Haeata Community Campus principal Peggy Burrows is disputing NZ Food Safety’s (NZFS) suggestion that rancid school lunches served on Monday were leftover meals delivered...
NZ Food Safety says rancid lunches served to students at Christchurch’s Haeata Community Campus were most likely meals delivered the previous Thursday, left unrefrigerated...
Deputy Prime Minister David Seymour is pushing back on claims that a food supplier is to blame for mould-covered lunches served to Christchurch students,...
Pharmac will fund access to five new or improved treatments from December 2025, including medicines for breast and lung cancer, multiple sclerosis, and serious...
Associate Education Minister David Seymour has announced that from Term 1, 2026, a new nationwide school lunch programme will provide affordable and nutritious meals...
The Charter School model is about improving opportunities / outcomes for “underserved” communities. The schools currently being approved in the NZ system would...
Associate Education Minister David Seymour has announced that the New Zealand Performance Academy Aotearoa (NZPAA) will open in Term 1 2026 as a new...
Medical device procurement in New Zealand is set for a major shake-up, with the Government announcing a new two-agency system aimed at "improving efficiency,...
Acting Prime Minister David Seymour says Labour and the Greens blocked his attempt to move a motion in Parliament paying respects to US conservative...
Deputy Prime Minister David Seymour has been awarded the Order of Merit, Third Class by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, one of the country’s highest...
Homeowners will soon face fewer restrictions when building garden sheds, garages, and sleepouts, with the Government moving to ease setback rules by the end...
ACT leader David Seymour is defending the decision to allocate just 30 hours for public submissions on the Regulatory Standards Bill, calling it "the...
The Government is moving to make melatonin available without a prescription and has authorised the first prescription of medicinal psilocybin outside of clinical trials,...
On his first day as deputy prime minister, David Seymour defended fellow minister Chris Bishop's remarks during Stan Walker’s politically charged performance at the...
The NZ Government has announced the approval of weight loss drug Wegovy.
In an interview with the Herald, Associate Health Minister David Seymour (soon to...
The Act Party has announced plans to stand candidates in the upcoming local council elections, with leader David Seymour calling for expressions of interest...
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has downplayed concerns over issues with the new school lunch programme, telling those dissatisfied with the programme to "make a...
Associate Minister of Education David Seymour has today announced that round two of the charter school application process is open.
“Both new schools and state...
Government faces accusations of racism and marginalising the Muslim community after school lunch provider Compass admitted its ‘halal-friendly’ meals are not fully halal-certified.
Despite using...
The first wave of New Zealand’s newly established charter schools officially began teaching today, marking what Associate Minister of Education David Seymour calls a...
Former president of the ACT Party Tim Jago has been publicly identified as the former political figure convicted of indecently assaulting teenage boys in...
The Gene Technology Bill currently being introduced into the NZ parliament and fast-tracked will allow for the appointment of a regulator to categorise gene...
Associate Justice Minister David Seymour has introduced the Treaty Principles Bill to Parliament today, aiming to define the Treaty of Waitangi’s principles in legislation...
In a move that highlights the strained relationship between Big Tech and legacy news organisations, Google has warned it may stop promoting New Zealand...
ACT Party Leader David Seymour has criticised Labour leader Chris Hipkins for his recent remarks suggesting that Māori did not cede sovereignty, arguing that...
Associate Education Minister David Seymour says the Charter Schools Agency (CSA) has received 78 applications to open new charter schools, or to convert existing...
Associate Education Minister David Seymour announced the official opening of the application process for establishing charter schools, marking a significant milestone in New Zealand's...
School attendance data released today shows an increase in the number of students regularly attending school to 61.7 per cent in term one.
This compares...
Regulation Minister David Seymour, Environment Minister Penny Simmonds, and Food Safety Minister Andrew Hoggard have today announced a regulatory sector review on the approval...
Associate Finance Minister David Seymour says this Budget makes a good start in reducing low value government spending, and there is more efficiency to...
