This is edition 2024/219 of the Ten@10 newsletter.
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1. The Act Party’s highly influential year
Bryce Edwards
- 📊 The Act Party polls at 9.6%, showing a moderate gain from 2023.
- 🔥 David Seymour leads Act with radical policies like the Treaty Principles Bill.
- 💼 Seymour pushes for charter schools and deregulation as Education and Regulation Minister.
- 🚫 His Treaty Principles Bill faces opposition but sets a contentious agenda.
- 💰 Seymour secures tax changes, faces scrutiny over policy costs and ministerial salaries.
- 🏫 Brooke van Velden supports Seymour's policies as Act's future leader.
- ⚖️ Nicole McKee reforms firearms laws amid controversy and police criticism.
- 🌳 Andrew Hoggard focuses on biosecurity and agriculture policies.
- 👶 Karen Chhour faces criticism over child welfare and boot camp policies.
- 🏛️ Act's influence in Parliament reflects MMP's impact on policy direction and diversity.
