David Seymour
David Seymour prepared to work with Winston Peters in cabinet
Act leader, David Seymour speaks to Lisa Owen. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6340407548112 Video, Audio
David Seymour says ACT is open to working with NZ First
National has already begun negotiations with its potential coalition parties, despite the final election results still being almost three weeks away.
Based on preliminary results National and ACT… Audio
Long time red seats flip blue, we head to Mt Roskill, Tamaki
Electorates across the motu have slipped from Labour, after an overwhelming majority ticked anything but red at the polls. Auckland's Mt Roskill is - arguably - the most shocking flip where Labour's… Audio
Final day of campaigning before polls close tomorrow night
Friday is the final day of campaigning for the 2023 election.
Voting closes Saturday evening at 7, then the counting begins and a new government will eventually be formed.
National Party leader… Audio
ACT: change of govt will mean no increase to cost of living
Nearly a million Kiwis have already voted with just over 24 hours to go before the the polls close tomorrow. And joining Nathan Rarere for our final political chat before the election is ACT leader… Audio
ACT support dropping in polls as election day nears
It's the final countdown to election day, but the latest three polls indicate even after election night there will still be plenty to discuss before a government can be formed.
In the NZ Herald's… Audio
ACT rejects suggestions they are engaging in anti-Māori rhetoric
The ACT and National parties are rejecting any suggestion they have engaged in anti-Māori rhetoric or race-baiting, with many parties experiencing an increase in aggressive behaviour towards their… Audio
Episode 21: An extended interview with ACT leader David Seymour
In an extended interview, ACT leader David Seymour discusses whakapapa, te tiriti, co-governance, and his vision for Aotearoa. Video, Audio
ACT says working with NZ First is not their preference but won't rule it out
National leader Christopher Luxon has confirmed he will work with New Zealand First after the election, if necessary.
In a social media video released Monday morning, Luxon expressed his strong… Audio
Grilled with ACT leader David Seymour
If the ACT Leader had a recipe for governing New Zealand, it would start with cutting off most of the fat, but it's a different story for his oily carnivorous go-to dish. In RNZ's new political… Audio
Grilled | Episode 3: David Seymour
ACT leader David Seymour offers up his recipe for Aotearoa with a simple three-step chicken dish – but it might take a little longer to cook up than first thought. Video
The challenge of vetting political candidates in New Zealand
With less than a month to go until New Zealand goes to the polls, the selection of party candidates and the quality of background checks is once again in the spotlight. It comes after a number of… Audio
ACT party campaign launch overshadowed by protestors
The ACT Party's glitzy campaign launch was overshadowed by a moustachioed protestor who snuck into the event - incognito - at the weekend.
More than 500 people gathered in Auckland's Civic Theatre… Audio
Grilled with Charlotte Cook | Trailer
The leaders of ACT, the Greens, Labour, and National face Midday Report’s Charlotte Cook, who grills them over policies, technique in the kitchen, and how they got into politics. Video
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
ACT wants to put more criminals behind bars
The ACT party wants to increase the prison population back to the 10,000 inmate record from 2017 as part of its law and order package. The policy includes a billion dollars to increase capacity by 500… Audio
ACT announces it will prioritise productivity over all else
The ACT Party has announced it will prioritise productivity over everything else, if elected.
ACT leader David Seymour has unveiled a policy that would set a target for New Zealand to be one of the… Audio
Finger pistols at 2pm: photos from a week of Question Time
The election looms over Parliament’s debating chamber and as it nears the behaviour of MPs is amplified, especially in Question Time. We have a week of photos from above and from down amongst it.
ACT's David Seymour on the week in politics
Well what a week its been in parliament, arguments, accusations, an MP stripped of his portfolios after threatening behaviour and outside of parliament candidates standing down over social media… Audio
Don't stop believing: ACT hits fawke in the road as Labour falls & National stalls
ACT endures scrutiny, Shane Jones impersonates Julie Andrews and we recall 1999, while Lacklustre Luxon and Ho Hum Hipkins fail to inspire. Video, Audio