Press Releases

Speech: Andrew Hoggard Real Change Now, SkyCity Theatre, 4 June 2023

Speech: Mark Cameron Real Change Now, SkyCity Theatre, 4 June 2023

Speech: Karen Chhour Real Change Now, SkyCity Theatre, 4 June 2023

Speech: Brooke van Velden Real Change Now, SkyCity Theatre, 4 June 2023

Speech: David Seymour, A Time for Truth Real Change Now, SkyCity Theatre, 4 June 2023

- New Minister and Ministry of Regulation to police red tape and hold Ministers and departments accountable - Regulatory Standards Bill to require regulation meets good lawmaking principles - Strong enforcement mechanisms to police new and existing regulations

Over 600 people crammed into the SkyCity Theatre today to demand real change as ACT MPs and candidates outlined a fresh vision for New Zealand. “The size of this crowd, and the enthusiasm they showed for ACT’s people and policies, shows that this is a country crying out for real change,” said ACT Leader David Seymour.

ACT defeated the Government’s first attempt to introduce hate speech laws and we’ll kill off hate speech laws 2.0. “This afternoon, the Department of Internal Affairs began to do Labour’s bidding for new hate speech laws after Andrew Little, Kris Faafoi, and Kiri Allan failed to convince voters they were a good idea. ACT will continue to fight them and we will win again”, says ACT Leader David Seymour.

“ACT can reveal that Te Whatu Ora turned up to negotiations with the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists unable to make a pay offer because they had not been told how much they could afford to pay,” said ACT Deputy Leader and Health Spokesperson Brooke van Velden.

“Without any notice at all, butchers have been designated hospitality workers and will be unionised by stealth under the latest ‘Fair Pay’ Agreement”, says ACT Leader David Seymour. “At a time when New Zealanders are already doing it tough, small businesses up and down the country have a new bureaucratic hoop to jump through.

“Today in Parliament, ACT flushed out Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor’s plans for a new tax on farmers and managed to kill it”, says ACT MP Mark Cameron. “O’Connor confirmed he’d been working on a new tax on nitrogenous fertiliser and that farmers had told him they didn’t want it.

"The Labour Government is floundering, unable to tackle any of the issues facing New Zealand," said ACT Leader David Seymour. "The country needs a fresh new approach and the Real Change that only ACT can deliver."