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Michael Wood’s Immigration Comments Don’t Stack Up
Friday, 24 March 2023, 11:42 am | ACT New Zealand
“Immigration Minister Michael Wood’s grandstanding about how he wishes he could intervene in the Kellie-Jay Keen-Minshull case is nothing more than performative politics. The law says he could have intervened if he wanted to,” says ACT’s ... More >>
Ardern’s Legacy Is Welfare Dependency
Thursday, 23 March 2023, 12:50 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Jacinda Ardern’s legacy will be more children growing up in welfare-dependent households with no significant reduction in child poverty,” says ACT’s Social Development spokesperson Karen Chhour. “ACT has always said that passing a law ... More >>
ACT Has Raised $120k For Ukraine
Wednesday, 22 March 2023, 1:24 pm | ACT New Zealand
“ACT has raised over $120,000 for Ukraine, with $40,000 raised at our fundraiser last night,” says ACT Deputy Leader Brooke van Velden. “Our three fundraisers have been hugely successful, it is heartening to see people giving generously for ... More >>
Education Policy Mustn't Make Same Mistakes As Before
Wednesday, 22 March 2023, 11:22 am | ACT New Zealand
“National’s return to a focus on the hard measurement of reading, writing and maths should be welcomed, but any future attempt must avoid the mistakes of the past, where high targets were set, but the education system was not equipped to achieve ... More >>
Sepuloni Should Be Ashamed Of Welfare Numbers
Wednesday, 22 March 2023, 10:49 am | ACT New Zealand
“There are 40,000 more Kiwis reliant on main benefits than when Labour took office. The Government shouldn’t be bragging about welfare numbers, it should be ashamed,” says ACT’s Social Development spokesperson Karen Chhour. “Social Development ... More >>
New Report Shows Cost Of Oil And Gas Ban
Wednesday, 22 March 2023, 5:57 am | ACT New Zealand
“A new report from Castalia shows that Labour’s “nuclear free moment” is going to cost Kiwis big time,” says ACT’s Climate Change spokesperson Simon Court. “New Zealand can’t afford this Labour Government. The report states that the ... More >>
Auckland 6th Least Affordable Major Housing Market In World
Tuesday, 21 March 2023, 3:24 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Labour got elected five and a half years ago on a bold promise to fix housing, the annual Demographia International Housing Affordability report shows they’ve only made things worse,” says ACT Deputy Leader and Housing spokesperson Brooke ... More >>
‘Moana’ Caregivers Bullied By Bureaucrats Into Giving Up
Monday, 20 March 2023, 3:44 pm | ACT New Zealand
“ Today’s sad news that ‘Moana’ will be returning to state care shows just how broken the system is. Her caregivers have been bullied by bureaucrats into giving up the child they loved and cared for because of their race,” says ACT’s Children ... More >>
ACT Holds Another Fundraiser For Freedom
Monday, 20 March 2023, 2:33 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The ACT Party is proud to help our friends in Ukraine with their fight for freedom by hosting another fundraiser tomorrow evening,” says ACT Deputy Leader Brooke van Velden. “Our guest speakers have unparalleled insight into what is going on ... More >>
Govt Needs To Brush Up On Dentistry Workforce Woes
Monday, 20 March 2023, 11:01 am | ACT New Zealand
“On World Oral Health Day, ACT is asking the Government to brush up on the state of Kiwi kids’ teeth,” says ACT’s Deputy Leader and Health spokesperson Brooke van Velden. “On TVNZ Breakfast this morning I revealed information released through ... More >>
Ineffective Greens Frustrated By Own Failure
Sunday, 19 March 2023, 2:21 pm | ACT New Zealand
“If there’s one thing the Greens have succeeded at over the past five years it is proving how ineffective they are, even with real responsibility they’ve been unable to achieve anything,” says ACT Deputy Leader Brooke van Velden. “Green ... More >>
Double The Managers And Double The Salaries While Kiwis Keep Battling
Sunday, 19 March 2023, 2:13 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The Ministry for Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) has doubled the amount of managers it employs and the taxpayer-funded salaries that come with them since Labour took office,” says ACT Deputy Leader Brooke van Velden. “Trimming consultants ... More >>
Greens Pitch For Role They’re Already Failing At
Saturday, 18 March 2023, 2:14 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Green Party Deputy Leader Marama Davidson has appeared on Newshub Nation’s ‘The Pitch’ this morning pleading for the Green Party to have more sway over climate policy, does she realise her co-leader has been the Climate Change Minister ... More >>
ACT delivers hospo solution for RWC, again
Saturday, 18 March 2023, 2:12 pm | ACT New Zealand
“With the 2023 Rugby World Cup taking place in the northern hemisphere pubs are having to plead their case to prudish licensing committees just so they can open. ACT has the solution once again in the form of the Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Rugby ... More >>
Weak PM Won’t Hold Nash Accountable
Friday, 17 March 2023, 3:14 pm | ACT New Zealand
“If Stuart Nash meets the standards required of a Cabinet Minister, the rest of Labour’s MPs must be even worse. It’s time for the voters to do what Hipkins won’t and turf them all out”, says ACT Deputy Leader Brooke van Velden. “Even ... More >>
Can Hipkins Do What Ardern Couldn’t?
Friday, 17 March 2023, 10:45 am | ACT New Zealand
“Jacinda Ardern was hopeless at holding her Ministers accountable and if Chris Hipkins wants New Zealanders to believe that his Government is different he needs to show that he will be decisive in sacking unethical and poorly-performing Ministers,” ... More >>
Infrastructure Commission Report Says Cut The Red Tape
Friday, 17 March 2023, 9:19 am | ACT New Zealand
“The Infrastructure Commission has today released a damning report explicitly stating that the Government will fail to meet its emissions reductions targets if it does not radically reform the consenting process, which not only causes massive ... More >>
Nash A Recidivist Offender, Must Go
Thursday, 16 March 2023, 7:08 pm | ACT New Zealand
“It has now been revealed that Stuart Nash is a recidivist offender when it comes to breaching the Cabinet Manual, Chris Hipkins has no choice but to sack him entirely,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Newstalk ZB has revealed that this isn’t the ... More >>
Cyclone Legislation Doesn’t Do Enough
Thursday, 16 March 2023, 4:03 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The Severe Weather Legislation being rushed through Parliament today is better than nothing, but disappointing for all the things it doesn’t do,” says ACT’s Environment spokesperson Simon Court. “ACT will support the bill because sure, ... More >>
Labour Admits Failure On Post Code Lottery
Thursday, 16 March 2023, 2:57 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Labour has admitted that their health reforms haven’t just failed to address the post-code lottery, new data around waiting times shows that they’ve made it worse,” says ACT’s Deputy Leader and Health spokesperson Brooke van Velden. “I ... More >>
