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Ardern Desperate For Another Covid Election
Monday, 17 October 2022, 6:32 pm | ACT New Zealand
“News that the Government wants to extend its Covid-19 powers for another two years shows how desperate and delusional it is,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “The whole world is moving on and Jacinda Ardern is clinging to the last time she ... More >>
Two Years Of The ACT Team In Parliament
Monday, 17 October 2022, 2:55 pm | ACT New Zealand
“It’s been two years to the day since ACT became a team of ten MPs in Parliament, we’ve achieved a huge amount in that time,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “ACT has been the leaders of the proposition. This term we’ve released nine policy documents ... More >>
Hungry Kids Show The Human Cost Of Inflation
Monday, 17 October 2022, 11:59 am | ACT New Zealand
“With 10,000 more children relying on charity and families unable to put food on the table, the human cost of inflation has never been more evident in New Zealand,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Kidscan reports it is feeding 10,000 more hungry ... More >>
Why Won’t The PM Stand Up For Women?
Monday, 17 October 2022, 11:05 am | ACT New Zealand
“Jacinda Ardern must explain her deafening silence on the atrocities occurring in Iran and answer the question, why won’t she stand up for women at a time when leadership is needed?” Asks ACT’s Deputy Leader Brooke van Velden. “It’s ... More >>
Winnie-the-wasted-vote A Year Late On Housing
Sunday, 16 October 2022, 7:13 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Winston Peters’ pitch to overturn Labour/National’s housing density laws shows he has nothing new to offer, ACT already has a plan to fix the housing mess ready to go,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “ACT already has a comprehensive ... More >>
ACT Defends Shakespeare From Creative NZ Activists
Sunday, 16 October 2022, 12:54 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Ideological activists within Creative New Zealand (CNZ) are trying to cancel Shakespeare’s works in New Zealand because of its alleged “canon of imperialism” . The board that signed this off will be gone under ACT,” says ACT Leader David ... More >>
PM And Immigration Minister Wouldn’t Meet SMC Criteria
Saturday, 15 October 2022, 1:04 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Labour has made the criteria for the Skilled Migrant Category work visa so difficult that even their Ministers wouldn’t succeed in getting one,” says ACT’s Immigration spokesperson Dr James McDowall. “ACT ran Immigration Minister Michael Wood and ... More >>
FPAs Will Only Drive Further Employment Woes
Friday, 14 October 2022, 9:47 am | ACT New Zealand
“Michael Wood’s assertions that ‘Fair Pay Agreements’ are the solution to the dire driver shortages across New Zealand are out of touch with reality,” says ACT’s Small Business spokesperson Chris Baillie. “Workplace Relations and Immigration ... More >>
Picking Winners Not The Answer To Infrastructure Woes
Thursday, 13 October 2022, 1:32 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The Government’s announcement of $192 million dollars scattered around the country will not solve our infrastructure problems, we need enduring solutions,” says ACT Deputy Leader and Housing spokesperson Brooke van Velden. “Today’s announcement ... More >>
Government Needs To Stop Putin The Blame For Inflation Offshore
Thursday, 13 October 2022, 10:58 am | ACT New Zealand
“Try as they might, the New Zealand Government can’t avoid taking responsibility for its role in spiking inflation. If they want to take the credit for their COVID response, they need to own all the effects of that response,” says ACT Leader David More >>
Labour’s Expensive Ideological Experiment Blows Up
Wednesday, 12 October 2022, 1:40 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Labour’s cruel attempt at an ‘immigration reset’ has unequivocally failed and it has been forced to reopen immigration categories it previously shunned,” says ACT’s Immigration spokesperson Dr James McDowall. “ACT welcomes the end ... More >>
The Cost Of Climate Virtue Signalling
Wednesday, 12 October 2022, 12:43 pm | ACT New Zealand
“New Zealand is leading the world in the wrong way, sacrificing the most efficient farming industry in the world so Labour and the Greens can claim to be ‘world leaders’ on climate change,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “The Government is unable ... More >>
Child Sex Offender Case Shows Need For Urgent Review
Wednesday, 12 October 2022, 12:37 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The horrific case of a repeat child sex offender cutting off his ankle bracelet and sexually assaulting a toddler shows the urgent need for a review of electronic monitoring,” says ACT’s Correction spokesperson Toni Severin. “A review of ... More >>
The Exodus Continues
Wednesday, 12 October 2022, 10:35 am | ACT New Zealand
Today’s net migration figures from Stats NZ show that the brain drain is well and truly on and New Zealand needs real change to turn things around,” says ACT’s Immigration spokesperson James McDowall. “Figures show that 11,000 more people ... More >>
Labour Spends $44.8m Trying To Slow Kiwis Down
Wednesday, 12 October 2022, 7:17 am | ACT New Zealand
“Labour is trying to slow Kiwis down on the road, and they’re spending millions of taxpayer dollars doing it,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “When questioned by ACT on how much the Government has spent on speed management plans, the Minister ... More >>
ACT Calls For Expulsion Of Iranian Ambassador
Tuesday, 11 October 2022, 2:01 pm | ACT New Zealand
“A response from the Iranian Ambassador to a letter from the ACT Party shows he has no place in New Zealand,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “I wrote to Dr Mohammad Reza Mofatteh last week about the death of Mahsa Amini at the hands of Iranian ‘Morality ... More >>
Labour/Greens Propose Increased Emissions At Huge Cost
Tuesday, 11 October 2022, 9:53 am | ACT New Zealand
“The world will thank Jacinda Ardern for today’s He Waka Eke Noa announcement, they’ll be thanking her for destroying New Zealand’s farming industry, the most efficient in the world,” says ACT’s Primary Industries spokesperson Mark Cameron. ... More >>
Reversing Labour’s Divisive Laws
Monday, 10 October 2022, 9:46 am | ACT New Zealand
“ACT in Government will reverse the harmful laws introduced by Labour that divide New Zealanders by race,” says ACT’s Social Development spokesperson Karen Chhour. “Labour didn’t campaign on co-government and yet it has introduced it through ... More >>
Defining The Treaty Principles
Monday, 10 October 2022, 9:43 am | ACT New Zealand
“Every child born in New Zealand, and every legal immigrant, has the same rights. Those are the rights of a citizen. Nobody should get an extra say because of who their great grandparents were. Nobody should have to be treated differently because ... More >>
Refocusing The Public Service On Delivery For All
Monday, 10 October 2022, 9:42 am | ACT New Zealand
“ACT in Government would refocus government agencies to carry out effective delivery of services for all New Zealanders, instead of lazy race-based targeting” says ACT Deputy Leader Brooke van Velden. “The delivery of public services should be ... More >>
