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Working Kiwis Being Played For Fools Today
Saturday, 1 April 2023, 2:50 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Today the joke is on the approximately 2.8 million Kiwis who rely on working, saving, or investing to get by. The Government has forgotten about you,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Today’s tax changes mean the Government is going to give ... More >>
5,100 Jobs Killed By Minimum Wage Hike
Friday, 31 March 2023, 12:27 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The Ministry for Business, Innovation and Employment told Labour to go slower in raising the minimum wage and estimates 5,100 jobs will be killed off as a result of the hike ,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “The move to force businesses to ... More >>
Consumer Outlook Gloomy As Govt Forgets Workers
Friday, 31 March 2023, 11:21 am | ACT New Zealand
“Consumers can see that inflation isn’t going anywhere yet the Government refuses to do anything to reward workers,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Today’s ANZ-Roy Morgan NZ Consumer Confidence survey shows inflation expectations have increased ... More >>
Te Whatu Ora Bureaucracy Cuts Should Just Be The Start
Friday, 31 March 2023, 10:23 am | ACT New Zealand
“Te Whatu Ora’s move to reduce the number of back-office bureaucrats should be welcomed. If only Labour could apply that approach to the entire public sector,” says ACT Deputy Leader and Health spokesperson Brooke van Velden. “Our public sector ... More >>
Kiwis Unable To Access Mental Health Teleservice
Thursday, 30 March 2023, 8:23 pm | ACT New Zealand
“A third of Kiwis who call the Government’s 1737 mental health teleservice are hanging up before getting the chance to speak to anyone, it isn’t good enough,” says ACT Deputy Leader and Health spokesperson Brooke van Velden. “Written parliamentary ... More >>
Most Convenient Mistake In History Of NZ Politics
Thursday, 30 March 2023, 4:01 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The Government needs to release all of the communications between Stuart Nash’s office and the Prime Minister’s office relating to the email that got him sacked right now, otherwise they expect people to believe it’s the most convenient mistake ... More >>
Kainga Ora Building Bureaucracy And Not Much Else
Thursday, 30 March 2023, 2:39 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Kainga Ora has grown its staff by 74 per cent in three years while only managing an extra seven per cent of homes. According to the Minister this is just the tip of the wasteful spending iceberg though,” says ACT Deputy Leader and Housing spokesperson. ... More >>
A Bridge Away From Government’s Failures
Thursday, 30 March 2023, 9:43 am | ACT New Zealand
“Chris Hipkins needs to show what has changed to make the fast-tracking of a new Auckland harbour crossing a realistic proposal, otherwise it will just seem like an opportunistic distraction from the many issues within his Government,” says ... More >>
Productivity Crisis The Root Of New Zealand’s Problems
Wednesday, 29 March 2023, 11:44 am | ACT New Zealand
“The value of work and getting ahead in life is being eroded by Labour’s policies, new statistics show that productivity is anaemic,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Over the past three years labour productivity growth continues at a woeful 1.1 ... More >>
Real Solutions For Disruptive Teacher Strikes
Wednesday, 29 March 2023, 10:17 am | ACT New Zealand
“If New Zealand is ever going to tackle the productivity challenges it faces there needs to be real solutions for the ongoing teacher strikes,” says ACT’s Education spokesperson Chris Baillie. “ACT’s combination of tax cuts and a new Teaching ... More >>
Labour Can’t Use Crisis To Inflate Its Powers
Tuesday, 28 March 2023, 9:49 pm | ACT New Zealand
“ACT cannot support the Government’s Severe Weather Emergency Response Bill through first reading. In its current form it is Henry VIII legislation that gives Ministers enormous powers unrelated to cyclone recovery,” says ACT’s Environment ... More >>
Hipkins Pays Price For Low Standards
Tuesday, 28 March 2023, 7:18 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The Prime Minister will now pay the price for having low ministerial standards and being unable to sack Ministers, just like Jacinda Ardern”, says ACT Leader David Seymour. “ACT called for Stuart Nash to be sacked on Day 1. He interfered ... More >>
Labour Not Working For Workers
Tuesday, 28 March 2023, 5:06 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Today in Parliament the Prime Minister showed he doesn’t know or doesn’t care that workers’ after tax incomes are falling behind inflation,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “He said wages are growing, but he couldn’t accept the ... More >>
Police Minister Isn’t Listening To Hawke’s Bay Locals
Tuesday, 28 March 2023, 4:31 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Hawke’s Bay locals sent a clear message to the Government at a packed public meeting on Sunday evening that they need action. Sadly, the new Police Minister’s display in Parliament today shows they’re not likely to see any,” says ACT’s ... More >>
Davidson Using Victims To Score Cheap Political Points
Tuesday, 28 March 2023, 4:30 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Marama Davidson should apologise to the victims of family and sexual violence for trying to score cheap political points from their trauma”, says ACT MP Karen Chhour. “Today in Parliament, Davidson repeatedly refused to apologise. It was ... More >>
Davidson Should Front Up With Facts Or Resign
Monday, 27 March 2023, 11:29 am | ACT New Zealand
“Marama Davidson can’t be an effective Minister if she can’t get basic facts right and instead chooses prejudice. If she can’t front up with evidence for her statement about white men and, she should resign,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. ... More >>
Boutique Gin Isn’t Very Bread And Butter
Sunday, 26 March 2023, 3:44 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Chris Hipkins obviously has a different opinion of what ‘bread and butter’ is to most Kiwis, His Government has announced they’re doling out millions in corporate welfare to a distillery and film studio,” says ACT Deputy Leader Brooke van Velden. ... More >>
Sad Scenes Show Importance Of Free Speech
Saturday, 25 March 2023, 10:55 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Today in Albert Park we have seen something ACT has long warned of: The alternative to free speech and reasoned debate is physical violence,” says ACT Deputy Leader Brooke van Velden. “In a civilised country, you counter ideas you don’t like ... More >>
Health Staffing Shortages Only Getting Worse
Saturday, 25 March 2023, 2:09 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The glut of healthcare issues occurring across New Zealand are being driven by chronic workforce shortages, unfortunately workforce data shows they’re only getting worse,” says ACT’s Deputy Leader and Health spokesperson Brooke van Velden. “Written ... More >>
Yesterday’s Man Either Can’t Remember Or Can’t Tell Truth
Friday, 24 March 2023, 8:37 pm | ACT New Zealand
“ Winston Peters has said Labour hid its He Puapua plan from him, but new documents show he’s either forgotten he helped approve it, or can’t tell the truth,” says ACT Deputy Leader Brooke van Velden. “Peters told the Herald in November last ... More >>
