Tag: crown_debt

Seymour Slams Hipkins' Pay Equity Promise as Unfunded

29 Sep 2026 1:01 p.m. · Source: ACT New Zealand

ACT Leader David Seymour says Chris Hipkins' promise to restore Labour's pay equity regime is unfunded, citing Treasury's $10.9 billion four-year cost estimate and $24.8 million daily debt interest.

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Seymour: 0.2% GDP Growth Welcome But 'Not Enough'

17 Sep 2026 7:10 p.m. · Source: ACT New Zealand

ACT Leader David Seymour says June quarter GDP growth of 0.2 per cent is good news, but warns New Zealand must go further and faster to balance the books and cut debt.

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