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$7.4 Billion But No New Driving Lanes
Wednesday, 29 June 2022, 2:31 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Lets Get Wellington Moving (LGWM) has finally jumped the shark, this morning announcing a new four-lane tunnel for bikes, walkers and buses through Mt Victoria, but not adding any increased capacity for motorists,” says ACT’s Transport spokesperson ... More >>
MPs To Vote On Easter Trading Law Reform
Wednesday, 29 June 2022, 10:41 am | ACT New Zealand
“Members of Parliament will have the opportunity to make meaningful change for small business owners in New Zealand by voting for my Member’s Bill to reform Easter Trading laws at first reading today,” says ACT’s Small Business spokesperson ... More >>
Government Needs To Do More Than Point Fingers On Food Prices
Tuesday, 28 June 2022, 5:21 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The Government needs to admit that it’s policies are the cause of rapid rises in food prices that are making life so difficult for many New Zealanders, or their changes to the grocery sector will be pointless,” says ACT’s Associate Finance ... More >>
COVID Response Act Should Be Scrapped Today
Tuesday, 28 June 2022, 12:13 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The Government shouldn’t wait for Minister Verrall’s press conference this week, they should hurry up and scrap the Traffic Light Framework when Parliament votes for its continuation this afternoon,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “The ... More >>
Price Of A Pint Going Up Thanks To Labour
Monday, 27 June 2022, 7:00 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Labour is continuing to hammer small businesses and everyday Kiwis, with record inflation leading to the biggest increase in alcohol excise tax in over 30 years,” says ACT’s Associate Finance spokesperson Damien Smith. “Since the alcohol excise ... More >>
Time For Government To Accept Science
Monday, 27 June 2022, 6:51 pm | ACT New Zealand
“ACT is joining the primary sector in calling on the Government to embrace the science and give farmers a fair deal when setting methane targets,” says ACT’s Primary Industries spokesperson Mark Cameron. “Primary sector organisations have ... More >>
Vaccine Advertising Costing $67 Per Jab
Monday, 27 June 2022, 6:17 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Labour’s COVID mega spend is rolling on, with spending on advertising vaccines still sky-high despite the high vaccinated portion of our population,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Last month alone taxpayers’ coughed up $2,765,645 in vaccine ... More >>
Labour damaging democracy for no reason
Monday, 27 June 2022, 12:19 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Changes to the electoral system announced today don’t solve any public policy problem, and will prevent people from engaging in politics,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
Check Your Database, WINZ
Monday, 27 June 2022, 7:27 am | ACT New Zealand
“If Work and Income has a database of 106,000 people who claim to be ‘work ready’ why is it advertising on the radio and Facebook for people to fill jobs?” asks ACT’s Social Development spokesperson Karen Chhour. “There are sponsored advertisements ... More >>
Government’s Review Of GE Falls Short
Monday, 27 June 2022, 6:43 am | ACT New Zealand
“The Government’s review of genetic engineering needs to be widened to address the potential benefits to the agriculture industry and climate,” says ACT’s Primary Industries spokesperson Mark Cameron. “Minister David Parker said this morning ... More >>
Speaker’s Tour Expected To Cost $40,000 Per MP
Thursday, 23 June 2022, 8:55 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Most New Zealanders could only ever dream of a $40,000 two-week trip to Europe but that’s what five MPs, including the Speaker have just completed and are charging back to the taxpayer,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
New Minister, Same Old Excuses
Thursday, 23 June 2022, 2:57 pm | ACT New Zealand
“We need to be doing everything possible to get nurses into the country, but successive Immigration Ministers have failed to accept the problem or provide a solution,” says ACT’s Immigration spokesperson Dr James McDowall. “Severe workforce shortages, ... More >>
Climate Commission’s Virtue Signalling Costing Kiwis
Thursday, 23 June 2022, 12:11 pm | ACT New Zealand
“James Shaw has once again shown that his Government is more focussed on platitudes than progress when it comes to climate policy,” says ACT’s Climate Change spokesperson Simon Court. “When asked in Parliament for examples of how the $82 million allocated ... More >>
MIA Kelvin Thinks It’s A Joke - Act Party
Thursday, 23 June 2022, 11:23 am | ACT New Zealand
“The Corrections Association (CANZ) has made pens with the phrase “Where’s Kelvin” printed on them and the response from Corrections Minister Kelvin Davis is that he wants one so he can frame it,” says ACT’s Corrections spokesperson ... More >>
Labour-National Coalition Trashing The Kiwi Dream
Thursday, 23 June 2022, 9:36 am | ACT New Zealand
“With housing affordability for first-home buyers the worst it’s been in six decades, New Zealand’s political duopoly has irreparably damaged the chances of young New Zealanders,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “The Commerce Commission ... More >>
Government In Action Or A Live Performance Of Monty Python?
Thursday, 23 June 2022, 6:46 am | ACT New Zealand
“Only this government could hire thousands of bureaucrats to take money from New Zealanders and then hundreds more to work out how to give the money back,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “The Government was dragged kicking and screaming to ... More >>
FPAs Overwhelmingly Rejected By Businesses
Wednesday, 22 June 2022, 1:32 pm | ACT New Zealand
“ACT is supporting the hundreds of businesses across New Zealand who have had their voices heard in opposition to Labour’s backwards “Fair Pay” Agreements (FPAs),” says ACT’s Small Business spokesperson Chris Baillie. “Over the last ... More >>
FPAs Overwhelmingly Rejected By Businesses
Wednesday, 22 June 2022, 1:21 pm | ACT New Zealand
“ACT is supporting the hundreds of businesses across New Zealand who have had their voices heard in opposition to Labour’s backwards “Fair Pay” Agreements (FPAs),” says ACT’s Small Business spokesperson Chris Baillie. “Over the last ... More >>
Labour Promised To Tackle Gangs 407 Days Ago, They’ve Done Nothing
Wednesday, 22 June 2022, 12:37 pm | ACT New Zealand
“407 days ago Labour announced that they would amend the Criminal Proceeds (Recovery) Act “to introduce new power enabling seizure of assets of those associated with organised crime.” But we’re yet to see any action,” says ACT’s Justice spokesperson ... More >>
Hipkins Sets New Standard
Wednesday, 22 June 2022, 10:03 am | ACT New Zealand
“Chris Hipkins’ apology to Charlotte Bellis at least tells us where the Government’s standards are: The Government will apologise if the Government leaks a pregnant woman’s private information,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “A government minister spread ... More >>
