Press Releases
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Free Press, 4 May 2021
Posted by Brooke van Velden · May 04, 2021 12:31 PM
Armed with only Parliament’s Standing Orders, Brooke van Velden has succeeded where nuclear powers have failed. She’s made Labour take a clear position on China. Either they will support her motion condemning genocide in Xinjian, or prevent it being debated,...
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Implementation unit an admission of failure
Posted by David Seymour · May 04, 2021 9:28 AM
“It turns out the Government has been announcing policies for four years and had nobody to implement them,” says ACT Leader David Seymour....
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Cooks travel bubble almost a year too late
Posted by David Seymour · May 03, 2021 10:55 AM
“The Prime Minister’s paternalism of the Cook Islands has caused economic and emotional harm to our Pacific neighbours that will take years to fix,” says ACT Leader David Seymour....
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PHARMAC cancer decision shows why funding review needed
Posted by Brooke van Velden · May 03, 2021 9:24 AM
“Depriving children of cancer drugs shows exactly why we need a funding review into PHARMAC,” says ACT’s Health spokesperson Brooke van Velden....
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Carmel Sepuloni punishes future generations with benefit rise
Posted by Karen Chhour · May 02, 2021 9:28 AM
“Carmel Sepuloni seems intent on punishing future generations with her plans to raise benefits by a further $57 a week by 2023,” says ACT’s Social Development spokesperson Karen Chhour....
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Greens' co-leader coddles the Mob
Posted by Nicole McKee · May 02, 2021 9:03 AM
“The Greens’ co-leader’s coddling of violent gang members is a kick in the guts for victims of the Mob,” says ACT’s Justice spokesperson Nicole McKee....
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Wellington bureaucrats could learn from soda and sammies
Posted by Brooke van Velden · May 01, 2021 4:21 PM
“Our Wellington bureaucrats could learn a thing or two from Amazon on how to avoid largess, especially when taxpayer money is at stake,” says ACT’s Deputy Leader Brooke van Velden....
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Won’t somebody please think of the children?
Posted by Karen Chhour · April 30, 2021 1:02 PM
“The Waitangi Tribunal has completely missed the point with its review into Oranga Tamariki,” says ACT’s spokesperson for Children Karen Chhour....
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PHARMAC funding needs to be reviewed
Posted by Brooke van Velden · April 29, 2021 7:24 PM
“PHARMAC’s funding shortfall of $400 million proves the funding model needs to be reviewed,” says ACT Health spokesperson Brooke van Velden....
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Housing loans will fuel crisis
Posted by Brooke van Velden · April 29, 2021 12:21 PM
“Labour’s changes to housing loan schemes ignore basic economics and will further fuel the housing crisis,” says ACT’s Housing Spokesperson Brooke van Velden....
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New taxes and compulsory land acquisition aren’t the answers
Posted by Brooke van Velden · April 29, 2021 12:13 PM
“A new ‘stamp duty’ proposed by Treasury is not the answer to the housing crisis” says ACT’s Housing spokesperson Brooke van Velden....
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Labour’s Renter’s Tax confirmed
Posted by Brooke van Velden · April 29, 2021 11:59 AM
“The official advice the Government got on interest deductibility changes backs up the many stories ACT is hearing from landlords and the experts,” says ACT’s Housing Spokesperson Brooke van Velden....