David Seymour
ACT leader
Topics
- Ka Ora, Ka Ako school lunch programme issuesQuiet since 21 Mar 2025
- Treaty Principles Bill and hīkoiQuiet since 25 Nov 2024
- Treaty Principles Bill submissions and haka inquiryQuiet since 26 Mar 2025
- Regulatory Standards BillQuiet since 8 Jul 2025
- Waitangi Day 2025Quiet since 7 Feb 2025
- David Seymour becomes Deputy Prime MinisterQuiet since 1 Jun 2025
- Seymour's UN letter and climate commitmentsQuiet since 26 Sep 2025
- Charter schools and Kelston Boys' bidQuiet since 19 Nov 2025
- Haeata Community Campus mouldy lunchesQuiet since 15 Dec 2025
- Pre-election fiscal update and ACT planOngoing
- Tim Jago name suppression and allegationsQuiet since 17 Feb 2025
- Auckland housing intensification planQuiet since 25 Sep 2025
All stories
October 2026
- ACT manifesto promises $12.4b debt reduction and government shrinkage
- David Seymour announces plans to expand charter schools
- Haeata Community Campus to run its own school lunch programme
- National and Labour remain stuck in polls at campaign halfway mark
- Erica Stanford implements significant changes to the school system
- Luxon says he will work with whoever is needed for second term
+1 - David Seymour open to coalition with Opportunity to block left-wing government
- ACT proposes removing tax ring-fencing rule for residential property investors
- ACT leader David Seymour speaks to media in Auckland
- Luxon and Hipkins face off in second leaders' debate+3
- Minor party leaders face off in multi-party debate
- Mental Health Foundation criticises ACT Party disability benefit proposal
- Pakaraka School becomes New Zealand's first state school to convert to charter
- Editorial: Aid cuts a rare misstep by Mr Brown?
- ACT Party releases fiscal plan including retirement age increase
- David Seymour criticises government fiscal projections and policy debate
- David Seymour arrives at Auckland press standup by bicycle
- ACT proposes removing tax on KiwiSaver investment earnings+1
- David Seymour works shift at St Heliers Four Square
- Winston Peters named winner of Kingmakers' debate
- Epsom candidates discuss school proposal and empty shops
September 2026
- David Seymour campaigns for government to buy Epsom university site
- ACT proposes streamlining approvals to attract new supermarkets
- David Seymour warns against supermarket sector interventions
- ACT proposes noise cameras to target loud vehicles
- Foot off the gas: if not LNG, then what?
- Winston Peters to participate in first major election debate
- ACT and NZ First urge delay on LNG terminal contract
- Brooke van Velden delivers final speech in Parliament
- Government to ease rules for hospitality drop-off services
- Act Party releases 2026 election list with Paul Henry ranked fourth
- ACT proposes abolishing Waitangi Tribunal after historical claims are settled
- Government to reduce red tape for hospitality businesses
- ACT proposes scrapping net zero target and repealing Zero Carbon Act
- David Seymour begins putting up election hoardings at midnight
- Two psychiatrists authorised to prescribe MDMA for PTSD treatment
- Free flu vaccines now available for children under five
- Labour's fuel tax freeze plan lacks cost details
August 2026
- ACT proposes new fishing policies and stricter penalties for election campaign
- ACT announces One Law for All constitutional policy
- Stink bomb set off at ACT Party campaign launch in Christchurch
- Greens pledge to restore and expand school lunch programme
- Paul Goldsmith rules out running in Kaipara ki Mahurangi electorate
- Act proposes public service reforms to end race-based hiring
- Opportunity Party leader open to confidence and supply agreement
- Christopher Luxon maintains support for MMP referendum proposal
- Luxon promises MMP referendum if re-elected
- David Seymour leaves criticism on portrait by Auckland artist
July 2026
- Review recommends changes to speed up solar panel installations
- Man discovers missed aneurysm after reviewing own CT scan
- ACT proposes increasing health budget share for medicines to match Australia
December 2025
- Analysis examines data from the 2025 parliamentary year
- Seymour blames school principal for drama over mouldy lunch incident
- Coalition government announces replacement for Resource Management Act
- Petitions delivered to Prime Minister regarding deputy disinformation claims
- ACT Party chief of staff Andrew Ketels resigns
- Dispute over responsibility for mouldy lunches at Christchurch school
- Haeata principal denies political agenda over mouldy school meals
- Investigation launched after mouldy mince served in Christchurch school lunches+2
- Ministers defend $357,000 exit payment to former Pharmac chief executive
November 2025
- Luxon says coalition remains strong after Peters and Seymour dispute
- Tensions emerge within the coalition Government
- Winston Peters to campaign against new regulatory services law
- Winston Peters vows to repeal Regulatory Standards Bill if re-elected+1
- Charter school contract signed with non-existent trust
- Compass Group excluded from next round of school lunch scheme+1
- David Seymour admits New Zealand fire trucks need many upgrades
- Former All Black challenges Seymour over fire truck breakdown claims
- Labour criticises David Seymour over measles testing event
October 2025
- New charter school for secondary students with autism to open next year+1
- Winston Peters argues courts undermine democracy at Oxford Union debate
- Official funeral held for former prime minister Jim Bolger+2
- New Zealand's first sports charter school to open in Upper Hutt+3
- Winston Peters urges farmers to reject Fonterra brand sale+1
- Government launches review of hospitality sector regulations
- Three new charter schools to open in early 2026
- New Altum Academy charter school to open in Wellington
- Select committee recommends amendments to Regulatory Standards Bill
- Regional school holiday dates could improve attendance, says Seymour
- Government releases quarterly plan with 33 priorities for the year end
September 2025
- David Seymour calls for pause on consenting law enforcement
- Winston Peters criticises David Seymour over Palestine recognition comments+2
- David Seymour leads Parnell meeting regarding high-rise zoning plans
- David Seymour criticises motorist after video shows him overtaking on SH1
- Luxon calls for more rural land for Auckland housing
- Act calls for New Zealand to withdraw from Paris climate agreement+1
August 2025
- David Seymour awarded Ukraine Order of Merit+1
- ACT opposes recommended changes to four-year term referendum proposal
- Regular school attendance drops in term two
- David Seymour sought advice on removing bike helmet requirements
- Paul Goldsmith involved in David Seymour's United Nations letter controversy
- Winston Peters expresses regret over diplomatic protocol breakdown
- Government to ease rules for small sheds, sleepouts and garages+1
July 2025
- Willie Jackson accuses government of rigging next election
- Government begins looking for savings for the 2026 Budget
- Grandmother punched during sideline brawl at Auckland youth football match
- David Seymour issues new directions for Pharmac+1
- Government approves new medical school at University of Waikato+3
- Seymour calls for benchmarking council performance to assist ratepayers
- David Seymour to withdraw letter to United Nations+2
- David Seymour proposes fast-track consenting for new supermarket chains+2
- Net loss of 30,000 people as Kiwis move to Australia
- New Zealand First becomes third most popular party in latest poll+1
- Pharmac to change access for asthma inhalers and IUDs
- Opposition grows during hearings for Regulatory Standards Bill
- Finance Minister reviews tax settings for New Zealand banks
- Changes to anti-money laundering laws to ease bank account opening
- Select committee hearings begin for Regulatory Standards Bill
- David Seymour criticises Rawiri Waititi over views on African leader
- Minister calls school lunch programme a success in term two
- Debate continues over the Regulatory Standards Bill
June 2025
- New regulations change access to melatonin, ADHD medication and psilocybin
- New Zealand leaves international coalition to phase out fossil fuels
- David Seymour defends social media posts about bill opponents
- David Seymour holds post-Cabinet media conference as acting Prime Minister
- Wellington mayor calls for investigation into David Seymour's comments
- Doctors warn private use of public cancer drugs will increase inequities
- Melatonin to be sold over the counter and psilocybin to be prescribed+4
- Ministerial advisory group to review early childhood education funding
- Labour MPs apologise for swearing during select committee hearing+2
- ACT leader introduces Regulatory Standards Bill to change legislation drafting
- David Seymour participates in Oxford Union debate on stolen land
- Campaign seeks to ban social media for under-16s
- Watchdog warns against proposed Regulatory Standards Bill
- David Seymour addresses supporters after being sworn in as Deputy Prime Minister+2
May 2025
- David Seymour sworn in as deputy prime minister
- David Seymour to become deputy prime minister
- David Seymour condemns charity fight challenge from Eru Kapa-Kingi
- David Seymour to become Deputy Prime Minister this Saturday+1
- Government to increase prosecutions for school truancy+3
- Cabinet agrees to scrap hairdressing and barbering regulations+2
- Winston Peters rules out working with Chris Hipkins in future coalition+1
- David Seymour to participate in Oxford Union debate
- Chris Bishop defends Nicola Willis after Budget Day outfit criticism
- Regulatory Standards Bill passes first reading in Parliament
- Government announces increased funding for private schools in Budget 2025
- Regulatory Standards Bill could cost up to $20m annually
- Schools lodge 171 formal complaints about revamped lunch programme
- Protesters demand lower eligibility age for free bowel cancer screening+2
- Cabinet approves draft of Regulatory Standards Bill for House introduction
- Waitangi Tribunal recommends immediate halt to Regulatory Standards Bill+2
- Waitangi Tribunal hears concerns over new Regulatory Standards Bill
- Government announces $140m package to improve school attendance+3
- Waitangi Tribunal holds urgent hearing on ACT's Regulatory Standards Bill
March 2025
- Two new Auckland charter schools to open
- Public service workforce drops by 4 per cent over last year
- Seymour knew of Libelle liquidation risk before Stanford
- Grey District mayor responds to ACT criticism of local government
- ACT Party to endorse candidates in upcoming local elections
- Christchurch school principal expresses disappointment after minister refuses lunch contract exit
- ACT Party seeks candidates for upcoming local body elections
- Christchurch school seeks exemption from school lunch programme contract
- ACT criticises Rawiri Waititi for comparing David Seymour to lawns
- David Seymour defends school lunch programme against critics+1
- Education ministers meet to discuss school lunch programme issues
- Nūhaka School reports new government lunch deliveries are inedible
- South Island schools face uncertainty as lunch provider enters liquidation
- Auckland school lunch provider Libelle Group enters liquidation
- School lunch provider Libelle Group enters liquidation+1
- David Seymour apologises after student burnt by school lunch
- Ministers fail to meet over school lunch programme issues
- Erica Stanford seeks explanation from David Seymour over school lunch issues+1
- Luxon suggests parents make Marmite sandwiches if unhappy with school lunches+1
- Government to fund training for overseas-trained doctors
- Luxon expects Seymour to address school lunch programme issues
- Wellington school reports issues with new government lunch programme
February 2025
- Tāme Iti makes submission on Treaty Principles Bill
- Pharmac chief executive Sarah Fitt resigns+3
- Labour calls for David Seymour to resign over school lunch changes
- Government to accelerate approval times for agriculture and horticulture products
- Principals' Federation calls for return to previous school lunch system
- Government uncertain of purpose for Chinese warships in Tasman Sea
- Annette Sykes criticises the Treaty Principles Bill
- Government announces overhaul of overseas investment laws+1
- Dame Jenny Shipley criticises Treaty Principles Bill at committee hearing
- Erica Stanford says David Seymour overstepped regarding teacher-only days+1
- David Seymour responds to Prime Minister's criticism of Polkinghorne letter
- Security stops David Seymour driving Land Rover up Parliament steps+4
- David Seymour defends letter to police regarding Philip Polkinghorne+1
- Justice Committee announces next group of Treaty Principles Bill submitters
- Waitangi Day commemorations highlight ongoing Māori-Government relationship challenges
- Waitangi Day commemorations held across New Zealand
- Treaty tensions rise at Waitangi as Luxon travels to Akaroa
- Minister Shane Jones threatens to cut Waitangi National Trust funding
- Politicians face potential heated discussions at Waitangi Day celebrations+1
- David Seymour's hapū requests he skip Waitangi Day commemorations
- New Zealanders prepare for Waitangi Day commemorations
- Three new charter schools open for term 1
- Christopher Luxon to spend Waitangi Day at Ōnuku Marae
- David Seymour denies wrongdoing regarding Tim Jago abuse allegations+1
January 2025
- Former ACT Party president Tim Jago named after name suppression lifted+2
- Shane Jones expresses desire to meet with Mexican Ambassador
- Academics urge government to halt early childhood education reforms
- David Seymour defends new school lunch programme following early issues+3
- Kiri Allan opposes Treaty Principles Bill during select committee hearings
- David Seymour urges New Zealanders to move past privatisation concerns
- Luxon suggests National may campaign on asset sales in 2026+2
- Parliament begins hearings for the Treaty Principles Bill
- Charter schools receive high volume of applications before opening+3
- Oral submissions begin for the Treaty Principles Bill+2
- Treaty Principles Bill submission period closes after record response
- Treaty Principles Bill submissions reopened after website technical issues+3
- Unprecedented number of submissions made on Treaty Principles Bill+4
- Political reporters offer predictions for 2025T
November 2024
- First new charter school to open in Christchurch in 2025
- Letters to the editor discuss Treaty Principles Bill and hīkoi
- Porirua City Council opposes Treaty Principles Bill
- Opinions clash over the impact of the Treaty Principles Bill
- Christopher Luxon explains why he did not meet hīkoi protesters
- Māori hīkoi aims to build unity beyond the Treaty Principles Bill
- Massive hīkoi on Parliament highlights political divide over Treaty of Waitangi
- David Seymour leaves Parliament forecourt amid hīkoi protests
- Thousands expected to march on Parliament over Treaty Principles Bill
- ACT Treaty Principles Bill undergoes first reading in Parliament
- Parliamentary chaos during first reading of Treaty Principles Bill
- Treaty Principles Bill passes first reading amid parliamentary disruption
- Luxon refuses conscience vote on Treaty Principles Bill
- Protesters march through Invercargill against Treaty Principles Bill
- Treaty Principles Bill introduced to Parliament amid protests
- Government moves to introduce Treaty Principles Bill earlier than planned
- Southland charity faces closure after losing school lunch contract