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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 >>
Interest Rate Rises Compound Cost Of Living Crisis
Wednesday, 25 May 2022, 2:33 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Today’s hike in mortgage interest rates is driven by Labour’s spending spree, and heaps even more pain on Kiwis struggling with a cost of living crisis,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Adrian Orr told the Government he needed ‘more targeted ... More >>
Time For Action On Gangs
Wednesday, 25 May 2022, 9:33 am | ACT New Zealand
“A gang fuelled crime wave in Auckland that’s seen five drive by shootings over the weekend and a further seven at homes in South Auckland overnight shows we need urgent action on gangs,” says ACT’s Justice spokesperson Nicole McKee. “Once ... More >>
Give Us The Green Light
Tuesday, 24 May 2022, 11:28 am | ACT New Zealand
“The Government should just show us the green light and let us get on with our lives,” ACT’s Leader David Seymour says. “The Traffic Light system that currently exists by virtue of the COVID Response Act is totally redundant. The Government dismantled ... More >>
Closed Border Heaps Pressure On Kiwi Households
Monday, 23 May 2022, 11:11 am | ACT New Zealand
“With interest rates set to undergo another hike this week, the pressure being heaped on Kiwi households is close to breaking point,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “The Government’s mismanagement of the border and unworkable isolation periods ... More >>
New Australian Govt A Chance For ANZAC Reset
Sunday, 22 May 2022, 1:43 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The ACT Party sends its congratulation to new Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and hopes Jacinda Ardern and Nanaia Mahuta will use this opportunity to reset New Zealand’s ANZAC relationship,” says ACT’s Foreign Affairs spokesperson ... More >>
More Than Two Coroners Needed To Address Backlog
Friday, 20 May 2022, 6:24 pm | ACT New Zealand
Parliament passed a Bill under urgency to increase the cap on the number of coroners in New Zealand from 20 to 22 full time equivalents (FTEs) but ACT’s Justice Spokesperson Nicole McKee says that won’t address the rising backlog of coroner cases needing ... More >>
More Than Two Coroners Needed To Address Backlog
Friday, 20 May 2022, 6:23 pm | ACT New Zealand
Parliament passed a Bill under urgency to increase the cap on the number of coroners in New Zealand from 20 to 22 full time equivalents (FTEs) but ACT’s Justice Spokesperson Nicole McKee says that won’t address the rising backlog of coroner cases needing ... More >>
Labour Creating An Unfair Playing Field For Hard Working Kiwis
Friday, 20 May 2022, 11:41 am | ACT New Zealand
“Labour is continuing to incentivise welfare and punish hard work, with advice provided to the Government on their income insurance scheme warning of increased unemployment and disincentives to work,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Advice ... More >>
Corporates Creaming It In Brain Drain Budget
Friday, 20 May 2022, 10:58 am | ACT New Zealand
“Labour’s Brain Drain Budget is more focused on improving the wellbeing of corporate fat cats than helping everyday New Zealanders,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Film subsidies were allocated almost half a billion dollars in contingencies, ... More >>
