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Anyone Can Be PM For A Day
Tuesday, 27 June 2023, 3:02 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Acting PM Carmel Sepuloni’s comedy routine in Parliament today was a depressing reminder of just how much money this Government has spent and how little it has achieved with it. But at least she proved social mobility is improving in New Zealand - it ... More >>
Labour’s Education Policy Failing Our Kids, Failing Our Future
Tuesday, 27 June 2023, 1:39 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Labour’s handling of education is failing our kids, and as a result failing our future as a country,” said ACT’s Education Spokesperson Chris Baillie today. “Labour is letting down the people that most need our help.” “The numbers are ... More >>
Uni Bailout Another Consequence Of COVID Response
Tuesday, 27 June 2023, 1:17 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The $128 million being given to universities is the result of Labour’s inability to see the bigger picture, whether it’s in the case of their bloody-minded response to COVID or their resulting obsession with throwing money at everything,” says ... More >>
Landfill Labour Presiding Over A Mountain Of Waste
Tuesday, 27 June 2023, 12:39 pm | ACT New Zealand
“It’s only Tuesday, but already Labour has shown multiple times that it is a government of waste, and Kiwis need to chuck them on the landfill come October,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “So far this week we’ve seen: $158m worth of Rapid ... More >>
Two Years Of Paid Leave For OT Staff
Tuesday, 27 June 2023, 10:20 am | ACT New Zealand
“Two years after the Te Oranga youth facility closed its doors amid controversy and an investigation was opened, Oranga Tamariki staff are still on paid leave courtesy of the taxpayer,” says ACT’s Children spokesperson Karen Chhour. “Te Oranga ... More >>
$158 Million In RATs Going To Waste
Tuesday, 27 June 2023, 7:19 am | ACT New Zealand
“He might not be COVID Minister anymore, but New Zealanders are still paying for Chris Hipkins’ incompetence from when he was in the role. Written Parliamentary Questions answered by the Health Minister show that $158 million dollars’ worth ... More >>
Deputy PM Out Of Water, Economy Out Of Gas
Monday, 26 June 2023, 4:35 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The Deputy Prime Minister ran out of water at post-cab and the Government is out of its depth managing the economy. Today the Government put sticking plasters on the hard facts, life is becoming less affordable due to their poor economic management,” ... More >>
Soaring Repair Costs For NZDF Clunkers
Monday, 26 June 2023, 3:12 pm | ACT New Zealand
“New Zealand taxpayers have coughed up $33 million worth of repairs for the New Zealand Defence Force’s two Boeings in less than a year,” says ACT’s Defence spokesperson Dr James McDowall. “They’re now so unreliable that the Prime Minister ... More >>
PM's Spare Plane An Aircraft Embarrassment
Monday, 26 June 2023, 11:45 am | ACT New Zealand
“New Zealand’s embarrassingly ancient Defence Force planes are so decrepit that the PM has to bring a spare in case one of them breaks down on a stopover. The emissions created by taking the extra plane is the equivalent of driving a Ford Ranger the ... More >>
ACT Welcomes Support For Law And Order Policies
Monday, 26 June 2023, 5:44 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT has welcomed National’s partial support for three of its policies today. “Reinstating ACT’s Three Strikes law, removing cultural reports from the Sentencing Act, and requiring prisoners to undergo rehabilitation before they can be considered for parole ... More >>
Record Rent Rises, Landlords Leaving: Labour’s Cruel Rental Property Own-goal
Sunday, 25 June 2023, 8:59 am | ACT New Zealand
“Labour’s economic mismanagement and attacks on landlords are hurting renters, the very people Labour claims to care about,” says ACT’s Deputy Leader and Housing spokesperson Brooke van Velden. “It’s a classic case of unintended consequences ... More >>
Te Whatu Ora Falling Short On Planned Care
Saturday, 24 June 2023, 8:28 am | ACT New Zealand
“If you haven’t been shuffled on a waiting list for your ethnicity there’s a reasonable chance you won’t receive the care you need anyway. New data shows that Te Whatu Ora is hopelessly underdelivering on planned care,” says ACT Deputy ... More >>
ACT Will Repeal Firearms Register
Saturday, 24 June 2023, 8:28 am | ACT New Zealand
“The full registration of firearms is a wasteful and dangerous exercise and ACT will repeal it,” says ACT’s Firearms spokesperson Nicole McKee. “This is not a good use of taxpayer money. Overseas experience has shown that full registration ... More >>
More Rules, Bureaucrats Won't Solve Conflicts Issue
Thursday, 22 June 2023, 9:46 am | ACT New Zealand
“Chris Hipkins’ reaction to the Wood affair – hiring more people and making more rules that won’t actually solve the problem – is a perfect case study in why government costs so much and achieves so little”, says ACT Leader David Seymour. ... More >>
Protecting Choice And Freedom To Contract
Thursday, 22 June 2023, 9:05 am | ACT New Zealand
“ACT is proposing to change the Employment Relations Act to give greater certainty to workers and businesses who enter a contracting relationship”, says ACT Leader David Seymour. “About one in 20 New Zealanders are contractors and 90 per cent ... More >>
Labour Cuts Its Last Capitalist
Wednesday, 21 June 2023, 2:30 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The way things are going, Labour is going to run out of Ministers before October. If Hipkins doesn’t have the talent to keep a Government running he should bring the election forward and let New Zealanders pick a Government that is up to the job,” ... More >>
Kiwis Brace Themselves For A Cruel Summer
Wednesday, 21 June 2023, 10:50 am | ACT New Zealand
“Kiwis received some news today that Hits Different, it will be near impossible for some people to just Shake it Off,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Taylor Swift is playing the Anti-Hero today, revealing that the Love Story with New Zealand ... More >>
Serve Up Core Services Not Word Salads
Wednesday, 21 June 2023, 9:20 am | ACT New Zealand
“Our communities want their councils to get back to the basics. Water, rubbish, housing and roads is what councils should be focussed on. The last thing they need is another word salad from the Government like the Review into the Future for Local ... More >>
Statement On Westfield Newmarket Attempted Robbery
Tuesday, 20 June 2023, 6:25 pm | ACT New Zealand
"The attempted robbery of Michael Hill Newmarket is intolerable anywhere and completely unwelcome in the Epsom Electorate," says Epsom MP David Seymour. "It's lucky that everyone did everything right, and nobody was hurt. Those working ... More >>
PM: People Can Self-identify As Māori
Tuesday, 20 June 2023, 2:50 pm | ACT New Zealand
“According to the Prime Minister, whether someone is Māori or another ethnicity is up to them”, says ACT Leader David Seymour. “I asked Chris Hipkins in Parliament whether I would be considered Māori for the purposes of receiving healthcare. He ... More >>
