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A United Health System? We Hear Ya!
Thursday, 26 January 2023, 9:50 am | ACT New Zealand
“Labour’s health reforms which came into effect this year has further divided New Zealand and made our health system divided by race,” says ACT’s Health spokesperson Brooke van Velden. “There’s no doubt our health system needed change, but there’s ... More >>
Green Party Writes To New Prime Minister
Wednesday, 25 January 2023, 4:19 pm | ACT New Zealand
The Green Party has written to Prime Minister Chris Hipkins outlining a plan for a fairer Aotearoa. “Action to support families is needed now more than ever. “Too many families are struggling to make ends meet, wealth is out of balance, and our ... More >>
Robertson Admits Spending Causing Inflation
Wednesday, 25 January 2023, 12:59 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Finance Minister Grant Robertson has effectively admitted that out-of-control government spending is to blame for sky high inflation”, says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Reacting to today’s inflation numbers, Robertson said: ‘The Government ... More >>
Forget Hipkins’ Swearing In, Kiwis Swearing About Inflation
Wednesday, 25 January 2023, 11:25 am | ACT New Zealand
“The day Jacinda announced she was stepping down we learned of rising food inflation and increasing dependence on welfare. Today Chris Hipkins has a baptism of inflation with the consumer price index showing inflation is stubbornly frozen at 7.2 per cent ... More >>
Take Co-government Out Of Three Waters? We Hear Ya!
Wednesday, 25 January 2023, 10:30 am | ACT New Zealand
“Three Waters is a trojan horse for more co-government, ACT says all New Zealanders should have an equal say,” says ACT’s Local Government spokesperson Simon Court. “When the legislation was being debated, ACT put forward a series of amendments ... More >>
An End To Custody Based On Race? We Hear Ya!
Tuesday, 24 January 2023, 10:59 am | ACT New Zealand
“The ACT Party would ensure that the safety and wellbeing of a child is the paramount consideration of Oranga Tamariki, instead of making decisions based on race,” says ACT’s Children’s spokesperson Karen Chhour. “ACT has travelled the country ... More >>
Hope Fading Fast For Hipkins
Monday, 23 January 2023, 5:14 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Fresh from declaring inflation a pandemic without knowing inflation is 7.2 per cent, and saying co-Government is misunderstood without knowing what the Treaty says, Public Service Minister Chris Hipkins has made another gaffe, this time not knowing ... More >>
Let The People Decide On Co-Government? We Hear Ya!
Monday, 23 January 2023, 5:13 pm | ACT New Zealand
“ACT will be campaigning for a referendum on co-governance at the next election,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “ACT proposes that the next Government pass legislation defining the Principles of the Treaty, in particularly their effect on democratic ... More >>
Over Co-governance Being Forced On You? We Hear Ya!
Sunday, 22 January 2023, 2:11 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The ACT Party has today launched the next phase of our ‘We hear ya’ campaign.’ ACT MPs travelled the country in 2022, carrying out 208 public meetings. One of the main concerns we heard was about co-government being forced on New Zealanders,” ... More >>
Want Polytechs To Stay Local? We Hear Ya!
Saturday, 21 January 2023, 2:20 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Labour’s costly attempts at centralisation have not worked. The Government should get the centralised bureaucracy away from polytechnics and let them focus on what the community needs,” says ACT’s Education spokesperson Chris Baillie. ... More >>
New Prime Minister Needs Substance Over Spin
Saturday, 21 January 2023, 2:18 pm | ACT New Zealand
“For the sake of all Kiwis, incoming Prime Minister Chris Hipkins needs to show they’re prepared to deliver on substance instead of snowing New Zealand with spin,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Jacinda Ardern had the best intentions, but people ... More >>
Truancy Out Of Control? We Hear Ya!
Friday, 20 January 2023, 11:55 am | ACT New Zealand
“Almost every aspect of someone's adult life will be defined by the education they receive as a child. If we want better social outcomes, we can’t keep ignoring the truancy crisis,” says ACT’s Education spokesperson Chris Baillie. “As a ... More >>
ACT Party Wishes Jacinda Ardern Well For The Future
Thursday, 19 January 2023, 2:28 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The ACT Party sends our best wishes to Jacinda Ardern and her family as she announces that she is stepping down from her role as Prime Minister of New Zealand,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “I’ve known Jacinda for over a decade and while we ... More >>
Chickens Come Home To Roost With Rising Food Prices
Thursday, 19 January 2023, 11:29 am | ACT New Zealand
“Labour has done everything possible to push up the price of food and Kiwis continue to suffer with the largest annual increase in food prices in 32 years, ACT will reverse Labour’s changes,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “For the year ended December ... More >>
Better Pay For Good Teachers? We Hear Ya!
Wednesday, 18 January 2023, 10:31 am | ACT New Zealand
“Good teachers play a huge role in childrens’ upbringing and deserve to be appropriately remunerated. ACT has a plan to ensure the best teachers get paid more,” says ACT’s Education spokesperson Chris Baillie. “Teachers play a such an important role in ... More >>
Miss Having A World Class Education System? We Hear Ya!
Tuesday, 17 January 2023, 12:31 pm | ACT New Zealand
“New Zealand’s proud history of educational achievement is in decline, as kids stop attending class and standards are being lowered across the board. ACT hears ya, we’ve got a plan to make New Zealand’s education system world class again,” ... More >>
Road Repairs Not Built To Last
Tuesday, 17 January 2023, 12:30 pm | ACT New Zealand
“It’s little wonder Kiwis are finding their roads are falling apart. The Government has reduced the amount of structural asphalt resurfacings by more than half while greatly increasing the amount of thin asphalt coverings,” says ACT’s Transport ... More >>
Real Change Needed To Improve Lowest Ever Business Confidence
Tuesday, 17 January 2023, 12:16 pm | ACT New Zealand
“With the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research’s (NZIER) latest quarterly survey showing the lowest business confidence in the survey’s history, it’s clear that real change is necessary to make New Zealand a prosperous country that is open ... More >>
More Consequences For Youth Offenders? We Hear Ya!
Monday, 16 January 2023, 10:17 am | ACT New Zealand
“ACT has heard the cries from New Zealanders about of control crime, we would introduce ankle bracelets for serious youth offenders,” says ACT’s Police spokesperson and former Youth Aid Police officer Chris Baillie. “Tackling serious youth offending ... More >>
More Consequences For Gang Members? We Hear Ya!
Sunday, 15 January 2023, 4:05 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The ACT Party would use Inland Revenue’s new powers to investigate gang members income and tax paid,” says ACT’s Justice spokesperson Nicole McKee. “The Labour Government has given the Inland Revenue Commissioner power to ask for any financial ... More >>
