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We Should Never Have Signed UNDRIP
Friday, 9 December 2022, 9:50 am | ACT New Zealand
“Jacinda Ardern and Willie Jackson should commit to burying their co-governance ambitions forever”, says ACT Leader David Seymour. “This morning Newsroom reported that Labour’s UNDRIP work programme has been paused . “That will provide some ... More >>
Youth Criminals Breaching Their Bail
Thursday, 8 December 2022, 7:40 pm | ACT New Zealand
“One fifth of bail checks on youth criminals are resulting in breaches of conditions, the reason New Zealand is experiencing a youth crime wave is because offenders don’t think there are any consequences,” says ACT’s Police spokesperson Chris Baillie. ... More >>
Leaked Briefing Shows Co-government For Education
Thursday, 8 December 2022, 2:51 pm | ACT New Zealand
“There’s yet another fight brewing inside the Labour Party, with Chris Hipkins refusing to rule out the Māori Caucus’ aspiration for a separate Māori education system”, says ACT’s Education spokesperson Chris Baillie. “Labour’s obsession ... More >>
Labour Steals, ACT Will Repeal
Thursday, 8 December 2022, 12:35 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Labour believes it has gotten away with stealing local assets, but any Government ACT is a part of will repeal Three Waters”, says ACT’s Local Government spokesperson Simon Court. “Labour has wasted millions on taxpayer-funded propaganda ad campaigns ... More >>
ACT Forces Submission Extension To RMA Reform Process
Thursday, 8 December 2022, 10:32 am | ACT New Zealand
“Parliament’s Environment Committee has agreed to ACT’s proposal to extend time for submissions on RMA reform, after Labour MPs tried to truncate the process to the summer shutdown period when businesses would find it harder to submit,” ... More >>
Government Forgets South Island Again
Thursday, 8 December 2022, 9:45 am | ACT New Zealand
“The Labour government has once again forgotten the Mainland as it releases policies and completely ignores the South Island,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “This morning the government announced a youth crime policy that specifically mentioned ... More >>
Still No Consequences, Just Bureaucratic Tinkering
Thursday, 8 December 2022, 9:45 am | ACT New Zealand
“Labour’s latest youth crime policy won’t bring about the change needed for concerned New Zealanders because it is focussed on bureaucratic changes rather than consequences for offenders,” says ACT’s Police spokesperson Chris Baillie. “Their ... More >>
‘Moana’ Case Should Be About What Is Best For The Child
Wednesday, 7 December 2022, 3:35 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The decision to incite Section 7AA of the Oranga Tamariki Act to take the ‘Moana case’ to the Supreme Court shows why the legislation must be changed,” says ACT’s Children’s spokesperson Karen Chhour. “This is not a treaty issue, it’s about ... More >>
MoH Needs To Cut The Contractors
Wednesday, 7 December 2022, 1:28 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The new Director General of Health and the Health Minister have been unable to tell Parliament when and by how much the Ministry of Health and Te Whatu Ora would expect spending on consultants to decrease,” says ACT Deputy Leader and Health ... More >>
Labour-National Corporate Welfare Gravy Train Steams On
Wednesday, 7 December 2022, 12:27 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Propping up a single tourism business is more important to Labour than protecting thousands of people from the lawlessness on our streets”, says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Labour is loaning more money to Ruapehu Alpine Lifts than it has given ... More >>
MSD Knowingly Spent Misappropriated Money For Three Years
Wednesday, 7 December 2022, 9:16 am | ACT New Zealand
“Today in the Social Services Select Committee it was revealed that the Ministry for Social Development has spent $5.907m of misappropriated spending on accommodation assistance in the past five years, what’s worse is that they knew about it for ... More >>
First Government In 168 Years Arrogant Enough To Entrench Policy
Tuesday, 6 December 2022, 3:10 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Today in Parliamentary Question Time the Prime Minister confirmed that she feels no contrition for being the first Prime Minister in 168 years of Parliament to try and entrench her own policies, creating a constitutional crisis in the process,” ... More >>
Spending Goes Up And Bed Numbers Go Down
Monday, 5 December 2022, 7:30 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Labour’s mismanagement of the health system is proof that using more taxpayers’ money doesn’t automatically translate to improved services, despite a record spend on mental health the number of beds available has plummeted,” says ACT Deputy Leader ... More >>
COVID-19 Royal Commission Misses Key Issues, Should Have Reported Before Election
Monday, 5 December 2022, 4:39 pm | ACT New Zealand
“ACT welcomes the Government holding a Royal Commission into its Covid-19 response, after we first called for one in May 2020 . We note it is now conveniently too late for the Commission to report before the election, so it won’t inform the people’s ... More >>
Government Should Leave It To The Experts With Construction Changes
Monday, 5 December 2022, 11:25 am | ACT New Zealand
“Labour is trying to solve problems that businesses are already solving by themselves, except Labour’s way means more red tape and lectures from government officials,” says ACT’s Infrastructure spokesperson Simon Court. “The Government has today ... More >>
Will There Be Real Consequences For Gillies Ave Car Jackers?
Monday, 5 December 2022, 10:38 am | ACT New Zealand
“Labour’s bumbling approach to crime is continuing to have real consequences for Kiwis. With Epsom and West Auckland resembling Johannesburg this morning during a police helicopter chase after an attempted gunpoint carjacking in Epsom,” says ... More >>
Stubborn Robertson Running Out Of Other People’s Money
Sunday, 4 December 2022, 2:49 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Finance Minister Grant Robertson is running out of options as he runs out of other people’s money. The Reserve Bank’s November Monetary Policy Statement forecasted conditions much worse than its own August Statement. When Treasury issues the Half ... More >>
Govt Cries “Privatisation” In 3W Backdown While Opening Kiwibank Up For Sale
Sunday, 4 December 2022, 9:11 am | ACT New Zealand
“The Government has been thwarted in its sneaky attempt to entrench Three Waters provisions, this is a win for democracy but the Government’s intentions remain concerning,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “This entire process has been deliberately ... More >>
ACT Policy Would Mean $145m Annually For Hamilton
Saturday, 3 December 2022, 2:48 pm | ACT New Zealand
"ACT’s GST Sharing policy would empower Hamilton City Council to develop more infrastructure and deliver more housing for the communities they’re representing," says Dr James McDowall, ACT's candidate for the Hamilton West By-Election. "ACT’s ... More >>
Was PM Misleading, Or Not Paying Attention?
Friday, 2 December 2022, 9:41 am | ACT New Zealand
“The Prime Minister needs to explain to New Zealanders whether she was misleading them when she said a controversial change to Three Waters was “not something I would necessarily be aware of” or whether she just wasn’t paying attention in ... More >>
