Press Release: ACT Party “A report that half of district health boards could prioritise Maori and Pasifika patients for some elective surgeries shows just how skewed the Government’s health priorities are,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “We’re in the middle of a public health crisis and the Labour
Press Release: ACT Party “The Government’s free pass for Hollywood filmmakers at the border is an insult to working New Zealanders,” according to ACT Leader David Seymour. “Economic Development Minister Phil Twyford has caved in and allowed more film crews to enter the country after productions threatened to pull
Press Release: ACT Party “Advertising by Tourism South Australia on New Zealand television shows the gulf in proactiveness between New Zealand and Australia when it comes to getting the economy restarted,” according to ACT Leader David Seymour. “While Tourism New Zealand cries ‘do something, New Zealand,’ and says it is
Press Release: ACT Party “While the Government continues to restrict the size of social gatherings to 100, today’s protesters must play by same rules as the rest of us,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “ACT believes New Zealand should be at Level 1 now, restrictions on the size of
Press Release: ACT Party “A wave of economic destruction is approaching the country, and, with just one active COVID-19 case remaining, the Prime Minister must explain why she continues to wait to ease remaining restrictions on the economy,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Stats NZ said on Thursday that
Press Release: Stop the War on Tenancies Since any promises made by former National Party leader Simon Bridges are effectively void, the new leader, Todd Muller, should tell New Zealand’s 290,000 residential rental property owners whether he supports Labour’s disastrous experiments or whether he intends to restore
Press Release: Sporting Hunters’ Outdoor Trust Wallabies given a dishonourable mention in government’s recent budget as a pest needing money to combat them, could be earning valuable local and export dollars money by way of meat and hides says a hunters’ environmental advocacy the Sporting Hunters Outdoor Trust. The
Press Release: Act Party “The Government should delay an increase in road user charges scheduled for 1 July this year,” according to ACT Leader David Seymour. “This tax increase will affect tradies, truckies, courier drivers, delivery vehicles – basically any business that uses a diesel-powered vehicle. The impact will be
Press Release: ACT Party “Labour and Jacinda Ardern are undermining this year’s election by keeping New Zealand at Alert Level 2 for another month,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Keeping New Zealanders at Level 2 for at least another month is self-serving. “We are now just 103 days
Todd Muller National Party Leader The past few months, our country has made many sacrifices. You have made many sacrifices. You have put a lot on the line to get us through this crisis. Now, we must begin taking another step forward together, with confidence. The confidence to rebuild our
Press Release: ACT Party “ACT is thrilled to see Jenny Salesa promising to reduce regulatory burden on small detached buildings,” according to ACT Leader David Seymour. “Salesa is one of the worst-performing Ministers. It took her two years to ban kids from vaping, then introduced legislation that did more
The Forest Owners Association says the industry anticipates an unacceptable and pointless bureaucratic cost to all parts of the forest industry if the Forests (Regulation of Log Traders and Forestry Advisers) Amendment Bill becomes law. The bill was introduced into Parliament on the 14th of May and will go to
Press Release: ACT Party “The Government’s phased introduction of Alert Level 2 will be welcomed by New Zealanders who want to get back to normality, but the lack of clarity for business means that, once again, the country is ready before the Government”, according to ACT Leader David Seymour.
Press Release: ACT Party * Balancing the books: Back in surplus in four years while delivering $3.1 billion of tax cuts. * A wealthier country: Less debt, lower taxes, higher growth and incomes. * Safety from future pandemics: $816 million over three years for border security, research and PPE. * Getting Kiwis back
Press Release: Green Party The Green Party says New Zealanders now have a clear vision of how a safe, regulated cannabis market would work in Aotearoa, with the release of the final version of the Cannabis Legalisation and Control Bill. The bill is one of two referendums being voted on
Press Release: NZ Council Of Licensed Firearms Owners In a time when the Christchurch shootings and the COVID-19 pandemic have allowed the Government to take the opportunity to increase its power, a case in the Wellington High Court today will test the Government’s right to ban property without
