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Kiri Allan Guarantees Hate Speech Laws, ACT Guarantees Repeal
Sunday, 30 October 2022, 2:39 pm | ACT New Zealand
“If Labour forces hate speech laws through, ACT can guarantee it will repeal them in the first 100 days of Government,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Speaking to Q+A this morning. Justice Minister Kiritapu Allan said she can guarantee hate ... More >>
Police Tells Victims To Greet Their Offenders
Sunday, 30 October 2022, 2:36 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Shop owners are terrified they’ll be the next ram raid victim, and people are questioning whether it’s safe enough to go the shopping mall. Telling potential victims to greet offenders at the door is not the action Kiwis want to see from NZ ... More >>
NZ Trains 40 Per Cent Fewer Medical Professionals
Sunday, 30 October 2022, 2:28 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The collapse in New Zealand’s health system has been a long time coming and is part of a gradual decline in New Zealand’s prosperity,” says ACT’s Deputy Leader and Health spokesperson Brooke van Velden. “The closing of the border was ... More >>
Three Waters Petition Reaches 50,000 Signatures
Saturday, 29 October 2022, 7:08 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Kiwis are resoundingly against Labour’s anti-democratic Three Waters agenda and 50,000 have signed ACT’s petition to return stolen property to local councils,” says ACT’s Local Government spokesperson Simon Court. “ACT has made a commitment ... More >>
Govt Doesn’t Hold Data On Truancy
Saturday, 29 October 2022, 12:51 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The Government isn’t keeping track of fines being issued to parents for truancy. How do they expect to address the issue if they don’t know how bad it is?” Asks ACT’s Education spokesperson Chris Baillie. “Answers to Written Parliamentary ... More >>
PM Left On Ice As Planes Fail Again
Saturday, 29 October 2022, 12:49 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Instead of stealing gold in Mini Coopers the latest version of The Italian Job has the Italian Government transporting New Zealand’s Prime Minister in a Hercules. It’s time New Zealand increased its defence spending,” says ACT’s Defence spokesperson ... More >>
ACT Welcomes National’s Support For Ankle Bracelets Policy
Friday, 28 October 2022, 1:14 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The ACT Party is welcoming support from National for our policy of ankle bracelets for youth offenders,” says ACT’s Police spokesperson Chris Baillie. “This morning on Newstalk ZB Christchurch, Senior National Party MP Gerry Brownlee ... More >>
Future Of Local Govt Report An Attack On Liberal Democracy
Friday, 28 October 2022, 1:02 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The Government’s review into the future of local government proposes ‘differentiated liberal citizenships’, where people get different rights based on their cultural and ethnic background. Is this what Willie Jackson meant when he said, ‘democracy ... More >>
Three Years For New Te Urewera Huts
Thursday, 27 October 2022, 3:00 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Conservation Minister Poto Williams signed off the Tūhoe Te Uru Taumatua plan to remove 44 DOC huts from Te Urewera knowing it would be years before they were replaced,” says ACT’s Conservation spokesperson Nicole McKee. “The public sentiment ... More >>
Nurses Strike Another Symptom Of Health System Decline
Thursday, 27 October 2022, 11:27 am | ACT New Zealand
“The Government’s failure to consider nurses outside District Health Boards and Te Whatu Ora is piling more pressure onto our straining health system as primary health care and Plunket nurses strike,” says ACT Deputy Leader and Health spokesperson ... More >>
First World Status Slips As Health System Fails
Wednesday, 26 October 2022, 3:37 pm | ACT New Zealand
“There is a serious question of whether New Zealand is still a first world country as increasingly tragic scenes play out in hospitals,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “New Zealand’s healthcare system is training less, paying less and harder to ... More >>
Inflation Up, Business Confidence Down
Wednesday, 26 October 2022, 1:53 pm | ACT New Zealand
“With Fair Pay Agreements being voted through today and inflation through the roof, it’s no wonder Business Confidence is down again,” says ACT Leader and Finance spokesperson David Seymour. “The ANZ Business Confidence Survey out today ... More >>
Cost Of Living Nothing Compared To Tax Increase
Wednesday, 26 October 2022, 12:15 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The 7.7 per cent annual increase in household cost of living is nothing compared to the 10.7 per cent annual increase in tax revenue Grant Robertson has given himself,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Stats NZ’s household living-costs price index ... More >>
FPA Contracts Will Be Gone Before The Ink Dries
Wednesday, 26 October 2022, 11:46 am | ACT New Zealand
“ACT has a simple message for unions salivating over Fair Pay Agreements: Don’t bother. Fair Pay Agreements will be gone before the ink dries,” says ACT’s Small Business spokesperson Chris Baillie. “The next Government that ACT is a part will ... More >>
Co-government In Water Entities Needs To Go
Tuesday, 25 October 2022, 7:01 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The Minister for Local Government Nanaia Mahuta is unable to justify why it is necessary for mana whenua to get more of a say than other parts of the community when it comes to the four new water entities,” says ACT’s Local Government spokesperson ... More >>
Damien Smith Hosts Parliamentary Movember Breakfast
Tuesday, 25 October 2022, 3:15 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT MP Damien Smith is hosting a breakfast to launch the New Zealand Movember 2023 campaign in Parliament’s Grand Hall. “It’s my pleasure to host the Movember team, they are synonymous with men’s health and do an incredible job raising awareness ... More >>
ACT In Tune With Kiwis On Farming Tax
Tuesday, 25 October 2022, 9:34 am | ACT New Zealand
“A Federated Farmers poll released today shows what ACT already knew, New Zealanders back our farmers and reject Labour’s farming tax,” says ACT’s Primary Industries spokesperson Mark Cameron. “The poll conducted by Curia shows that an overwhelming ... More >>
Action Needed On Firearms Licensing Delays
Monday, 24 October 2022, 5:30 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The Government said over a month ago there will be changes to the Arms Act by the end of the year, the Police Minister needs to explain what is going on or whether it will be just another broken promise from Labour,” says ACT’s Firearms Law ... More >>
Seymour Calls On Laura Fergusson Trust To Buy Back The Land
Monday, 24 October 2022, 5:22 pm | ACT New Zealand
Epsom MP David Seymour is calling on the Laura Fergusson Trust to do the right thing and buy back the land and facilities it sold last year. “The Laura Fergusson Trust has been a safe haven for young people with physical and neurological impairments ... More >>
When Is The Pursuit Policy Changing?
Sunday, 23 October 2022, 3:27 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Police Minister Chris Hipkins needs to start backing the Police to do their job,” says ACT’s Police spokesperson Chris Baillie. “Under questioning from ACT this week, Hipkins said in Parliament “the Commissioner of Police and I have had conversations ... More >>
