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Incompetent Govt Can’t Issue Its Own Payment
Wednesday, 27 July 2022, 7:10 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The Government’s farcical attempts to find 160,000 bank accounts so it can return taxpayer money to New Zealanders is embarrassing,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Only this Government could hire an army of bureaucrats to take money ... More >>
Minister Must Commit To Extending Firearms Licenses
Wednesday, 27 July 2022, 4:05 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Minister of Police Chris Hipkins should stop thinking about extending firearms license renewals and just do it,” says ACT’s Firearms Law Reform spokesperson Nicole McKee. “I asked the Minister in Parliament today whether the Government ... More >>
Robertson Loses $8.46 Billion, No Regrets For Epic Own Goal
Wednesday, 27 July 2022, 4:05 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Finance Minister Grant Robertson admitted in Parliament today that he made an $8.46 billion mistake, underwriting the Reserve Bank’s inflationary Large Scale Asset Purchase program, but he has no regrets,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. ... More >>
ACT Supports Brave Opposition To OT Bill
Wednesday, 27 July 2022, 10:47 am | ACT New Zealand
“ACT was proud to stand alongside youth advocate for young people in care Ihorangi Reweti-Peters as he outlined his opposition to the Oranga Tamariki Oversight Bill at Parliament today,” says ACT’s Social Development spokesperson Karen Chhour. ... More >>
Prime Minister Can’t Define Medium Term
Tuesday, 26 July 2022, 2:49 pm | ACT New Zealand
“How can the Reserve Bank Governor tell what his goal is when the Prime Minister can’t even explain it in Parliament,” asks ACT Leader David Seymour. “The Policy Targets Agreement used to tell the Governor ‘hit this target by this quarter or ... More >>
ACT Accepts Petition For Life-changing Treatment
Tuesday, 26 July 2022, 2:23 pm | ACT New Zealand
“It was an honour to today accept a petition signed by more than 10,000 Kiwis asking Health New Zealand to provide more treatment to multiple sclerosis patients, I hope the Minister of Health takes notice,” says ACT’s Deputy Leader and Health ... More >>
Prohibition Is Not The Answer
Tuesday, 26 July 2022, 12:25 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Labour’s command and control stance on banning smoking and reducing nicotine content is nanny state politics that will have unintended consequences,” says ACT’s Deputy Leader and Health spokesperson Brooke van Velden. “ACT will be voting against ... More >>
If Shaw Goes, So Should The Zero Carbon Act
Tuesday, 26 July 2022, 9:59 am | ACT New Zealand
“If James Shaw goes as Leader of the Green Party, he should take the Zero Carbon Act with him,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “The Zero Carbon Act is nothing more than a costly excuse for more bureaucracy with no impact on emissions. It’s ... More >>
Three Waters Problems Remain With Two
Monday, 25 July 2022, 11:40 am | ACT New Zealand
“Separating stormwater from the Three Waters reforms might be sensible but all of the problems with the legislation remain,” says ACT Local Government spokesperson Simon Court. “Whether it’s Three Waters or Two Waters, ACT will repeal it in ... More >>
What ACT Heard From Over 2500 People At Our Recess Events
Sunday, 24 July 2022, 1:03 pm | ACT New Zealand
“New Zealanders have shown they’re ready for real change at the next election, with 2500 people attending ACT’s Real Change events and $50,000 of tickets sold in the past three weeks,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Parliament is coming ... More >>
Elected Ministers Need To Front On Vaccine Delays
Sunday, 24 July 2022, 11:00 am | ACT New Zealand
“Auckland spent three months in lockdown, and New Zealand’s borders remained shut because the vaccine roll out was too slow, and the best Ashley Bloomfield can say is that he’d ‘like to see that written up,’” says ACT Leader David Seymour. ... More >>
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 >>
