“News that the Government is spending more than $36 million on a job search platform for beneficiaries shows why ACT is needed to bring to government accountability for taxpayers,” says ACT’s Social Development spokesperson Karen Chhour. “There’s no reason this project even needs to exist, it is a classic case of a government department that ...
Every New Zealander under the age of 44 will be $100 a fortnight worse off from increase in age of superannuation $2 billion in cuts to lowest income households – sending more kids into poverty Over 300 mega landlords set to benefit from $1 million in tax cuts New evidence suggests Chinese buyers won’t be ...
In a landmark moment for animal welfare, both the Labour and National party leaders pledged to ban greyhound racing during last night’s 1News Leaders’ debate. In response to the question “should greyhound racing be banned,” Labour party leader Christopher Hipkins replied “Yes. It’s time,” and National party leader Christopher Luxon responded “Yes. There’s a review ...
They may not be old enough to have their votes officially counted, but children in Aotearoa are mirroring the latest polls by signalling a tight race between the Chrises. Preliminary results from 600 children who took part in Save the Children’s face-to-face children’s elections held at markets and schools across Tāmaki Makaurau, have Chris Hipkins ...
“Many who watched Episode 3 of Chris v Chris tonight will wonder who they can trust to bring some hope. ACT is the clear choice to change the Government, and change our country’s direction,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Many who watched Episode 3 of Chris v Chris tonight will wonder who they can trust ...
The new 2023 Lifetime Tax Report from the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union investigates the total lifetime tax burden paid by Kiwis in all income deciles. In doing so, we hope to start debate around the real cost of government crisis being faced by working families up and down the country. Through higher rates and bracket ...
“Chris Hipkins and Labour are spending the last 48 hours running a desperate campaign of fear and misleading New Zealanders about ACT’s position on Māori and the Treaty,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “This morning, Hipkins said: ‘[David Seymour] effectively wants to erase Māori from legislation, he wants to pretend the Treaty never happened.’ “By ...
Commenting on a series of information releases under the OIA which reveal that Te Whatu Ora is failing to address the Planned Care Taskforce’s recommendations for improvement made last October, Taxpayers’ Union Policy Adviser, James Ross, said: “Since the District Health Boards were disbanded by this Labour Government, New Zealand has had one of the ...
Labour’s failure to tackle inflation has seen food prices skyrocket by nearly 30 per cent under their watch, National’s Finance spokesperson Nicola Willis says. “New data out today shows that food prices are up 8 per cent in the year to September 30. In the six years Labour has been in government, food prices have ...
Brian Tamaki, Co-Leader of Freedoms NZ, passionately declares, “I was heartbroken to hear yesterday that 40 babies were beheaded in Israel at the hands of Hamas. These monsters committed a massacre. Elderly, toddlers, mothers, fathers were mutilated, raped, killed in their beds. The images of children’s beds soaked in blood are gut-wrenching. It’s atrocious that ...