Press Releases

“It’s crystal clear now that simply throwing more money at the problem doesn’t work,” says ACT Mental Health spokesperson Laura Trask in response to an RNZ investigation into youth mental health services.

“There is a strong chance that Labour has left New Zealanders with a recession for Christmas. Six years of borrowing, spending and printing has caught up and New Zealand households are paying the price,” says ACT’s Finance spokesperson Todd Stephenson.

“The Auditor General’s annual report on school spending is an eye-opening look at wasteful spending in school administration,” says ACT Education spokesperson Laura Trask.

"The public health lobbyists who gathered outside Parliament and ACT’s Epsom office today are woefully misguided," says ACT Health spokesperson Todd Stephenson.

“The return of the Reserve Bank to a single focus on price stability marks a major victory in ACT’s mission to tame the cost of living,” says ACT Finance spokesperson Todd Stephenson.

“The last thing we need from the Climate Change Commission is a rehash of the same meddling advice it gave the previous Government,” says ACT Climate Change spokesman Simon Court.

“ACT welcomes the resignation of any public officials who can’t bring themselves to implement the programme outlined by the elected Government,” says ACT’s Health and Public Service spokesperson Todd Stephenson in light of the resignation of Sir Collin Tukuitonga from a number of advisory roles.

“The Justice Minister’s decision not to reappoint Paul Hunt is a good start, but doesn’t go far enough to acknowledge the Human Rights Commission’s rot,” says ACT MP Todd Stephenson.

“The Human Rights Commission’s appointment of a second Chief Executive is just the latest example of a taxpayer-funded bureaucracy serving itself at the expense of delivery for New Zealanders,” says ACT MP Todd Stephenson.

“This morning protestors backed by Te Pāti Māori have attempted to block roads and disrupt the opening of Parliament and New Zealander’s lives just because they’re unhappy with the election result,” says ACT Leader David Seymour.

THE HAPS Parliament returns after a three-month hiatus. The Coalition Government has its work cut out removing bad laws such as so-called 'Fair Pay' Agreements and the Natural and Built Environments Act before they do any more damage. There is a palpable sense of relief as New Zealanders feel they have a government committed to doing essential things well instead of wasting time and money with quixotic boondoggles.

“The ACT Party’s coalition commitments will form a core part of the government’s first 100 days of office,” says ACT Leader David Seymour.