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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 >>
Education Sector In Disarray As Kids Stop Turning Up
Wednesday, 13 July 2022, 12:28 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Truancy is so out of control and our education culture is so poor principals are admitting to literally watching kids skateboard past school on their way to bunk off, we need real change to keep Kiwi kids in school,” says ACT’s Education spokesperson ... More >>
Labour Wakes Up To ACT’s Approach
Wednesday, 13 July 2022, 12:24 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Labour has tried coddling the gangs, they’ve tried giving them money, and they’ve tried pretending the issues don’t exist, now the problem of gang crime has gotten out of control and they’ve been forced to pinch ACT’s ideas,” says ACT’s ... More >>
Time To End The Pantomime Policies That Don’t Help Cost Of Living
Wednesday, 13 July 2022, 11:40 am | ACT New Zealand
“The Government needs to move on from toothless stunt policies and start thinking practically to address the cost-of-living crisis Kiwis are battling,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Kiwi battlers are continuing to pay the price of the Government’s ... More >>
Labour Oversees Explosion Of Gang-related Gun Crime
Wednesday, 13 July 2022, 10:21 am | ACT New Zealand
“Labour’s soft on crime approach has seen gangs become emboldened and more violent gun crime on our streets,” says ACT’s Justice spokesperson Nicole McKee. “Data released to ACT via written parliamentary questions shows that firearms offences ... More >>
Can You Hear The Giant Sucking Sound?
Tuesday, 12 July 2022, 11:44 am | ACT New Zealand
“Immigration NZ needs to start thinking like a recruitment agency rather than a security guard, as we may be on track to lose 100,000 people in a year as the giant sucking sound gets louder” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Provisional figures ... More >>
SNA Process Eroding Landowners’ Privacy
Monday, 11 July 2022, 11:02 am | ACT New Zealand
“It is immensely disappointing to see that responsible landowners are going to be further punished thanks to the Government’s National Policy Statement (NPS) for Indigenous Biodiversity,” says ACT’s Primary Industries spokesperson Mark ... More >>
Glasnost - ACT Will Kick-off Full Investigation Into Labour’s COVID Response In First 100 Days Of New Government
Monday, 11 July 2022, 6:21 am | ACT New Zealand
“Kiwis deserve better than another $80 billion debt from an experimental response the next time a pandemic arises. ACT would commission an independent investigation with local and foreign investigators into the Government’s COVID response and its ... More >>
100 Days Of Real Change
Sunday, 10 July 2022, 1:02 pm | ACT New Zealand
The ACT Party has today announced its plan for the first 100 days of Government. “Any new Government needs to say what it means, and mean what it says. There’s not point beating Labour just to babysit their policies, their bad ideas need to ... More >>
One Rule For Kiwis, Another Rule For Labour
Saturday, 9 July 2022, 1:29 pm | ACT New Zealand
“ The Government seems to think the Healthy Home Standards they’ve imposed on Kiwi landlords don’t apply to them, with less than half of Kainga Ora homes compliant,” says ACT’s Housing spokesperson Brooke van Velden. “Written parliamentary questions ... More >>
