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What’s The Plan To Protect Against Foot-and-Mouth
Thursday, 21 July 2022, 12:52 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The party that subjected Kiwis to a daily broadcast from the podium of truth through COVID owes it to farmers to tell them the plan for Foot-and-Mouth,” says ACT’s Primary Industries spokesperson Mark Cameron. “ACT is asking for transparency ... More >>
Labour Going Soft On Welfare And Making Life Harder For Employers
Thursday, 21 July 2022, 11:14 am | ACT New Zealand
"How is it possible that MSD has been unable to shift tens of thousands of beneficiaries into work when employers are screaming out for workers?” Asks ACT’s Social Development spokesperson Karen Chhour. "We have an historical labour ... More >>
Real Change To The Immigration System
Thursday, 21 July 2022, 10:36 am | ACT New Zealand
“New Zealand businesses are suffering from workforce shortages caused by an inflexible and illogical immigration system, we need real change to ensure employers can access the workers they need and hard working immigrants can contribute to New Zealand society,” ... More >>
Real Change On Free Trade
Thursday, 21 July 2022, 10:35 am | ACT New Zealand
“ACT is proposing that New Zealand unilaterally abolishes all remaining tariffs to ease the cost-of-living crisis, boost productivity and growth, and show global leadership on free trade,” says ACT Deputy Leader and Trade spokesperson Brooke ... More >>
Real Change To Building Houses
Thursday, 21 July 2022, 10:34 am | ACT New Zealand
“Successive governments have failed to address housing and it is now the largest single expense faced by New Zealand households, It’s time for real change to allow Kiwis to build,” says ACT’s Deputy Leader and Housing spokesperson Brooke van ... More >>
Real Change To Building Infrastructure
Thursday, 21 July 2022, 10:33 am | ACT New Zealand
“New Zealand needs to build its way out of the cost of living crisis, but in order to do that we need to scrap the Resource Management Act (RMA) and replace it with a fit-for-purpose set of environmental and urban development laws,” says ACT’s ... More >>
Real Change To Tackle The Cost Of Living Crisis
Thursday, 21 July 2022, 10:32 am | ACT New Zealand
“With inflation at a 32-year high, the Government needs to take responsibility for its role in the cost of living crisis. That means taking concrete actions to lessen the burden on Kiwi battlers,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “ACT is proposing ... More >>
First Assisted Dying Report Vindicates Law
Thursday, 21 July 2022, 10:27 am | ACT New Zealand
“ACT welcomes the release of the first annual report by the Registrar of Assisted Dying Services, it shows the law works as intended, and criticisms made before it passed were unfounded,” says ACT’s Deputy Leader and Health spokesperson Brooke ... More >>
Billions Of Dollars For Barely Any Capacity
Wednesday, 20 July 2022, 7:11 am | ACT New Zealand
“The Government plans to spend over a billion dollars to ensure around 44,000 fewer daily trips through the Mt Victoria Tunnel,” says ACT’s Transport spokesperson Simon Court. “ACT can reveal written parliamentary questions that show only approx. ... More >>
ACT Called For Survey Testing At The Start Of The Pandemic
Tuesday, 19 July 2022, 12:54 pm | ACT New Zealand
“ 28 months after ACT called on the Government to begin planned epidemiological studies to understand the true prevalence of COVID-19, the Government has finally announced it will be launched “soon”,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “In ... More >>
Labour Letting Fruit Rot On The Vines
Tuesday, 19 July 2022, 11:15 am | ACT New Zealand
“Even with the borders open and the rest of the world moving on, New Zealand businesses are suffering from Labour’s immigration incompetence,” says ACT’s Immigration spokesperson Dr James McDowall. “Newshub reports that fruit harvesting is down ... More >>
Auckland Still At The Mercy Of Violent Gangs
Tuesday, 19 July 2022, 10:25 am | ACT New Zealand
“The Government’s gun buyback has utterly failed to curb firearms violence, with shootings in Auckland spiking to three a day in the month of May,” says ACT’s Justice spokesperson Nicole McKee. “The NZ Herald reports that Auckland had 109 ... More >>
Over-regulated Construction Sector Driving Up Inflation
Monday, 18 July 2022, 1:12 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The Government’s incompetence in dealing with construction sector issues has contributed significantly to today’s record inflation numbers,” says ACT’s Housing spokesperson Brooke van Velden. “According to Stats NZ: “The main driver ... More >>
Government Must Take Responsibility For Cost Of Living Crisis
Monday, 18 July 2022, 11:22 am | ACT New Zealand
“With inflation at a 32 year high, the Government needs to take responsibility for its part in the cost of living crisis, and then take actions proportional to the problem,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “ACT called the cost of living crisis ... More >>
Government Making It Up As They Go
Sunday, 17 July 2022, 5:36 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Two days ago ACT reminded the Government that ‘there’s nothing more permanent than a temporary Government program,’ and Labour has kicked the petrol price discount down the road,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “ACT first called the cost of ... More >>
Nanaia Mahuta Must Explain Breach Of Cabinet Manual
Sunday, 17 July 2022, 1:06 pm | ACT New Zealand
"Despite her protestations, Nanaia Mahuta is caught out in a clear breach of the Cabinet Manual, overseeing the appointment of her niece to a paid position for which she had Ministerial responsibility,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “This ... More >>
Eyes Wide Shut To Truancy Crisis
Saturday, 16 July 2022, 1:33 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The Minister of Education is now blaming overseas holidays for the out of control truancy rates seen across our education sector, you can’t make this stuff up” says ACT’s Education spokesperson Chris Baillie. “When asked on Newshub Nation ... More >>
Loophole? Or More Spin?
Thursday, 14 July 2022, 2:04 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The Government’s claim of closing a ‘loophole’ for the prosecution of drive-by shootings doesn’t ring true, and as is often the case with Labour seems to be a case of spin over substance,” says ACT’s Justice spokesperson Nicole McKee. “Yesterday ... More >>
Red Is Dead, RIP Traffic Light System
Thursday, 14 July 2022, 1:21 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The Government’s decision not to use the red setting of the traffic light system confirms what ACT has been saying for months about the traffic light system, it is redundant and should be dumped,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “The traffic ... More >>
Mini-budget Essential In First 100 Days
Wednesday, 13 July 2022, 2:04 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Today’s interest rate hike to 2.5 per cent is driven by Labour’s spending spree and the next government must have the courage to pass a mini-budget in its first 100 days to implement the spending cuts in ACT’s alternative Real Change ... More >>
