David Seymour Makes Election Promise to Radically Cut Govt Departments

Seymour's balancing Act as party seeks second term in power

Comment: Opening his State of the Nation speech on Sunday, David Seymour thanked the party faithful who had given up their Valentine’s Day weekend for a tub-thumping political address. “To my partner, Alex, you being here today must be a sign of true love,” Seymour quipped to his fiancée. Act has stirred strong passions in the electorate this term, it’s true – but that depth of feeling (on both ends of the love-hate spectrum) can make it difficu…

ACT leader wants smaller government

At a meeting in Christchurch ACT leader David Seymour pushed for a smaller govt, rejected Treaty "division" and vowed to keep Labour, the Greens...

David Seymour declares ACT’s ‘first mission’ is to keep Labour, Greens and Te Pāti Māori ‘out of power’

The ACT leader says the party will push to cap ministers, cut departments and tackle productivity slump ahead of next election.

David Seymour makes election promise to radically cut Govt departments

Act leader David Seymour said his party will campaign on radical public service reform at the election, cutting the number of departments from 41 to no more...

ACT Party to campaign for ‘smaller, more efficient Government’

ACT Party leader David Seymour says New Zealand is ‘over governed’, announces his party will be campaigning for a ‘smaller, more efficient Government’