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ACT Attempts To Fix Broken Oranga Tamariki Bill
Wednesday, 10 August 2022, 5:41 pm | ACT New Zealand
“ACT has proposed a series of common-sense amendments to Labour’s derided Oranga Tamariki Oversight Bill, aiming to improve the legislation so that it works for the vulnerable kids who should be at the centre of this law-making process,” says ACT’s ... More >>
Coming To The Defence Of Our Defence Force
Wednesday, 10 August 2022, 2:31 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Numbers are dropping in the New Zealand Defence Force as personnel are faced with poor pay, poor dwellings, and poor leadership from the Minister,” says ACT’s Defence spokesperson Dr James McDowall. “NZDF is experiencing increasing attrition ... More >>
Government Doubles Down On SNA Backdown
Wednesday, 10 August 2022, 10:05 am | ACT New Zealand
“James Shaw has doubled down on his Government’s assurance that existing land use will continue on Significant Natural Areas (SNAs),” says ACT’s Primary Industries spokesperson Mark Cameron. “Responding to written parliamentary questions from ... More >>
$638,000 Spent Promoting Labour Policy
Wednesday, 10 August 2022, 9:42 am | ACT New Zealand
“Labour wasted $638,000 promoting its public transport policy to people who already used public transport,” says ACT’s Transport spokesperson Simon Court. “Written parliamentary questions answered by the Minister of Transport reveal that the advertising ... More >>
More Ram Raids Than Businesses Accessing Fund
Tuesday, 9 August 2022, 6:20 pm | ACT New Zealand
“More businesses are being hit by ram raids nightly than benefitting from the Government’s $6 million fund for vulnerable small retailers,” says ACT’s Police spokesperson Chris Baillie. “When questioned in Parliament the Minister of Police ... More >>
Labour Turns Its Back On Victims Of Serious Crime
Tuesday, 9 August 2022, 5:39 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Today’s repeal of ACT’s Three Strikes legislation shows that Labour values ideology over safe communities,” says ACT’s Justice spokesperson Nicole McKee. “With record ram raids terrorising people up and down the country, Labour’s big ... More >>
Labour Can’t Give Money Away
Tuesday, 9 August 2022, 4:08 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The Prime Minister has today admitted to Parliament that 134,000 people who are eligible for the cost of living payment still haven’t received it because the Government does not have their bank accounts,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “This is the ... More >>
Ignorance Of Ram Raid Details Shows Out Of Touch PM
Tuesday, 9 August 2022, 4:05 pm | ACT New Zealand
"The Prime Minister has made no efforts to find out how many people have been arrested or what’s happened to them, showing she is out of touch with real life in New Zealand communities,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “As Epsom ... More >>
AG’s Verdict Should Sink Three Waters
Monday, 8 August 2022, 5:42 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The Auditor-General’s comments on Labour’s divisive Three Waters should be the final nail in the coffin for the widely-rejected reforms,” says ACT’s Local Government spokesperson Simon Court. “The Auditor-General raised serious concerns ... More >>
ACT Welcomes National Party’s Welfare Move
Sunday, 7 August 2022, 1:27 pm | ACT New Zealand
"ACT welcomes the National Party’s move towards mutual obligation in welfare. Requiring case management for long term and young beneficiaries is good policy,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “ACT has long said welfare should inspire people ... More >>
Australia Beats Us Again, This Time With Medical Professionals
Sunday, 7 August 2022, 1:22 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The ACT Party can reveal that New Zealand has around 420 fewer nurses per 100,000 people than our Aussie cousins and 130 fewer doctors,” says ACT Deputy Leader and Housing spokesperson Brooke van Velden. “New Zealand needs to everything we can ... More >>
ACT's Seventh Member's Bill This Term Shows Depth Of Ideas
Sunday, 7 August 2022, 1:14 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The ACT Party has once again shown we are the leaders of the proposition with our seventh Member’s Bill this term to be read in Parliament,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “ACT is focussed on real change. That’s why this term we’ve ... More >>
Indexation Is Not The Answer
Saturday, 6 August 2022, 6:47 pm | ACT New Zealand
“National and Labour can spend all the time it wants arguing over whether The National Party’s policy of Tax Indexation is in or out – but the argument should be about whether this is good public policy. ACT says it’s not,” says ACT Leader ... More >>
Minister Must Review World’s Most Inflexible Isolation Rules
Saturday, 6 August 2022, 12:25 pm | ACT New Zealand
“New Zealand should dump the world’s strictest COVID-isolation rules, with no other jurisdiction requiring seven days mandatory isolation for cases and household contacts,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “COVID-19 Response Minister Ayesha ... More >>
Sepuloni Takes ACT’s OT Initiative But Not Far Enough, Ignores Vigil
Thursday, 4 August 2022, 7:33 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Social Development Minister Carmel Sepuloni has taken inspiration from my proposed amendments on the Oversight of Oranga Tamariki System and Children and Young People’s Commission Bill, but she hasn’t taken it far enough,” says ACT’s Social Development ... More >>
Zero KiwiBuild Homes Delivered In June
Thursday, 4 August 2022, 3:00 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Just when you think KiwiBuild can’t get any worse, Housing Minister Megan Woods has confirmed to Parliament that not a single KiwiBuild house was built in June,” says ACT Deputy Leader and Housing spokesperson Brooke van Velden. “When zero houses ... More >>
Member’s Bill To Supercharge Consents Process Drawn
Thursday, 4 August 2022, 12:07 pm | ACT New Zealand
“My Member’s Bill drawn today will address the housing crisis and remove the barrier stopping councils from developing infrastructure,” says ACT’s Deputy Leader and Housing spokesperson Brooke van Velden. “The Bill would create a GST-sharing ... More >>
Tax Cuts Not Only Possible, But Necessary
Thursday, 4 August 2022, 11:43 am | ACT New Zealand
“Tax cuts are not only possible, but necessary for New Zealand’s recovery from COVID funk,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “ACT is the only party that has released a fully costed Alternative Budget. ACT’s Alternative Budget for Real Change shows ... More >>
Com-com Report Reiterates Need For Practical Solutions
Thursday, 4 August 2022, 9:52 am | ACT New Zealand
“The Commerce Commission’s draft report into building supplies proves that overregulation is the problem, ACT has the solutions to fix this,” says ACT’s Deputy Leader and Housing spokesperson Brooke van Velden. “The report states that the building ... More >>
Easter Trading Law Voted Down
Thursday, 4 August 2022, 6:02 am | ACT New Zealand
“The ACT Party is disappointed that Labour and the Greens have voted down our Bill to allow businesses to trade over Easter weekend,” says ACT’s Small Business spokesperson Chris Baillie. “Labour MPs stood one by one to show their opposition, ... More >>
