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New Zealand Becoming An Economic Backwater Under Labour
Wednesday, 1 June 2022, 2:40 pm | ACT New Zealand
“New Zealand is becoming an economic backwater to Australia under Labour and we need real change to stem the tide of Kiwis fleeing our shores”, says ACT Leader David Seymour. “On just about every economic measure, Australia is winning the ... More >>
Fact Checking Megan Woods On Fuel Prices
Wednesday, 1 June 2022, 1:51 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Labour’s interventions into the petrol market have failed to ease cost pressures on everyday Kiwis, and its Ministers are spinning like crazy to distract from it,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Megan Woods claimed on Newstalk ZB this morning ... More >>
Government’s Response To Overdue PHARMAC Review Misses The Point
Wednesday, 1 June 2022, 11:26 am | ACT New Zealand
“Labour has finally been pressured into revealing the review into PHARMAC, but sadly their response shows they’re still focused on slicing up the health system based on race instead of need,” says ACT’s Health spokesperson Brooke van Velden. ... More >>
Potentially Unlawful Fair Pay Agreements Must Be Scrapped
Tuesday, 31 May 2022, 5:57 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Labour’s compulsory unionism Fair Pay Agreements have drawn the attention of the International Labour Organisation, they surely must go,” says ACT’s Small Business spokesperson Chris Baillie. “New Zealand will be investigated alongside ... More >>
Why Is She Here?
Tuesday, 31 May 2022, 3:20 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT’s Foreign Affairs spokesperson Brooke van Velden has today asked Nanaia Mahuta the question everyone wants answered, why are you here? “China has signed deals with several Pacific countries that cover policing, security and data communications ... More >>
Labour Has Overseen A Gun Crime Explosion
Tuesday, 31 May 2022, 3:11 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Violent gun crime statistics from NZ Police show that Labour’s approach of nurturing gangs and punishing responsible firearms owners has led to a massive increase in firearms-related offenses,” says ACT’s Justice spokesperson Nicole McKee. ... More >>
PM Out Of Touch On Crime And Guns
Tuesday, 31 May 2022, 10:05 am | ACT New Zealand
“While the Prime Minister is cosying up to left-wing talk show hosts and delivering speeches at elite universities about gun laws, Aucklanders are living in fear over gang shootings”, says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Jacinda Ardern is trotting the ... More >>
Productivity Commission Shows That Faafoi Is Still Asleep At The Wheel
Tuesday, 31 May 2022, 9:53 am | ACT New Zealand
“The Productivity Commission has released its final report into New Zealand’s immigration settings, and their findings yet again totally undermine Kris Faafoi’s ‘immigration rebalance’ and show that there’s no justification for the Minister’s ... More >>
Mahuta Questions Need Answers
Monday, 30 May 2022, 6:45 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The Government needs to answer questions about Nanaia Mahuta fully and swiftly”, says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Members of Nanaia Mahuta’s family have been appointed to working groups in areas for which the Minister has, or had, ministerial responsibility. ... More >>
Less Regulation Is The Answer
Monday, 30 May 2022, 3:53 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Labour seems to think that more regulation will fix our supermarket industry, but that’s exactly what the problem is,” says ACT’s Leader David Seymour. “An industry regulator, more codes of conduct, compulsory pricing, only Labour could ... More >>
Firearms Register Won’t Make Kiwis Safer
Monday, 30 May 2022, 3:25 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The Government’s firearms register won’t prevent gun crime and will cost Kiwis to create it,” says ACT’s Justice spokesperson Nicole McKee. “It was revealed this morning that an Australian software firm being investigated by the ... More >>
Government Putting Criminals Before Victims
Monday, 30 May 2022, 1:11 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The Government has turned its back on victims of serious crime with its attempt to repeal ACT’s Three Strikes Legislation, and the Greens are trying to get them to double down,” says ACT’s Justice spokesperson Nicole McKee. “It’s bad ... More >>
Prime Minister Should Visit Pacific
Monday, 30 May 2022, 1:10 pm | ACT New Zealand
“ACT is calling on the Prime Minister to show some leadership and step in for her MIA Foreign Affairs Minister by stopping in the Pacific on her way home,” says ACT’s Foreign Affairs spokesperson Brooke van Velden. “At the moment New Zealand ... More >>
NZ Letting Pacific Allies Down
Sunday, 29 May 2022, 1:09 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Foreign Affairs Minister Nanaia Mahuta needs to stop shirking her duty and go and support our allies in the Pacific,” says ACT’s Foreign Affairs spokesperson Brooke van Velden. “Australia’s new Foreign Affairs Minister was on the plane ... More >>
Landcorp Land Better Off With Kiwi Farmers
Sunday, 29 May 2022, 1:07 pm | ACT New Zealand
“State-owned enterprises shouldn’t be competing with Kiwi businesses, and there’s no greater example of this than Landcorp,” says ACT’s Primary Industries spokesperson Mark Cameron. “The Government has no business being in farming, it’s interfering ... More >>
Where Is The PHARMAC Review?
Saturday, 28 May 2022, 1:24 pm | ACT New Zealand
“It has been three months to the day since the Minister received the PHARMAC review, why is he still hiding it?” Asks ACT’s Health spokesperson Brooke van Velden. “The Minister received the report on 28 February, he has since shared it with the ... More >>
Secret Letter Shows Greens And Labour Both Hate Drivers
Friday, 27 May 2022, 1:48 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The release of the ‘secret letter’ from former Associate Transport Minister Julie-Anne Genter to Labour’s former Minister of Transport shows that Labour and the Greens are united in their viewpoint of making life impossible for drivers,” ... More >>
Damning Review Shows Lack Of Leadership At OT
Thursday, 26 May 2022, 11:32 am | ACT New Zealand
“Another damning review of Oranga Tamariki, this time around the mismanagement of a $60m sexual abuse programme, shows that Kelvin Davis is asleep at the wheel and failing our most vulnerable New Zealanders,” says ACT’s Children spokesperson ... More >>
Adrian Drops The R Word
Thursday, 26 May 2022, 10:36 am | ACT New Zealand
“Adrian Orr has today admitted there’s a risk of recession for New Zealand,” says ACT’s Associate Finance spokesperson Damien Smith. “Speaking to the Finance and Expenditure Select Committee, the Reserve Bank Governor wouldn’t explicitly ... More >>
Foreign Minister Forgets The Pacific
Thursday, 26 May 2022, 6:24 am | ACT New Zealand
“Reports that China will seek a deal with Pacific Islands covering policing, security and data communications cooperation next week is hugely concerning for New Zealand’s security and peace in the Pacific,” says ACT Deputy Leader and Foreign Affairs ... More >>
