David Seymour

2022 - 5 - 10

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MEDIAWATCH: How politically shallow is RNZ? Take David ... (thedailyblog.co.nz)

MEDIAWATCH: How politically shallow is RNZ? Take David Seymour vs Willie Jackson coverage. Effectively the political commentary on Radio NZ is determined by ...

It doesn’t require taking a chainsaw to the entire capacity of the State and calling that blunt force trauma amputation surgical! - cut welfare payments - Cut and freeze the Minimum wage

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National Party rules David Seymour out of finance portfolio (RNZ)

It was a rough day in Parliament yesterday for ACT leader David Seymour. It started off with being called a "useless Maori" and ended with being ruled out ...

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Willie Jackson defends calling David Seymour a 'useless Māori' (RNZ)

Māori Development Minister Willie Jackson accused ACT leader David Seymour of dog-whistling for the right-wing vote. In its alternative budget ACT is ...

Māori Development Minister Willie Jackson accused ACT leader David Seymour of dog-whistling for the right-wing vote. In its alternative budget ACT is proposing axing several government Ministries -- including the Ministry for Maori Development. Jackson called Seymour a "useless Māori" to media in response to the proposed budget.

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Open mike 11/05/2022 (The Standard)

It must be hard for rebels after a life time of fighting the machine to find themselves on the side of the mainstream. Easier to go for some edgier conspiracy ...

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Māori Development Minister Willie Jackson defends calling ACT ... (Newshub)

Jackson made the comment about Seymour, who is of Ngāpuhi descent, saying he claimed to be Māori but "he's just a useless Māori, that's all".

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Jackson defends calling Seymour a 'useless Māori' (RNZ)

Māori Development Minister Willie Jackson has doubled down on calling ACT leader David Seymour a "useless Māori".

"I've never got into that sort of culture war politics, I'm interested in effectiveness for the taxpayer dollar. Every ministry should be thinking about every type of human, we shouldn't need whole ministries to represent types of human. "ACT's alternative budget for real change says we shouldn't have ministries that are there just for a type of person because every ministry should be serving every type of person. The fact he's not doing that confirms for me we should get rid of it. Look, Willie Jackson, he's good for a laugh but he's also a good example of why we need more serious people in charge of our government and our country's future. "I'm proud of my Māori whakapapa, I'm proud of all of my heritage, and I'm not going to stoop to getting involved with someone like that.

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ACT slash party a human rights attack (waateanews.com)

Race Relations commissioner Meng Foon says ACT's adoption of separatist politics comes as a surprise. ACT leader David Seymour has listed agencies he wants ...

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Willie Jackson: Seymour less a 'useless Māori', more a 'dangerous ... (New Zealand Herald)

Jackson: Problem isn't Act leader a 'useless Māori', but that he's a dangerous politician.

"They don't like tangata whenua. "I'm not going to stoop to getting involved with someone like that. He's talking for about five or six per cent if he's lucky." Willie Jackson, he's good for a laugh, but he's also a good example of why we need more serious people in charge of our Government and our country's future," the Act leader added. Māori Development Minister Jackson yesterday said the Act leader could claim Māori whakapapa but was a "useless Māori" and a "useless advocate for Māori". "He's a got a group of people who are trying to drive and support him," the Minister added.

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Willie Jackson defends calling Seymour a 'useless Māori' (1 News)

Jackson told Morning Report he did not regret his comment because Seymour is a "dangerous politician".

Every ministry should be thinking about every type of human, we shouldn't need whole ministries to represent types of human. "I've never got into that sort of culture war politics, I'm interested in effectiveness for the taxpayer dollar. "ACT's alternative budget for real change says we shouldn't have ministries that are there just for a type of person because every ministry should be serving every type of person. The fact he's not doing that confirms for me we should get rid of it. Look, Willie Jackson, he's good for a laugh but he's also a good example of why we need more serious people in charge of our government and our country's future. "I'm proud of my Māori whakapapa, I'm proud of all of my heritage, and I'm not going to stoop to getting involved with someone like that.

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