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Playful or harmful? David Seymour’s posts raise questions about what’s OK to say online

Deputy Prime Minister and ACT Party leader David Seymour says he is being “playful” and having “fun” with his “Victim of the Day” social media posts, targeting opponents of his Regulatory Standards Bill.

The Conversation

Fourth time lucky? ACT’s regulatory standards law may finally pass, despite Treaty and legal doubts

With the ACT Party’s Regulatory Standards Bill now before the Finance and Expenditure Committee, having passed its first reading in parliament last week, parallels with the now abandoned Treaty Principles Bill have already been drawn.

The Conversation

10 reasons why banning social media for New Zealanders under 16 is a bad idea – and will affect adults too

Government coalition partners National and Act are at odds over proposed restrictions on social media use by New Zealanders aged 16 and under.

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Controversial bill that sparked Maori rights protests heavily defeated in New Zealand parliament

Lawmakers break into Maori song after bill is ‘absolutely annihilated’

The Independent UK

Land of opportunity or bicultural nation? Twin visions of national identity face off over the Treaty principles

The controversial Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi Bill is being presented by its architect, ACT Party leader David Seymour, primarily as a matter of lawmaking – a clarification through legislation.

The Conversation

Thousands March To New Zealand's Parliament In Maori Rights Protest

Booming Indigenous Maori "haka" chants rang out across New Zealand's capital on Tuesday, as thousands rallied against a conservative proposal accused of stoking racial divisions.

International Business Times

Rewriting history: how the Treaty ‘principles’ evolved and why they don’t stand up to scrutiny

ACT Party leader David Seymour has said the goal of his Treaty Principles Bill is to stimulate an overdue conversation on te Tiriti o Waitangi/Treaty of Waitangi. At that level at least he has succeeded.

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Thousands protest Indigenous policies of New Zealand government as lawmakers are sworn in

Thousands of protesters have rallied against the New Zealand government’s Indigenous policies as the Parliament convened for the first time since October elections

The Independent UK

New Zealand in limbo one month after election as government coalition negotiations drag on

Incoming PM Christopher Luxon must bring together the libertarian Act party and populist New Zealand First, parties that have major differences

The Guardian - AU

Bumpy roads ahead: New Zealand’s incoming PM set to lead a three-headed, ‘anti-woke’ government

Final results from last month’s election confirm the right-wing National Party will need to partner with the ACT Party and NZ First to form government

The Guardian - AU

The battle for NZ’s farming heartland: Groundswell, ACT and the changing face of rural politics

Andrew Hoggard’s resignation in May as president of Federated Farmers, followed swiftly by his appearance high on the ACT Party’s candidate list, might have seemed seem like just another of the election’s minor subplots.

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NZ Parliament Has Passed Legislation That Will Prevent Future Generations From Buying Cigarettes

The country wants to be completely smoke-free by 2025.

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