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Should NZ ditch public holidays? David Seymour open to idea
Should New Zealand do away with public holidays and just let Kiwis decide when to have a break?
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Seymour on strikes, inflation, high performance sport schools
Deputy Prime Minister David Seymour talks public service strikes and government spending priorities Audio
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ACT's David Seymour defends vetting after candidate controversies
ACT is in damage control after candidates were revealed to have made inflammatory posts on social media.
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ACT may have to walk back promises after state of govt books
If he's finance minister David Seymour's pledging to work "tightly" with the "nats" to deliver on tax policy. But the ACT leader concedes his party will probably have to scale back its tax relief… Video, Audio
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'Easy to focus on the outliers': Seymour defends school lunch programme
Some principals are reporting major problems with the revamped school lunch scheme - including late meals and ham in halal lunches. Audio
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Education Minister's school lunches meeting with Seymour delayed - again
The Education Minister and the Associate Education Minister have once again had to reschedule a meeting to discuss the school lunch programme, due to a diary clash.
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ACT Party against blanket Parliament trespass
The former Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters is planning to seek a judicial review of the decision to trespass him from Parliament.
The New Zealand First leader is among several high-profile… Audio
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Luxon tells off Seymour over letter to United Nations
"I've just made it clear that I expect Winston Peters to be the person that engages with the UN," the prime minister told reporters.
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Foreign investment rules to be loosened, Seymour announces
The Associate Minister of Finance says changes to foreign investment laws, to be passed before the end of 2025.
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Ex-whaling lobbyist one of those Seymour spoke to on protest
Checkpoint has been trying to reach some of the protest intermediaries who met Act leader David Seymour to discuss what he called a "mature de-escalation" of the stand-off at Parliament.
Checkpoint… Video, Audio
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School lunch pies 'a celebration', David Seymour says
The associate education minister says "next week it'll be back to business as usual".
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Act Party prefers Bill English as new Prime Minister
Act leader David Seymour says he was surprised but also understand why John Key would want to spend more time with his family. Pressed on who should be leader, David Seymour praises Bill English. He… Audio
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Deputy PM on changes to NCEA
Deputy Prime Minister David Seymour talks changes to the NCEA system Audio
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Seymour announces details of early childhood review
The ACT leader has announced what will and won't be covered, and set a deadline.
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ACT wields 'disproportionate' influence, Seymour says
ACT's leader says his party has an outsized say in government, but the Prime Minister says he "wouldn't describe it that way". Audio
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Act welcomes signal from English to National voters
Act Party leader David Seymour says he will have failed if he's once again the party's only MP after the elections. Audio
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MPs' pay freeze: Seymour agrees with PM for first time
The Act Party leader, David Seymour, says for the first time ever he agrees with the Prime Minister after she moved to freeze MPs pay for a year. Jacinda Ardern announced last night MPs would not be… Audio
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Deputy Prime Minister on FENZ funding
Deputy Prime Minister David Seymour talks the big political issues of the week - beginning with the troubled state of our nation's fire-trucks Audio
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ACT says compensation system needs total overhaul
Audio 3 Aug 2016The Act Party leader David Seymour says the way compensation cases are handled needs a complete overhaul. David Seymour and Law Professor Andrew Geddis tell Morning Report reform is needed. Audio
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Stop 'lazily categorising people by race' - Seymour
The ACT leader rails against "lazily looking at everyone through the lens of race" in latest episode of RNZ's new in depth interview show.
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Ministry gets 'enormous amounts' of calls, emails over play sand contamination
David Seymour says several hundred schools and childhood centres have contacted the Ministry of Education after the discovery of asbestos in a range of coloured play sand. Audio
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Where next for Regulatory Standards Bill?
Anaylsis: Critics of David Seymour's controversial bill are in for disappointment.
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Seymour's hapū requests he not attend Waitangi events
In a letter sent to the ACT Party Leader, Ngāti Rēhia said the Treaty Principles Bill was "divisive."
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NZ Initiative 'absolutely delighted' Seymour wants to slash ministerial line-up
Seymour has criticised the ministerial line-up as looking "bloated" and full of meaningless titles. Audio
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Hot mic catches Ardern calling Seymour an 'arrogant prick'
The Prime Minister's been caught calling ACT leader David Seymour an "arrogant prick" in the House this afternoon. Jacinda Ardern quickly apologised - and David Seymour accepted, wishing her a merry… Audio
