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ACT Party tried to get Treaty of Waitangi clause removed from education legislation
The ACT Party fought to have a Treaty of Waitangi clause stripped out of amended education legislation - but was overruled.
David Seymour pushes Regulatory Standards Bill despite Waitangi Tribunal, public opposition - Sasha Borissenko
The Regulatory Standards Bill aims to improve the quality of regulation in New Zealand. The Ministry for Regulation received almost 23,000 submissions on the bill - about 80% in t ...
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David Seymour’s toothless tiger
Analysis: If the Government decides to seize Methanex's gas or levy a tax on Google or retrospectively change rules on ...
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Submissions closing on contentious Regulatory Standards Bill
Monday 23 June 2025 marks the closing of the select committee submission period on the controversial Regulatory Standards ...
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The ‘Seymour Effect’ worsens Regulatory Standards furore
The Regulatory Standards Bill has drawn surprisingly strong opposition. Is it down to the bill's significance, or David ...
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Willie Jackson unleashes on David Seymour
“I do not acknowledge, believe or trust that the Regulatory Standards Bill won’t give corporations more power… It’s shocking, ...
Playful or harmful? David Seymour’s posts raise questions about what’s OK to say online
NZ Deputy Prime Minister David Seymour says his Victim of the Day posts are ‘a bit playful’. Yet not so long ago, he was ...
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New Zealand Lawmakers Reject Proposed Law to Redefine the Country's Founding Treaty of Waitangi - U.S. News & World Report
Its author -- libertarian lawmaker David Seymour, who is Māori – has decried what he said were special rights and privileges on the basis of race. READ: The 10 Oldest U.S. Presidents ...
Why opponents and supporters of the Regulatory Standards Bill are so far apart
The law would also set up a Regulatory Standards Board, which would respond to concerns raised around the consistency of ...