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Act leader David Seymour on issues with the Wellington City Council

Act leader David Seymour speaks about issues with the Wellington City Council. Video / Mark Mitchell

'Never been so focused on race', Seymour says at first public Treaty Principles Bill debate

The issue of sovereignty was threaded throughout the debate.

Watch: Seymour clashes with iwi leader in first Treaty Principles Bill debate

Act leader says NZ has not been this divided since the 1981 Springboks tour.

Watch: Treaty Principles Bill debate replay

Act leader David Seymour will publicly debate his contentious Treaty Principles Bill for the first time tonight with iwi leader Helmut Modlik.

Letters: The truth about teacher-only days; higher speeds pointless in cities

OPINION: Also in today's letters — crime crackdown, 'ordinary' Kiwis, and MPs on TV.

Mood of the Boardroom - CEOs deliver verdict on the Government

Business leaders say it’s time to move on from blaming the previous administration.

Mood of the Boardroom: Seymour strikes right note with CEOs

But there are some concerns, including over the Act leader’s new Ministry of Regulation.

Charter schools: Education union changes rules, David Seymour calls it a ‘come to Jesus moment’

The PPTA says the move is in response to provision in new legislation.

Claire Trevett: David Seymour's annoying habit of hogging headlines

OPINION: The Treaty Principles Bill is going nowhere - so why is Seymour digging in?

Ministry of Education responds over claims school staff ate free lunches meant for students

Hard to learn right from wrong when ‘teacher’s nicking your lunch’, David Seymour says.

‘Need rather than race’: Govt formally makes expectations clear to public services

A coalition agreement says that “need” should be prioritised over "race".

Letters: Teaching resilience – students need learning that suits them

OPINION: 'The learner is the prime focus, not the institution’s convenience.'

Matthew Hooton: Act achieves total victory on Treaty bill

OPINION: David Seymour has out-negotiated Christopher Luxon at every turn.

Audrey Young: David Seymour's Treaty bill is already a disaster

OPINION: No, we don't yet have a draft. But we have at least one unworkable principle.

Estimate suggests $4m cost to progress Treaty Principles Bill

ACT Party leader David Seymour is dismissing the analysis, calling it fabricated.

Watch: Act MP's emotional speech to Parliament - 'I buried my boy and he is gone'

The MP described himself as 'a shadow of the man that boy would have become'.