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New RMA Is Three Waters For The Land
Tuesday, 22 November 2022, 4:25 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Instead of replacing the RMA with a property-rights based system that allows Kiwis to develop more and get things done, Labour has used their replacement as a trojan horse for more co-government,” says ACT’s Local Government spokesperson ... More >>
ACT Forces Fairness For Private Landlords
Tuesday, 22 November 2022, 9:29 am | ACT New Zealand
“The ACT Party is proud to have forced the government into evening the playing field for private landlords,” says ACT’s Housing spokesperson Brooke van Velden. “Until very recently Labour insisted that Kainga Ora homes would meet the Healthy ... More >>
ACT Rejects Lowered Voting Age
Monday, 21 November 2022, 2:33 pm | ACT New Zealand
“ACT rejects calls to lower the voting age to 16 following the Supreme Court’s ruling,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “We don’t want 120,000 more voters who pay no tax voting for lots more spending. The Supreme Court needs to stick to ... More >>
‘Emergency’ Housing Has Become The Norm Under Labour
Sunday, 20 November 2022, 7:19 pm | ACT New Zealand
“There are 400 times more Kiwis residing in emergency housing for a year or more than there were three years ago, ‘emergency’ housing has become the status quo under Labour,” says ACT Deputy Leader and Housing spokesperson Brooke van Velden. ... More >>
Govt Considering Healthy Homes Extension Tomorrow
Sunday, 20 November 2022, 1:13 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Tomorrow Cabinet will consider whether Kāinga Ora gets a bailout, after ACT revealed the Government is planning another Healthy Homes Standard extension earlier in the week,” says ACT’s Deputy Leader and Housing spokesperson Brooke van Velden. ... More >>
Clubs And Ranges Regulations Jeopardise Firearms Safety
Saturday, 19 November 2022, 1:25 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The Government’s recently released regulations for shooting clubs and ranges will be the final straw for many gun clubs and shooting ranges, meaning New Zealand loses safe spaces for proper firearms practice,” says ACT’s Firearms Reforms ... More >>
ACT Will Repeal Hate Speech Laws
Saturday, 19 November 2022, 1:20 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Justice Minister Kiri Allan has watered down Labour’s Hate Speech laws because Kiwis rejected Labour’s attempt to strip away their freedom of speech, but even in their current state they are not compatible with a free and open society and ACT ... More >>
Labour’s Own Policy Donut -and A Policy Win For Landlords From ACT
Friday, 18 November 2022, 4:07 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Fresh from accusing National of carrying out a policy donut, Labour appear to have done one of their own when it comes to Healthy Homes Standards,” says ACT housing spokesperson Brooke van Velden. “Until very recently Labour insisted that ... More >>
Govt Spreading Three Waters Misinformation
Friday, 18 November 2022, 3:05 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Labour lost the argument on Three Waters, so they resorted to spreading misinformation about rates increases in a cynical attempt to garner some support,” says ACT’s Local Government spokesperson Simon Court. “Both Local Government Minister Nanaia ... More >>
Govt Planning Another Kainga Ora Healthy Home Extension
Thursday, 17 November 2022, 3:00 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Labour has all but confirmed that it will give Kainga Ora another extension for implementing Healthy Homes Standards. It’s one rule for landlords, another rule for Labour,” says ACT Deputy Leader and Housing spokesperson Brooke van Velden. ... More >>
Hamilton West Shouldn’t Need A By-election For Infrastructure Funding
Thursday, 17 November 2022, 1:04 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Labour just gave Hamilton $150 million three weeks before a by-election, but there’s a much better and less political way to do this” says ACT’s Hamilton West candidate Dr James McDowall. “It shouldn’t take a by-election to ensure ... More >>
LGWM Absolutely Positively Inefficient
Thursday, 17 November 2022, 11:41 am | ACT New Zealand
“Lets Get Wellington Moving’s (LGWM) name doesn’t match its objectives, which place more than twice the importance on getting people out of cars than providing more efficient transport for Wellingtonians,” says ACT’s Transport spokesperson ... More >>
Simple, Pragmatic Solution To Agricultural Emissions
Thursday, 17 November 2022, 11:32 am | ACT New Zealand
“As the waka at the heart of Labour’s agricultural emissions proposal loses all of its passengers, ACT has a common sense solution that can actually work for everyone,” says ACT’s Primary Industries spokesperson Mark Cameron. “Labour ... More >>
ACT Welcome National’s Support For Ankle Bracelets Policy
Thursday, 17 November 2022, 11:31 am | ACT New Zealand
“The ACT Party is today welcoming the National Party showing support for our policy of ankle bracelets for youth offenders,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “ACT first announced this policy in August. National has gone back and forth on whether ... More >>
ACT Says Clean Car Discount Should Go
Wednesday, 16 November 2022, 1:20 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The Clean Car Discount needs to go and ACT will keep campaigning to get rid of it,” says ACT’s Transport and Climate Change spokesperson Simon Court. “National Party Leader Christopher Luxon confirmed to AM Show this morning that National no ... More >>
Leaked Ministerial Briefing Shows Green List Emergency
Wednesday, 16 November 2022, 9:14 am | ACT New Zealand
“A Ministerial Briefing leaked to the ACT Party shows Health Minister Andrew Little is fully aware of the shortages across the health sector and yet he continues to do nothing,” says ACT Deputy Leader and Health spokesperson Brooke van Velden. ... More >>
Families Expect Inflation Pain To Continue
Tuesday, 15 November 2022, 3:36 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The latest Household Expectations Survey from the Reserve Bank shows Kiwis expect inflation to bite even harder over the next year,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Households on average expect 1-year ahead CPI inflation to be 7.5%. This is even ... More >>
Minister Won’t Say How Many Retail Businesses Helped
Tuesday, 15 November 2022, 3:31 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Police Minister Chris Hipkins refuses to say how many of the 27,759 retail businesses in New Zealand have had a completed installation of protective equipment through the Retail Crime Prevention Programme, it’s seems likely the answer is not a single ... More >>
RMA Retread Doesn’t Fix A Thing
Tuesday, 15 November 2022, 1:20 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Labour’s Natural and Built Environments (NBE) Act and Spatial Planning Act are a retread of the Resource Management Act. They even dusted off the same guy who did the RMA to design them,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Like Labour’s ... More >>
Migration Figures Mean More ‘Help Wanted’ Signs
Tuesday, 15 November 2022, 12:20 pm | ACT New Zealand
“It is no wonder there are help wanted signs from Cape Reinga to Bluff as Stats NZ’s latest migration figures show that New Zealand is bleeding people,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Provisional figures for September show 8,400 more people ... More >>
