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Govt Spending Up To $1.2m On Secret VIP Lounge
Saturday, 1 October 2022, 1:55 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The Government has budgeted almost $1.2m to upgrade the hidden VIP ‘Kauri Lounge’, should this really be a priority during a cost of living crisis?” Asks ACT Leader David Seymour. “Written Parliamentary Questions released to ACT showed that $1.192m ... More >>
Govt Spending Up To $1.2m On Secret VIP Lounge
Saturday, 1 October 2022, 1:54 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The Government has budgeted almost $1.2m to upgrade the hidden VIP ‘Kauri Lounge’, should this really be a priority during a cost of living crisis?” Asks ACT Leader David Seymour. “Written Parliamentary Questions released to ACT showed that $1.192m ... More >>
Immigration Minister Boasted 55,000 Job Checks, But How Many Actual Visas?
Saturday, 1 October 2022, 1:39 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Labour’s overly bureaucratic immigration system means that only a fraction of the employers trying to navigate it are successfully bringing in employees,” says ACT’s Immigration spokesperson Dr James McDowall. “Earlier this week I asked ... More >>
Govt Overestimating Farmers’ Impact On Climate
Friday, 30 September 2022, 1:38 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The Government needs to ensure it is correctly measuring methane emissions before it starts forcing farmers to pay for them, with climate change experts they could be overstating the effects by up to four times,” says ACT’s Primary Industries ... More >>
Labour’s Problem With Culture
Friday, 30 September 2022, 10:31 am | ACT New Zealand
“The Prime Minister has a big problem with culture in her party and it’s time she confronts it, instead of sweeping it under the carpet,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Whether it’s Stuart Nash calling Nicole McKee a “nutter”, Kelvin ... More >>
Labour’s Involuntary Apology Shows Deeper Cultural Problem
Thursday, 29 September 2022, 4:27 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The Prime Minister has shown a lack of leadership over Kelvin Davis’s apology, she hasn’t renounced what he said, or so much as told him off for his attack on ACT MP Karen Chhour,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Davis took a day to apologise ... More >>
Kelvin Davis Should Apologise
Thursday, 29 September 2022, 11:48 am | ACT New Zealand
“The Prime Minister needs to show some leadership and discipline Deputy Labour Leader Kelvin Davis for his race-based slurs against ACT MP Karen Chhour,” says ACT Deputy Leader and Whip Brooke van Velden. “I have this morning written to the ... More >>
Live Export Ban Ignores The Facts
Wednesday, 28 September 2022, 6:19 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Labour has produced yet another headache for New Zealand farmers tonight, voting to ban livestock exports as of April 2023, despite official advice telling them not to,” says ACT’s Primary Industries spokesperson Mark Cameron. “The Regulatory ... More >>
Kelvin Davis Resorts To Personal Attacks While OT Fails Most Vulnerable
Wednesday, 28 September 2022, 3:35 pm | ACT New Zealand
“It is no wonder that Oranga Tamariki is being threatened with strikes and has contractors under investigation when Minister for Children Kelvin Davis has to resort to race-based name-calling when questioned about the issues,” says ACT’s Children ... More >>
Racial Discrimination By Te Pāti Māori Must Stop
Wednesday, 28 September 2022, 3:13 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Te Pāti Māori has been engaging in racial discrimination on its website with claims of genetic superiority, but when notified, New Zealand’s Race Relations Commissioner Meng Foon refused to publicly stand up to it,” says ACT Leader David ... More >>
RSE Change: Too Little, Too Late, Just Remove The Cap Completely
Tuesday, 27 September 2022, 4:06 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The Government’s change to Recognised Seasonal Employer (RSE) numbers is too little too late, the sensible policy change would have been to remove the cap on the number of RSEs completely, like Australia’s scheme,” says ACT’s Immigration ... More >>
Business Surveys Show Immigration Action Needed Asap
Tuesday, 27 September 2022, 3:14 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Two recent surveys, NZ Herald’s Mood of the Boardroom and BusinessNZ’s Survey of Business Opinion, show that the biggest issue facing New Zealand businesses is skill shortages and immigration. The Government should adopt ACT’s proposals to ... More >>
Better Off On Welfare Than Income Insurance Scheme
Tuesday, 27 September 2022, 2:52 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Labour’s income insurance scheme would provide no more income to a family dependant on a median wage as benefits would, the only difference is the same family would have to pay for the income insurance scheme with a tax on their income,” says ACT ... More >>
Labour Need To Stand Up For Innocent Shoppers
Sunday, 25 September 2022, 6:57 pm | ACT New Zealand
“A brazen broad daylight smash-and-grab is the latest example of why Labour need to start sticking up for innocent shoppers’ right to move freely around their community,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Criminals are escalating their attacks on innocent ... More >>
ACT Claims FFP Extension Is Unavoidable
Friday, 23 September 2022, 10:40 am | ACT New Zealand
“Figures collected by ACT show the avalanche of consents David Parker is going to inflict on councils to meet Freshwater Farm Plan requirements, his only option is to extend the deadline,” says ACT’s Primary Industries spokesperson Mark Cameron. ... More >>
ACT Reiterates Call To Expel Russian Ambassador
Thursday, 22 September 2022, 5:51 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The Prime Minister should back up her words about Russia with actions and expel the Russian Ambassador from New Zealand,” says ACT’s Deputy Leader and Foreign Affairs spokesperson Brooke van Velden. “New Zealand is an anti-nuclear country, ... More >>
ACT Meets Christchurch Residents Fed Up With Density Laws
Thursday, 22 September 2022, 5:45 pm | ACT New Zealand
“ACT is tonight holding a public meeting in Christchurch to discuss a better way of building housing infrastructure than Labour/National’s housing deal, which Christchurch City Council has rejected,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “The Christchurch ... More >>
Putting Children At The Centre Of Oranga Tamariki
Thursday, 22 September 2022, 12:28 pm | ACT New Zealand
“My Member’s Bill which was drawn from the Ballot today seeks to ensure that the wellbeing of the child is the paramount consideration of Oranga Tamariki," says ACT MP Karen Chhour. “As someone who grew up in state care, I have deep appreciation ... More >>
Government Keeps Up Barriers To Investment
Wednesday, 21 September 2022, 8:12 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The Government has this evening rejected a policy that would have reduced barriers to investment from people and businesses in like-minded countries and meant greater prosperity for Kiwis,” says ACT’s Associate Finance spokesperson Damien Smith. ... More >>
New Zealand Can’t Afford To Not Allow Foreign Investment
Wednesday, 21 September 2022, 12:02 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Today Parliament has the opportunity to support my member’s bill to allow reduced barriers to investment from overseas and improve the quality of life enjoyed by all New Zealanders,” says ACT’s Associate Finance spokesperson Damien Smith. “The ... More >>
