable Vs Non-tradeable Chasm Catches Robertson Out
Wednesday, 19 July 2023, 11:13 am | ACT New Zealand
“After nearly six years as Minister of Finance, Grant Robertson must take responsibility for above target inflation rolling into its 10th quarter at six per cent, twice the maximum allowable rate. He can’t blame COVID, Putin, the last Government, or the ... More >>
Spare 757 Cost Up To $97k Per Hour
Wednesday, 19 July 2023, 10:54 am | ACT New Zealand
“ACT can reveal the true cost to taxpayers so Chris Hipkins could bring a spare plane overseas with him – spoiler alert, it’s a lot more than flying commercial,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “ACT requested the total operating and capital expenditure ... More >>
RMA Retread Doubles Down On Past Failures
Tuesday, 18 July 2023, 6:04 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Instead of replacing the RMA with a property-rights based system that allows Kiwis to develop more and get things done, Labour is trying to pass a replacement that doubles down on the old RMA’s failures, with an extra helping of co-governance,” ... More >>
