David Seymour
Covid-19: Vaccine rollout won't be accelerated in Wellington
The Covid-19 vaccine roll out won't be ramped up in the capital to ring fence any possible spread of the virus.
An Auditor-General's report says says the government's received advice on using the… Audio
Standing by statements at Parliament
Parliament's question times have been littered with a recurring question about whether the Prime Minister stands by their statements. Audio
Travel bubbles, travel bans, and Covid-test rules approved by MPs
Covid19 rules on travel bans, travel bubbles, vaccinations, and test kits have been approved by MPs as part of regular scrutiny of Covid-19 orders Audio
ACT Party unveils goal to double MP numbers at annual conference
Off the back of its best-ever election result, the ACT Party wants to double the number of MPs it has at Parliament to at least 20.
Hundreds of supporters gathered for the party's annual conference… Audio
Budget 2021: The numbers may change but the process stays the same
Budget 2021 dominates Parliament with the Government revealing where it plans to spend the country's money over the next financial year but the process to approve it doesn't change Audio
Second drug testing bill passes first reading
The law allowing drug testing at festivals is set to expire in December but MPs are working on a bill to put in a permanent system Audio
The dark arts of question time
It’s a hard road finding the perfect parliamentary question, but this week had some pointers on tactics. Audio
Parliament 'unwise' to act as judge as urgent debate denied
Parliament has been told acting as judge and jury would be 'unwise' in response to a request for an urgent debate today. Video, Audio
MPs hold urgent debate on Trans-Tasman travel bubble
MPs have held an urgent debate on the recent announcement of a date for no-quarantine travel between Australia and New Zealand Audio
Government takes aim at speculators with housing announcement
The government's taken aim at property speculators with investment houses bought from this Saturday subject to tough new tax rules.
The blanket exemption the family home has also been quietly removed… Audio
Freedom versus freedom: add your voice
Parliament is asking for public feedback on a bill that would enable ‘safe areas’ around abortion service providers.
Covid-19: Compulsory scanning unlikely any time soon
Making it compulsory to scan QR codes on the Covid Tracer app has been put in the too hard basket by the government - for now.
Significant stumbling blocks have been identified - in particular too… Audio
'Does she stand by?' - quizzing the Prime Minister
MPs often ask if the Prime Minister stands by all her statements, government policies, and actions knowing the answer will be 'yes', so why do it? asks The House. Audio
Covid-19: Seymour blames government for new lockdown
The Act Party is blaming Government complacency for the latest lockdown - and says the rule-breakers are a convenient scapegoat.
Auckland was plunged back into Lockdown Level 3 over the weekend after… Audio
An urgent debate on Covid-19
Parliament this week was pretty truncated, days were short and many MPs watched from home. But it did manage something unusual - an urgent debate. Audio
ACT finds number of gang members with gun licences went up
ACT is accusing the Government of failing to keep New Zealanders safe, with the number of gang members with gun licenses increasing under its watch. During Question Time yesterday Firearms Reform… Audio
Waitangi 2021: ACT MP David Seymour
ACT's David Seymour was joined at Te Whare Runanga this year by his party's nine new MPs. Audio
David Seymour's Christmas message
A Christmas tradition for Morning Report is to bring you season's greetings from some of the politicians we talk to during the year.
Here's leader of the Act Party, David Seymour, with a chorus! Audio