Act’s David Seymour, NZ First’s Shane Jones and the battles of Waitangi
No, wait, it’s the Shane Jones show! Actually, this Waitangi might just turn out to be the Tama Potaka show. Potaka’s a lot ...
Society Insider: David Seymour’s romantic beach proposal; Blair Tuke supports partner in big role; meet the Kiwi running US billionaire’s empire
Man about town Ricardo Simich brings you Society Insider. This week, David Seymour and Alexandra Vincent Martelli are engaged ...
Opinion
John MacDonald: What should the Crown do with its Christchurch airport shares?
Just a few days ago, Mark Lister from Craigs Investment Partners said Christchurch City Council missed a trick when it decided against asset sales. He reckons Christchurch Airport is an attractive ...
Waitangi Day in New Zealand overshadowed by treaty controversy
Waitangi Day in New Zealand is marked by controversy as Māori leaders condemn a proposed bill to redefine the Treaty of ...
David Seymour says Kiwis are too squeamish about privatisation – history shows why they lost the appetite
The ACT Party leader believes government assets should provide a return or be sold. But a majority of New Zealanders are ...
'It doesn't prevent politicians from making laws': David Seymour on Regulatory Standards Bill
The ACT leader says the bill will hold politicians to account, while critics argue it will simply bolster the protection of ...
Seymour stands by referring abuse survivor to lawyer, not police
Act leader David Seymour is standing by his party’s response to a warning its former leader was a sexual predator.
Newsroom on MSN3d
Waitangi sets the scene for political fireworks, Shane Jones calls for calm
Analysis: The Prime Minister is absent, Marama Davidson is back, and David Seymour will front up to his opponents (despite a ...
Protests and a New Zealand leader's absence overshadow a day marking the founding treaty with Māori
The bill's architect, David Seymour, met with protests at Waitangi marae — a Māori meeting house — during speeches by ...
Newsroom on MSN1d
Hipkins ‘ray of sunshine’ among discontent at Waitangi, says host
The Labour leader’s approach to Waitangi commemorations and his speech at the political pōwhiri has been noted as a stand-out; presenting a positive vision amidst palpable discontent ...
The Conversation10d
David Seymour says Kiwis are too squeamish about privatisation – history shows why they lost the appetite
In his state-of-the-nation speech last week, ACT Party leader David Seymour advised New Zealanders to “get past their squeamishness about privatisation” and ask themselves: If we want to be a ...