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Waka Kotahi The Grinch That Says No To New Road Opening
Friday, 23 December 2022, 7:06 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The brand new Puhoi to Warkworth road is ready to open and provide a safer and faster journey for motorists, but Waka Kotahi is refusing to let people on it before Christmas,” says ACT’s Transport spokesperson Simon Court. “Responses to Written ... More >>
Give Renters A Break? We Hear Ya!
Friday, 23 December 2022, 12:02 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Landlords and ultimately renters have take a hammering from Labour and as the cost of living increases, ACT says it’s time to give them a break,” says ACT Deputy Leader and Housing spokesperson Brooke van Velden. “By piling on costs to ... More >>
$100,100 Raised For Pricks Everywhere
Thursday, 22 December 2022, 1:32 pm | ACT New Zealand
The signed printout of the Hansard (the official parliamentary record) where Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern labelled ACT Leader David Seymour an “arrogant prick” has been sold. Raising $100,100 for The Prostate Cancer Foundation. “I want to ... More >>
Christmas Contempt For The Rural Sector
Wednesday, 21 December 2022, 2:01 pm | ACT New Zealand
“He Waka Eke Noa (HWEN) continues to miss the point. ACT says that any policy that gives away market share to less efficient competitors belongs on the scrapheap,” says ACT’s Primary Industries spokesperson Mark Cameron. “The Prime Minister ... More >>
Christmas Lunch Never Cost More? We Hear Ya!
Tuesday, 20 December 2022, 10:34 am | ACT New Zealand
“Feel like you’re coughing up more than ever to throw a summer BBQ or get the Christmas ham ready? ACT hears ya,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “As we enter summer season it is a Kiwi rite of passage to get the family round for a big Christmas ... More >>
Over The Cost Of Living Crisis? We Hear Ya!
Monday, 19 December 2022, 12:02 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The ACT Party has today launched the next part 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 how the cost of living crisis is affecting New Zealanders,” ... More >>
We Hear Ya!
Monday, 19 December 2022, 12:02 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The ACT Party has today launched a new campaign highlighting the issues facing New Zealand and our solutions those problems. ACT has been listening, we hear ya,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “This year ACT carried out 208 public meetings up ... More >>
Labour Gifts Lowest Ever Consumer Confidence For Christmas
Monday, 19 December 2022, 11:05 am | ACT New Zealand
“Christmas will be tough for many this year, with consumer confidence at its lowest ever level as inflation continues to bite. There’s never been a better time to let households keep more of their money with tax cuts,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. ... More >>
Machete Attack Result Of Labour’s Crime Approach
Sunday, 18 December 2022, 8:03 pm | ACT New Zealand
“If Labour needed any proof their approach to crime has failed, the unspeakable machete attack in Hamilton today is it,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “This is a Government whose leadership put criminals at the centre of the justice system, ... More >>
Labour Killing Off $400m Industry
Saturday, 17 December 2022, 1:22 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The Government’s own data show the Live Export industry has grown 55 per cent over the last two years to become a $400 million industry, so why are they killing it off?” Asks ACT’s Primary Industries spokesperson Mark Cameron. “The response ... More >>
Labour Kowtows To Environmental Activists
Thursday, 15 December 2022, 4:01 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Labour’s decision to pause any further block offers until the next term of Parliament kowtows to a tiny group of environmental activists and ignores the interests of millions of productive Kiwis," says ACT Leader David Seymour. “It sends ... More >>
Ardern, Seymour To Support Pricks Everywhere
Thursday, 15 December 2022, 3:03 pm | ACT New Zealand
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and ACT Leader David Seymour have joined together in the spirit of Christmas to raise money for The Prostate Cancer Foundation. “Jacinda and I spoke last night at the annual press gallery party about the now infamous comment ... More >>
Never Been A Better Time For Tax Cuts
Wednesday, 14 December 2022, 1:57 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Treasury forecasts show a government that’s looked after itself just fine, but households should be worried about what's coming," says ACT Leader David Seymour. “While government is paying down its debt, with a record tax take of $118b ... More >>
Stop Tinkering, Cut Income Taxes
Wednesday, 14 December 2022, 1:42 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Labour needs to stop tinkering with petrol taxes, get back to fixing our roads, and instead let people keep more of the money they earn”, says ACT’s Transport spokesperson Simon Court. “ACT would go back to collecting enough money to maintain ... More >>
ACT Will Repeal Hate Speech Law
Wednesday, 14 December 2022, 10:56 am | ACT New Zealand
“ACT will repeal Labour’s deeply offensive hate speech law if it is part of the next Government," says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Free speech is a bedrock of modern New Zealand. That means sometimes hearing words and ideas that challenge ... More >>
Three Waters Isn’t The Answer
Wednesday, 14 December 2022, 9:33 am | ACT New Zealand
“Labour keeps forcing through its Three Waters legislation. They shouldn’t bother because ACT will repeal it,” says ACT’s Local Government spokesperson Simon Court. “This morning Labour pushed through its latest tranche of legislation to create ... More >>
With Partisan Electoral Law Changes In Time For Election, Labour Attacks Democracy Itself
Tuesday, 13 December 2022, 7:43 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Fresh from causing a constitutional crisis with its attempts at entrenchment, Labour is now using its parliamentary majority to hamstring political opponents a year out from an election with the Electoral Amendment Bill, it should be ashamed,” ... More >>
Labour’s Smoking Bill Kills Dairies
Tuesday, 13 December 2022, 4:44 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The Government’s gradual ban on all tobacco sales is prohibition. It will create a black market and kill off dairies”, says ACT’s Deputy Leader and Health spokesperson Brooke van Velden. “The Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products (Smoked Tobacco) ... More >>
Summer BBQ Comes At A Cost With Labour
Tuesday, 13 December 2022, 11:34 am | ACT New Zealand
“Today’s Food Price Index results show that Labour’s economic mismanagement is continuing to have a corrosive effect on the holiday period. As well as paying inflated prices for Christmas presents, Kiwis are coughing up more to throw a summer ... More >>
A Strangely Honest Politician
Tuesday, 13 December 2022, 9:35 am | ACT New Zealand
“Labour MP Jamie Strange has seen the writing on the wall and shown a level of honesty his colleagues could learn from,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Stuff reports: “Jamie Strange is quitting politics, saying he is better suited to the ... More >>
