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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

Brooke van Velden becomes Act’s star turn

After turning the deep blue Tāmaki seat pink this weekend, Brooke van Velden is looming as the Act Party’s next leader.

Newsroom.co.nz

Seymour finds common ground in Hawkes Bay

If there’s one politician who can move seamlessly from an upmarket women’s clothing store to a dimly-lit bar with a dozen televisions blasting the horse racing, to a famers market, it’s David Seymour. Emma Hatton reports on his 24 hours in Hastings.

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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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Act confident it will woo National on gun reform

The Act Party says it will fight to have the firearms registry shut down with its spokesperson Nicole McKee sure once National hears the case against it it will be persuaded to take a second look.

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A country for old men

Winston Peters plays to his strengths in the Act Party heartland of Remuera, less than 24 hours after calling its local MP his “imitator”

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Raw Politics: What pricked Act's bubble?

This week on the Raw Politics podcast: Who to believe over the state of the nation's books, and what's eating the Act Party?

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The Sure Things: Act’s Laura Trask would kill off red tape 'overkill'

By dint of a high list placement or being catapaulted into a safe seat, new faces will head to Wellington after October 14’s election. They're the sure things. In the latest part of this occasional series, David Williams talks to Laura Trask, number 10 on the Act Party list.

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Sir Roger Douglas' nephew bets business on big Act win

Despite his uncle's doubts, the Act Party’s number 16 candidate is so sure his party will turn out more MPs than ever, he’s already put his Hawkes Bay business up for sale, reports Emma Hatton

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Win some, lose some in Epsom

Six candidates are campaigning in New Zealand’s smallest electorate, despite it being an Act Party stronghold for nearly 20 years

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Act deputy's moonshot bid for National's crown jewel

The Act Party deputy leader wants to take over one of National's bluest and safest seats in Parliament, and is shaking up local politics in Auckland's east, writes Tim Murphy

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Seymour on battling ‘astonishingly prepared’ Govt

In an end-of-year sit down with Newsroom, ACT Party leader David Seymour discusses the difficulties of opposing the Government's agenda.

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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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Co-governance work put on ice

The Māori Development Minister is putting the brakes on co-governance work while National is still unsure how it will meet the United Nations declaration commitments it signed up to more than a decade ago.

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ACT, Greens want end to 'obsolete' role of Leader of the Opposition

Minor parties to advocate for the abolition of the job in the upcoming Standing Orders review.

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Seymour takes aim at those not debating serious policy

If the GST on KiwiSaver debate is anything to go by, David Seymour says he is deeply sceptical about the country’s ability to have a serious policy debate at next year’s election

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