The ACT Party fought to have a Treaty of Waitangi clause stripped out of amended education legislation - but was overruled.

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 ...

NZ Deputy Prime Minister David Seymour says his Victim of the Day posts are ‘a bit playful’. Yet not so long ago, he was ...

Deputy PM hits back at criticism of his flagship bill, defending it against claims it breaches Treaty of Waitangi principles.

Analysis: If the Government decides to seize Methanex's gas or levy a tax on Google or retrospectively change rules on ...

Monday 23 June 2025 marks the closing of the select committee submission period on the controversial Regulatory Standards ...

Members of Parliament celebrate as the Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi bill was rejected by Parliament in a 112 to 11 vote in Wellington, New Zealand, Thursday, April 10, 2025.

The Regulatory Standards Bill has drawn surprisingly strong opposition. Is it down to the bill's significance, or David ...

“I do not acknowledge, believe or trust that the Regulatory Standards Bill won’t give corporations more power… It’s shocking, ...

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 ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand lawmakers dealt an overwhelming defeat Thursday to a controversial proposed law seeking to redefine the country’s founding treaty between Māori ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand lawmakers dealt an overwhelming defeat Thursday to a controversial proposed law seeking to redefine the country’s founding treaty between Māori ...