Press Releases

“The ACT Party won’t stand by as the Government goes soft on our worst and most violent offenders, today we are launching a petition against the repeal,” says ACT’s Justice spokesperson Nicole McKee....

“The Government needs to scrap its anti-democratic bill that would add unelected representatives to the Canterbury Regional Council based on their race,” says ACT’s Local Government spokesperson Simon Court....

“The ACT Party is today calling on all political parties to support increasing Police numbers in line with the population,” says ACT’s Police spokesperson Chris Baillie....

“The Government should stop wasting people’s time and kill off their backwards Fair Pay Agreements Bill, because the next Government with ACT in it is going to get rid of them anyway,” ACT’s Small Business spokesperson Chris Baillie says....

“The delays in processing firearms licences have become so bad that the safety of New Zealanders is now being put at risk,” says ACT’s Firearms Law Reform spokesperson Nicole McKee...

“While gangs continue to run amuck endangering everyday Kiwis all across New Zealand, the Government is focused on repealing deterrents instead of cracking down on gangs,” says ACT’s Justice spokesperson Nicole McKee....

“The ACT Party is calling on Finance Minister Grant Robertson to spend the $7 billion he’s topped up the COVID Fund with on COVID related issues,” says ACT Leader David Seymour....

“It is grotesque political theatre to make people wait for the budget to get their medicines funded each year,” says ACT Health spokesperson Brooke van Velden....

“A website set up by the ACT Party to hear concerns about the Government’s new interest deductibility law change has shown just how damaging this policy will be to renters,” says ACT’s Housing spokesperson Brooke van Velden....

“Papers presented to Cabinet by Workplace Relations Minister Michael Wood showed he tried to inflict even more pain on Kiwi businesses, with a much higher proposed minimum wage increase,” says ACT’s Small Business spokesperson Chris Baillie....

"A new survey commissioned by Patient Voice Aotearoa shows the Labour Government must provide New Zealanders better access to the care and medicines they need to live a healthy life," says Brooke van Velden, ACT Deputy Leader and Health Spokesperson....

“As the World starts to get on top of COVID-19, New Zealand’s focus must turn to how the country will move from the emergency measures of closed borders and rolling lockdowns that come with an elimination strategy to preparing our...