David Seymour
Midday Report Essentials for Friday 11 April 2025
In today's episode, despite the Treaty Principles Bill being overwhelmingly rejected in yesterday's vote, ACT Party leader David Seymour remains defiant, the government is expanding the official term… Audio
David Seymour vows to fight on despite bill being voted down
Despite the Treaty Principles Bill being overwhelmingly rejected in Thursday's vote, ACT Party leader David Seymour remains defiant, and is looking to resurrect something similar at the next election… Audio
Midday Report Essentials for Tuesday 18 March 2025
In today's episode, the ACT Party wants to clear out local councils and replace them with their own candidates in the elections later this year, A notorious criminal, Dean Wickliffe is on a hunger… Audio
ACT to run candidates in local elections
The ACT Party wants to clear out local councils and replace them with their own candidates in the elections later this year. ACT party leader David Seymour spoke to Charlotte Cook. Audio
The high price of saving money on free lunches
The school lunch debacle is causing an increasing clamour to rip it up and start again.
Midday Report Essentials for Wednesday 12 March 2025
In today's episode, the school lunch programme saga continues to dominate headlines. In the most recent development - Libelle - one of the companies contracted to make 125,000 lunches has gone into… Audio
David Seymour responds to school lunch debacle
The school lunch programme saga continues to dominate headlines. In the most recent development - Libelle - one of the companies contracted to make 125,000 lunches has gone into liquidation. Associate… Audio
NZ Principals' Federation on school lunch programme
The School Lunch Collective last year won a contract to provide free lunches to 130,000 students in 466 schools, on Tuesday one of its three member companies, the Libelle Group went gone into… Audio
David Seymour speaks on revamped school lunches programme
A group representing more than 2000 principals is calling on the government to ditch its new school lunch provider and fund schools to deliver their own lunches locally. In a letter to David Seymour… Audio
PM and David Seymour batting off talk of a rift
Christopher Luxon and David Seymour insist everything is rosy, despite trading barbs over a letter the ACT leader sent to police advocating for Philip Polkinghorne during the investigation into his… Audio
Seymour defends letter to police about Polkinghorne
ACT leader David Seymour has called the Prime Minister ill-advised for criticising his support for Philip Polkinghorne. In 2022, the Epsom MP wrote a 1012-word letter to police, saying Polkinghorne… Audio
David Seymour speaks on driving up Parliament steps
ACT leader David Seymour is likely to be in hot water with the speaker after attempting to drive a historic Land Rover up Parliament's steps today. Mr Seymour was admiring the 77 year old vehicle… Audio
Shane Jones responds to interuption during Waitangi powhiri
A "circus" and a "cheap stunt." That's how NZ First's Shane Jones is labelling an interuption during the powhiri for politicians at Waitangi today. He even went so far as to say funding for the… Audio
David Seymour drowned out by song at Waitangi
ACT Party leader David Seymour faced the wrath of Ngapuhi and Toitu Te Tiriti at Waitangi today, briefly losing his microphone and getting drowned out by song when he spoke. He was among government… Audio
Minister for Regulation on his Bill to guide good laws
A Regulatory Standards Bill, seeking to serve as a blueprint for good lawmaking will be introduced to parliament later this year. A discussion document circulated over the summer attracted 23,000… Audio
Politics look ahead with Jo Moir
From a substantial cabinet reshuffle, the start of oral submissions on the Treaty Principles bill, and lately, talk of privatisation - there's lots happening in politics. Audio
For Māori-Crown relations, a 'spicy' start to the year
From the Treaty Principles Bill submissions to Rātana to the Waitangi Tribunal shake-up, 2025 looks to be a big year for race relations in Aotearoa.
In 2025, a pivotal year for Maori-Crown relations
From the Treaty Principles Bill submissions to Ratana to the Waitangi Tribunal shake-up, 2025 looks to be a big year for race relations in Aotearoa Audio
