Press Release – ACT New ZealandACT will put New Zealand on a pathway to close the 7 per cent medicines gap with Australia. “When it comes to making a policy promise on medicines funding, I know they can’t be made lightly, and they must be achievable. It’s a clear and simple idea that will close our medicines funding gap with Australia. “ACT will put New Zealand on a pathway to close the 7 per cent medicines gap with Australia. The problem is that governments have forced it to deliver first-world healthcare on a second-rate medicines budget.