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Hate Speech Laws Need To Be Ruled Out
Monday, 13 June 2022, 4:12 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The Prime Minister has today confirmed the Government’s divisive and dangerous hate speech laws are still on their agenda,” says ACT’s Justice spokesperson Nicole McKee. “Hate speech laws are divisive and dangerous, turning debate into ... More >>
Major Reshuffle Shows Lack Of Talent
Monday, 13 June 2022, 3:33 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The Prime Minister’s major reshuffle of Cabinet has shuffled the deck chairs but the underlying problem is a lack of talent and good policy,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “ACT welcomes the departure of Poto Williams as Police Minister, ... More >>
Trevor Leaving Early For Knighthood Of Shame
Monday, 13 June 2022, 3:13 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The ACT Party predicts that Trevor Mallard will vacate the Speaker’s chair so he can be awarded the Knighthood he wouldn’t get from the next Government,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Mallard knew he was a dead duck waddling. He took ... More >>
Deck Chairs On Titanic Reshuffled
Monday, 13 June 2022, 10:41 am | ACT New Zealand
“The Prime Minister is reshuffling deckchairs on the Titanic. This Government has collided with the iceberg of reality and it’s going down not just because of the faces in Cabinet, but because of its policies and its direction,” says ACT ... More >>
D Day for Trevor Trump
Monday, 13 June 2022, 10:20 am | ACT New Zealand
“With the Prime Minister announcing a reshuffle today, she should use this opportunity to confirm she has lost confidence in Trevor Mallard, the Donald Trump of New Zealand politics” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “The problem with Donald Trump is that ... More >>
Farcical Pre-departure Rules Locking Kiwis Out
Monday, 13 June 2022, 9:44 am | ACT New Zealand
“The Government’s command and control over our lives has gone on long enough and it’s time for Jacinda to give up her vice-like grip and let us get on with our lives,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Kiwis are being denied entry into ... More >>
BOP Councils Would Get $79 Million Under ACT’s Policy
Sunday, 12 June 2022, 1:52 pm | ACT New Zealand
“ACT’s GST sharing scheme would see Bay of Plenty Councils better off by approximately $79 million,” says ACT’s Tauranga candidate Cameron Luxton. “ACT’s GST-sharing scheme is designed support local development enabling infrastructure, councils that ... More >>
Cameron Luxton Shows Up The Other Candidates In TV Debates
Sunday, 12 June 2022, 1:24 pm | ACT New Zealand
Cameron Luxton is the clear winner of two televised debates for candidates in the Tauranga by-election. The debates took place on both Newshub Nation on Thursday evening and Q+A on Sunday morning. Cameron was the standout candidate across both. “Cameron ... More >>
ACT Welcomes National’s Support For Gang Policy
Saturday, 11 June 2022, 1:32 pm | ACT New Zealand
“ACT is pleased to see National is supporting ACT’s policy of non-consorting laws for gang members,” says ACT's Justice spokesperson Nicole McKee. “Under our Gang Control Orders, Police would be able to apply to the courts for an injunction ... More >>
Labour Fails First Home Buyers
Friday, 10 June 2022, 9:29 am | ACT New Zealand
“The steady decline in Kiwis securing First Home Grants shows the abject failure of Labour’s housing policy,” says ACT’s Housing spokesperson Brooke van Velden. “There has been a 60 per cent drop in First Home Grant approvals in the first quarter ... More >>
Tinetti Wants To “Work With The Gangs”
Friday, 10 June 2022, 5:42 am | ACT New Zealand
“Cabinet Minister and Tauranga candidate Jan Tinetti has tonight shown Labour’s true colours when she conceded she wants to “work with the gangs” says ACT’s Tauranga candidate Cameron Luxton. “In the first televised candidates debate, Tinetti ... More >>
SNA Land Grab Back On The Agenda
Thursday, 9 June 2022, 7:09 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Private property rights are under threat with Significant Natural Areas (SNAs) back on the agenda,” says ACT’s Primary Industries spokesperson Mark Cameron. “James Shaw today released the National Policy Statement for Indigenous Biodiversity ... More >>
CCCFA Still A Handbrake
Thursday, 9 June 2022, 4:38 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Five months since I wrote to the Finance and Expenditure Committee requesting an inquiry in to the effects of the CCCFA changes into lending, the Government has still not solved the problem,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “People in the ... More >>
Govt Steaming Ahead With Divisive Three Waters
Thursday, 9 June 2022, 4:31 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The Government has ignored everyday Kiwis and their valid criticisms of Three Waters and is steamrolling through more legislation today,” says ACT’s Local Government spokesperson Simon Court says. “ACT has made a commitment – if Labour ... More >>
Government Gets A ‘Not Achieved’ For Truancy Goal
Thursday, 9 June 2022, 3:55 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The Government’s new goal to tackle truancy of 70 per cent attendance by 2024 is spectacularly unambitious and speaks volumes about our declining education system,” says ACT’s Education spokesperson Chris Baillie. “The Government has given themselves ... More >>
Journey Planner Part Of Labour’s Route To Recession
Thursday, 9 June 2022, 2:30 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The New Zealand Transport Agency should stop wasting taxpayers’ money trying to create their own bargain bin Google Maps and worry about fixing roads instead,” says ACT’s Transport spokesperson Simon Court. “Seventeen years after Google ... More >>
Gun Register A Shopping List For Criminals
Wednesday, 8 June 2022, 3:15 pm | ACT New Zealand
“How are we meant to trust Poto Williams with an entire firearms register when she’s already failing to look after licensed firearm owners’ information?” Asks ACT’s Justice spokesperson Nicole McKee. “When questioned in Parliament, ... More >>
Pharmac Joins ACT’s Call For A Medicines Strategy
Wednesday, 8 June 2022, 1:39 pm | ACT New Zealand
“It appears that everyone wants a dedicated Medicines Strategy apart from Andrew Little, who is too focussed on slicing up the health system based on race instead of need,” says ACT’s Health spokesperson Brooke van Velden. “Pharmac's Chief ... More >>
Mallard Must Go
Wednesday, 8 June 2022, 1:34 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The Mallard hunting season came to an end last weekend but there’s one more Mallard that still needs to go,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Parliament is too important an institution to have someone leading it who New Zealanders don’t ... More >>
Labour’s Obsession With Co-governance Continues
Wednesday, 8 June 2022, 11:35 am | ACT New Zealand
“The Government needs to scrap its anti-democratic bill that would add unelected representatives to the Canterbury Regional Council based on their race,” says ACT’s Local Government spokesperson Simon Court. “The Canterbury Regional Council (Ngāi ... More >>
