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Higher Salaries But Worse Outcomes For Kids
Friday, 2 December 2022, 9:26 am | ACT New Zealand
“The salaries for senior staff at Oranga Tamariki have increased by 55 per cent in the past five years but we’re not seeing improved results for children in need,” says ACT’s Children spokesperson Karen Chhour. “Written Parliamentary Questions ... More >>
Review Confirms Oranga Tamariki Negligence Must Stop Now
Thursday, 1 December 2022, 3:53 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Oranga Tamariki has had so many damning reviews and apologised so many times it is becoming meaningless, there needs to be real change to ensure incidents like the one that occurred with Malachi never happen again,” says ACT’s Social Development ... More >>
Govt Adopts ACT’s On-farm Sequestration Policy
Thursday, 1 December 2022, 9:55 am | ACT New Zealand
“It’s promising that the Government has adopted ACT’s long held policy of recognising on-farm sequestration for climate change. They should adopt the rest of our climate policy and take a practical approach to emissions that doesn’t hammer ... More >>
ACT’s Solutions For Building New Zealand And Conserving Nature
Tuesday, 29 November 2022, 9:01 pm | ACT New Zealand
“ACT’s solution for building New Zealand and conserving nature is one where New Zealanders are free to make the best possible use of their property and our shared environment to live their best lives,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “The Resource ... More >>
Putting Freshwater Management Back Under Local Control
Tuesday, 29 November 2022, 9:40 am | ACT New Zealand
“Everyone agrees that many freshwater resources in New Zealand are being exploited beyond their ability to cope and regenerate, but the current Governments approach of centralised control will not work either,” says ACT’s Primary Industries spokesperson ... More >>
Better, Faster Infrastructure Planning Funding
Tuesday, 29 November 2022, 9:38 am | ACT New Zealand
“ACT has announced a suite of measures to get infrastructure built faster at less cost to the taxpayer and ratepayer. These measures borrow from around the world where a range of vehicles are used to get infrastructure done, compared with New Zealand’s ... More >>
ACT’s Plan To Build More Housing With Neighbourly Harmony
Tuesday, 29 November 2022, 9:33 am | ACT New Zealand
“ACT’s alternative to the RMA will result in more houses being built and fewer barriers being put in the way of their construction, in a way that returns power to local communities” says ACT Deputy Leader and Housing spokesperson Brooke van ... More >>
An Environmental Protection Act That Works
Tuesday, 29 November 2022, 9:29 am | ACT New Zealand
“Almost everyone is frustrated with the Resource Management Act, including environmentalists who believe it has failed its environmental goals. ACT’s proposed Resource Management reforms would simplify and focus resource management law to ensure the health of ... More >>
Govt Admits It’s Wrong – Months Too Late
Monday, 28 November 2022, 4:20 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The $10 million of funding provided to retail businesses is only equal to the amount provided to bail out AJ Hackett bungy in 2020. The Government values the thousands of vulnerable retail businesses in New Zealand living in fear the same as it valued ... More >>
Driving Up Car Prices In A Cost Of Living Crisis
Monday, 28 November 2022, 2:58 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The Government’s Clean Car Standard (Ute Tax) is expected to increase the price of used cars by 20 to 25 per cent, making life tougher for everyday Kiwis grappling with the cost of living crisis,” says ACT’s Transport spokesperson Simon Court. ... More >>
PM Doesn’t Know Govt Went Soft On Crime
Monday, 28 November 2022, 1:24 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Fending off suggestions she is ‘pro-criminal’ this morning , the Prime Minister revealed her ignorance of the law and accidentally drew attention to the fact her Government has reduced penalties for ram raid-type offences”, says ACT Leader David ... More >>
PM In Denial About Ram Raids
Monday, 28 November 2022, 9:44 am | ACT New Zealand
“Jacinda Ardern’s assertion on AM this morning that the “majority” of ramraid cases are being prosecuted shows she’s either in denial or living on another planet when it comes to crime,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “The Prime Minister tried ... More >>
Hawke’s Bay Hospital On Life Support
Sunday, 27 November 2022, 10:36 pm | ACT New Zealand
“New Zealand hospitals are on life support as documents show services have diminished to the point where people have died due to not being seen,” says ACT Deputy Leader and Health spokesperson Brooke van Velden. “Minutes from a Te Whatu Ora Hawke’s ... More >>
Consequences For Truancy: ACT Proposes Solutions
Sunday, 27 November 2022, 1:12 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT Leader David Seymour and Education spokesperson Chris Baillie have today proposed a range of solutions to deal with New Zealand’s truancy crisis, including consequences for parents and schools. “A good education is the most important thing kids need ... More >>
Three Waters Entrenchment On Dangerous Constitutional Ground
Sunday, 27 November 2022, 12:33 am | ACT New Zealand
“An attempt by the Greens and Labour to entrench ownership of three waters assets in the new Water Services Entities breaks dangerous constitutional ground, but will be repealed all the same,” says ACT Local Government Spokesperson Simon Court. ... More >>
No Responsibility From Robertson
Saturday, 26 November 2022, 2:06 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Finance Minister Grant Robertson has shown he has no plan to reduce spending and takes no responsibility for the part he’s played in the cost of living crisis,” says ACT Leader and Finance spokesperson David Seymour. “The government’s out ... More >>
Will DoC End Up Introducing Bears?
Saturday, 26 November 2022, 2:01 pm | ACT New Zealand
“New Zealand’s Department of Conservation is the first conservation department in the world to introduce “locally captured wild ship rats” to protected areas in the name of pest control, what could possibly be next?” Asks ACT’s Conservation ... More >>
ACT The Only Party To Take Law Making Seriously
Friday, 25 November 2022, 4:38 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The ACT Party is the only party in Parliament to take the vital role MPs play as law makers seriously,” says ACT Deputy Leader and Party Whip Brooke van Velden. “Parliament has been in urgency for three days as Labour rushed through laws without ... More >>
PM Should Be In Sandringham Today
Friday, 25 November 2022, 9:36 am | ACT New Zealand
“The Prime Minister and MP for Mt Albert has shown a complete lack of judgment by going to the Chatham Islands today instead of supporting her local community after the tragic death of a dairy owner,” says ACT Leader and Epsom MP David Seymour. ... More >>
ACT Supports Cross-party Action On Iran
Thursday, 24 November 2022, 4:52 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The ACT Party is proud to join our Parliamentary colleagues from the Green Party, National, and Te Pati Maori in calling for more action from the Government on the atrocities occurring in Iran,” says ACT’s Deputy Leader and Foreign Affairs spokesperson ... More >>
