Hon Brooke van Velden Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety Legislation to repeal Fair Pay Agreements passed its third reading in Parliament today, achieving an early milestone in the Government’s 100-day plan. We have moved quickly, as the public expects us to do, to implement one of our 100-day
Brooke van Velden ACT Deputy Leader and Health spokesperson Associate Health Minister Willow-Jean Prime was blissfully unaware of her own policy when I asked her about it in Parliament Wednesday. Thursday she corrected her answers and admitted that pregnant mothers are receiving $50 prezzy cards purely because of their race.
Brooke van Velden ACT Housing spokesperson The ACT Party is proud to have forced the government into evening the playing field for private landlords. Until very recently Labour insisted that Kainga Ora homes would meet the Healthy Homes standards on schedule. Last week ACT obtained information that Labour was set
Brooke van Velden ACT Deputy Leader and Housing spokesperson Councils up and down the country are lashing out at the Labour/National housing deal, with the Christchurch City Council the latest to stand up to the law. The Christchurch City Council has just voted against applying the density rules – meaning
Brooke van Velden ACT Deputy Leader Jacinda Ardern’s government has shed the ‘kindness’ image and has again shown it is willing to spread misinformation and throw women under the bus to cover its tracks. Once again Labour has been caught out. Chris Hipkins spread misinformation about Charlotte Bellis’ circumstances,
Brooke van Velden ACT Deputy Leader The incompetence of the Labour Government was clear for all to see Sunday evening on 1News with the appointment of someone to a critical role without even checking his CV. There is nothing more important than the protection of vulnerable children. And yet Matthew
Brooke van Velden ACT Health spokesperson ACT is calling on the new COVID-19 Minister to remove the broad vaccination mandates on health workers. Workforce shortages are having a huge detrimental impact across the health sector and vaccination mandates, alongside unworkable isolation requirements, are major reasons for this. Emergency departments are
Brooke van Velden ACT Housing spokesperson The steady decline in Kiwis securing First Home Grants shows the abject failure of Labour’s housing policy. There has been a 60 per cent drop in First Home Grant approvals in the first quarter of 2022, this is because the Government’s policies
Brooke van Velden ACT Deputy Leader and Housing spokesperson The National Party’s capital gains tax is causing stress and uncertainty for families and it needs to go. Stuff this morning reported the plight of the Spenceley family who have been forced to sell their home due to a health
Brooke van Velden ACT Housing spokesperson and Deputy Leader. Labour’s economic illiteracy has plumbed new depths with Poto Williams reportedly considering rent controls. It’s a crazy plan, even by Labour’s standards. Rent controls have been famously described as the most effective way to destroy a city except
Brooke van Velden ACT Deputy Leader and Health spokesperson The arrogance of the Labour Government has reached new heights with Associate Health Minister Ayesha Verrall saying the number of postponed breast cancer surgeries due to COVID-19 is “not in the public interest.” The Ministry of Health does not hold the
Brooke van Velden ACT Deputy Leader and Health spokesperson This morning I accepted a petition signed by more than 10,000 people calling for urgent action on breast screening. Lockdowns have taken a massive toll on New Zealanders. We have repeatedly heard about the public health response to COVID, but
Brooke van Velden ACT Deputy Leader and Health spokesperson The ACT Party has secured an Urgent Debate in Parliament about the deaths of New Zealanders who were isolating at home with COVID-19. This debate is not about politics – it’s about people, lives have been lost and more are at
Brooke van Velden ACT Deputy Leader and Health spokesperson Health Minister Andrew Little yesterday confirmed that almost half of all COVID positive patients isolating at home have not been given pulse oximeters. Until questioned by ACT in Parliament yesterday, the Government has been unable to say whether all COVID positive
Brooke van Velden ACT Deputy Leader and Health spokesperson The ACT Party says today’s decision to give 300 MIQ spaces to health care workers is months too late and they should be able to self-isolate. Health care professionals, who are double vaccinated and have tested negative to COVID, are
Brooke van Velden ACT Deputy Leader and Housing spokesperson With over 100,000 new residents potentially joining the first home buyer market, expect to see the housing market continue to go crazy. Thousands of migrants on temporary work visas will be fast-tracked for residency after a major immigration policy announcement
