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Jackson’s Violent Rhetoric Should Be Condemned
Tuesday, 7 February 2023, 11:13 am | ACT New Zealand
“Prime Minister Chris Hipkins should swiftly and categorically condemn Labour frontbencher Willie Jackson’s violent rhetoric about the prospects of Māori under an ACT-National government”, says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Newsroom reports ... More >>
Submitters Echo ACT’s Concerns Over RMA Retread
Tuesday, 7 February 2023, 10:04 am | ACT New Zealand
“Submitters to Parliament’s Environment Select Committee have warned the Government that its proposed replacement for the RMA risks replacing an old dog with a far bigger monster, they should adopt ACT’s alternative property-rights based approach,” ... More >>
Speech: David Seymour, Waitangi
Sunday, 5 February 2023, 7:44 pm | ACT New Zealand
Ko Whakataha toku maunga Ko Mataatua toku Waka Ko Waitangi toku awa Ko Tauwhara toku marae Ko Ngati Rehia toku Hapu Ko Ngāpuhi toku iwi Ko David Seymour ahau It’s an honour to speak again here, at Waitangi. Nōku te hōnore anō, hei kōrero ki ... More >>
Mining Ban More Illogical Virtue-signalling
Friday, 3 February 2023, 2:08 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Reports that Labour is going to push through legislation to ban new mines on public conservation land shows they’re prepared to ignore common sense and the wellbeing of New Zealanders to kowtow to environmental activists,” says ACT’s ... More >>
Police Minister Victim-blaming Dairies
Friday, 3 February 2023, 12:27 pm | ACT New Zealand
"New Police Minister Stuart Nash needs to realise that taking a ‘victim-centric’ approach to crime doesn’t mean victim-blaming,” says ACT’s Police spokesperson Chris Baillie. “Nash’s disgraceful comments yesterday essentially blamed ram ... More >>
Hunt Unfit For Office, HRC Should Be Abolished
Friday, 3 February 2023, 11:23 am | ACT New Zealand
“Chief Human Rights Commissioner Paul Hunt’s comments this morning about white supremacy and co-governance show he is unfit for office and reinforce the need to abolish the left-wing Human Rights Commission”, says ACT Leader David Seymour. ... More >>
Where’s The Truancy Data?
Thursday, 2 February 2023, 1:35 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Education Minister Jan Tinetti’s first job in her new role should be asking her officials where the truancy data is for the second half of last year,” says ACT’s Education spokesperson Chris Baillie. “We have a truancy crisis in this ... More >>
Firearms Owners To Pay For Becoming Victims
Thursday, 2 February 2023, 1:32 pm | ACT New Zealand
“New Police proposals for licensed firearms owners include making them pay for the cost of Police attendance at a burglary, the Government wants licensed firearms owners to pay for the privilege of being burgled,” says ACT’s Firearms Reforms ... More >>
Household Costs Tip Of The Mortgage Pain Iceberg
Thursday, 2 February 2023, 11:31 am | ACT New Zealand
“With half of New Zealand’s mortgage debt due to be refixed this year, today’s household cost figures are just the tip of the iceberg,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “The main contributor to the 8.2 per cent increase in household living ... More >>
Another Damning Report, More Silence From Kelvin
Wednesday, 1 February 2023, 3:07 pm | ACT New Zealand
“In the wake of yet another damning report into Oranga Tamariki, there’s still nothing to suggest Children’s Minister Kelvin Davis is taking the many issues within his department seriously,” says ACT’s Children Spokesperson Karen Chhour. “Today’s ... More >>
Accountability Needed After School Closure Flip Flop
Wednesday, 1 February 2023, 2:56 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The Education Minister needs to front and take responsibility for a third of the country’s students being needlessly and offensively messed around,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Auckland’s Mayor has been pilloried for his response ... More >>
Hipkins' Own Trussonomics
Wednesday, 1 February 2023, 12:46 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Chris Hipkins’ first policy decision is to carry on deficit spending, continuing the petrol, RUC, and Public Transport subsidies. Carrying on spending without a plan to control Government spending is a recipe for more inflation,” says ACT Leader ... More >>
Labour Crisis Makes Unemployment Figures Irrelevant
Wednesday, 1 February 2023, 11:04 am | ACT New Zealand
“With close to 100,000 people on jobseeker benefits and businesses begging for more workers, low unemployment numbers cannot mask the labour crisis facing New Zealand businesses,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Today’s unemployment figure of ... More >>
Three Reasons Petrol Subsidy Is Dumb, Election Year Populism
Wednesday, 1 February 2023, 9:38 am | ACT New Zealand
“Chris Hipkins’ dumb, election year populism shows he just doesn’t have the mettle to make hard choices. Reducing revenue while spending up large is Liz Truss-style economics”, says ACT Leader David Seymour. “There are at least three reasons ... More >>
Same Faces, Same Policies?
Tuesday, 31 January 2023, 4:17 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Changing some of the faces in the Beehive will make no difference to the lives of New Zealanders if there aren’t new policies to go with them,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Chris Hipkins has today announced the same top five Ministers as ... More >>
Friendly Advice For The Big Reshuffle
Tuesday, 31 January 2023, 10:44 am | ACT New Zealand
“The Prime Minister has some big calls to make today when he reshuffles his Cabinet. Here are a litany of failures he needs to take into account ahead of allocating portfolios,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. Michael Wood in Transport: Wood has completely failed ... More >>
Hipkins Fails First Test
Tuesday, 31 January 2023, 7:29 am | ACT New Zealand
“Former Education Minister and now Prime Minister Chris Hipkins must front up and explain the poorly communicated overkill decision to close every Auckland school,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Mayor Wayne Brown has been smashed for late decision ... More >>
ACT Proposes Auckland Inorganic Waste Collection Day
Monday, 30 January 2023, 10:27 am | ACT New Zealand
“ACT is proposing that Auckland Council organises a special inorganic waste collection day this week, to help the many Aucklanders who are suffering with debris and waste that they can’t dispose of themselves,” says MP for Epsom and ACT Leader David ... More >>
Hit Pause On Minimum Wage For Three Years
Friday, 27 January 2023, 11:59 am | ACT New Zealand
“Chris Hipkins has a chance to show he understands the pain businesses are feeling by hitting pause on further minimum wage increases”, says ACT Leader David Seymour. “While both Labour and National are now saying they would put the minimum wage ... More >>
If Only They’d Listened Earlier
Thursday, 26 January 2023, 10:48 am | ACT New Zealand
“ACT has consistently fought for all of the concerns business leaders will raise with Chris Hipkins today and yet Labour is only just waking up to the challenges facing this country,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Business leaders this morning ... More >>
