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Ombudsman Should Investigate Sharma Claims
Friday, 19 August 2022, 4:57 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The Ombudsman should investigate Gaurav Sharma’s claim that Labour MPs are being coached on how to deliberately subvert the Official Information Act”, says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Today, I wrote to Chief Ombudsman Peter Boshier to ask ... More >>
Coal Powered Government Sets A New Record
Thursday, 18 August 2022, 6:39 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Jacinda Ardern’s “nuclear free moment” has become even more of a joke today as New Zealand has become a net importer of coal for the first time ever,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Labour has made it too hard to mine under the RMA, but ... More >>
$6 Million On Reserve Bank Website
Thursday, 18 August 2022, 1:39 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) has strayed so far from its purpose that it’s now spending millions of taxpayers’ dollars on a new website amidst a cost of living crisis,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Written Parliamentary Questions ... More >>
RBNZ Doth Protest Too Much In 13 Page Mea Culpa
Thursday, 18 August 2022, 10:47 am | ACT New Zealand
“Less than an hour before Reserve Bank Governor Adrian Orr was due to be questioned at Select Committee he issued a 13 page mea culpa,” says ACT Leader and Finance spokesperson David Seymour. “In the report, RBNZ says that it had to do Large Scale ... More >>
One Year On From Delta: Citizens Voting With Their Feet
Thursday, 18 August 2022, 10:12 am | ACT New Zealand
“One year from the Delta outbreak, New Zealand is ‘leading’ the Anglosphere for COVID cases and death rates, and Jacinda Ardern’s abundance of caution has been replaced by an abundance of social and economic costs - but she’s nowhere ... More >>
Govt Splurge Brings More Mortgage Pain
Wednesday, 17 August 2022, 2:05 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Today more pain has been heaped on Kiwis already struggling with a cost of living crisis, it could have been avoided if the Government had disciplined its spending,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Adrian Orr told the Government he needed ‘ more ... More >>
Poll Shows Kiwis Want ACT’s Tax Policies
Wednesday, 17 August 2022, 1:23 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Today’s Taxpayers’ Union Curia Poll shows that Kiwis are overtaxed and want real change in our tax system, they will be pleased to know that ACT is the party proposing exactly that,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “The poll shows that ... More >>
ACT Calls For Review Of Electronic Monitoring
Tuesday, 16 August 2022, 11:28 am | ACT New Zealand
“The numbers of violent and sexual offenders being released on electronic bail has increased dramatically under Labour and it’s time we reviewed who is eligible,” says ACT’s Corrections spokesperson Toni Severin. “There are some instances where ... More >>
Three Strikes For Burglars
Tuesday, 16 August 2022, 11:27 am | ACT New Zealand
“The ACT Party in Government would not only reinstate Three Strikes, but we would also introduce a new Three Strikes law for burglary offences,” says ACT Justice spokesperson Nicole McKee. “If anyone ever doubted that this Government cares more ... More >>
Defending The Dignity Of Victims
Tuesday, 16 August 2022, 11:24 am | ACT New Zealand
“It’s time we started putting victims of crime at the centre of the justice system and fix our broken reparation structure,” says ACT’s Justice spokesperson Nicole McKee. “Each year thousands of offenders fail to make any payment towards ... More >>
Real Change In Law And Order
Tuesday, 16 August 2022, 10:23 am | ACT New Zealand
“The ACT Party is once again leading with policies to solve the issues facing New Zealand. Our latest policy document tackles law and order, an area where the Government’s beltway ideology has failed and people on main street are feeling ... More >>
Getting The Balance Right With Youth Crime
Tuesday, 16 August 2022, 10:11 am | ACT New Zealand
“ACT would introduce instant, practical penalties for young people caught shoplifting, stopping rookie offenders before they escalate to more serious offending,” says former Youth Aid Police officer and ACT’s Police spokesperson Chris Baillie. “I ... More >>
Increased Centralisation Would Lead To Fewer Buses
Monday, 15 August 2022, 11:41 am | ACT New Zealand
“Minister of Transport Michael Wood’s policy of trying to take public transport accountability away from private companies is a sop to union bosses that could lead to fewer buses on the road,” says ACT’s Transport spokesperson Simon Court. “If ... More >>
ACT Requests An Extension For Licensing Renewals
Sunday, 14 August 2022, 1:12 pm | ACT New Zealand
“I have sent Minister of Police Chris Hipkins a letter calling on him to issue an extension for firearm licensing renewals in light of massive backlogs,” says ACT’s Firearms Law Reform spokesperson Nicole McKee. “There are thousands of ... More >>
Scrap The Traveller Declaration Form
Saturday, 13 August 2022, 12:44 pm | ACT New Zealand
“ACT is calling on the Government to use common sense and scrap the burdensome Traveller Declaration form,” says ACT’s Immigration spokesperson Dr James McDowall. “This form is another example of COVID regulations that have passed their use-by ... More >>
Why Stop There With Interest Deductibility?
Friday, 12 August 2022, 4:45 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The Government has seen sense and axed their unfair interest deductibility policy for larger developers, it should keep going and axe it for all renters,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “ACT has been vocally opposed to the Government’s plans ... More >>
Homegrown Inflation Not Going Anywhere
Friday, 12 August 2022, 11:51 am | ACT New Zealand
“Inflation is not going anywhere because it’s homegrown, literally in the case of the latest food price increases,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “The Food Price Index is showing the second highest monthly food price inflation in over 10 ... More >>
National Waking Up To Housing Deal Failure
Friday, 12 August 2022, 11:04 am | ACT New Zealand
“The ACT Party is heartened to see National’s Leader recognise the mistake it made in supporting Labour with new intensification rules. ACT is ready with solutions to improve the law, solutions we put forward when the law was being debated,” says ... More >>
4,700 Nurses Needed In New Zealand
Thursday, 11 August 2022, 3:23 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Minister of Health Andrew Little is spinning on the head of a pin so he doesn’t have to answer how many nurses New Zealand actually needs,” says ACT’s Deputy Leader and Health spokesperson Brooke van Velden. “The Minister revealed through ... More >>
Immigration NZ Needs A Revamp As The Floodgates Open
Thursday, 11 August 2022, 2:03 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Today’s net migration figures from Stats NZ show that the floodgates have opened and New Zealand needs real change to turn things around,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Figures show that 11,500 more people are choosing to leave and build ... More >>
