David Seymour

The law allowing drug testing at festivals is set to expire in December but MPs are working on a bill to put in a permanent system Audio

It’s a hard road finding the perfect parliamentary question, but this week had some pointers on tactics.  Audio

Parliament has been told acting as judge and jury would be 'unwise' in response to a request for an urgent debate today. Video, Audio

MPs have held an urgent debate on the recent announcement of a date for no-quarantine travel between Australia and New Zealand Audio

The government's taken aim at property speculators with investment houses bought from this Saturday subject to tough new tax rules.

The blanket exemption the family home has also been quietly removed… Audio

Parliament is asking for public feedback on a bill that would enable ‘safe areas’ around abortion service providers.

Making it compulsory to scan QR codes on the Covid Tracer app has been put in the too hard basket by the government - for now.

Significant stumbling blocks have been identified - in particular too… Audio

MPs often ask if the Prime Minister stands by all her statements, government policies, and actions knowing the answer will be 'yes', so why do it? asks The House. Audio

The Act Party is blaming Government complacency for the latest lockdown - and says the rule-breakers are a convenient scapegoat.

Auckland was plunged back into Lockdown Level 3 over the weekend after… Audio

Parliament this week was pretty truncated, days were short and many MPs watched from home. But it did manage something unusual - an urgent debate. Audio

ACT's David Seymour was joined at Te Whare Runanga this year by his party's nine new MPs.  Audio

A Christmas tradition for Morning Report is to bring you season's greetings from some of the politicians we talk to during the year.

Here's leader of the Act Party, David Seymour, with a chorus! Audio

The Ministry of Health has been slated in a long-awaited report which highlights serious shortcomings with New Zealand's testing and border regime.

The brutal findings have prompted the government to… Audio

The National Party and ACT are warning the deal to purchase the disputed Ihumātao land will open the flood gates for other land occupations.

The Māori Party says they are right.  

The Government is… Audio

MPs have raced through four bills in their first proper week of Parliament passing new laws on festival drug testing, Covid-19, and income tax.  Audio

Critics have been quick to pick holes in the Government's surprise plea for the Reserve Bank to help cool the rampant housing market.

The Bank's Governor has told the Finance Minister it already… Audio

A week from now, the country's MPs will be sworn into Parliament, but some are less than thrilled about pledging allegiance to the Queen.

They want the oath to acknowledge te Tiriti o Waitangi, but… Audio

Panellists Bernard Hickey and Josie Pagani look at the lay of the land in post-election New Zealand and pre-election US, New Zealand's euthanasia and cannabis referenda, a possible NZ Covid inquiry… Audio