ACT's David Seymour believes the opposition has drifted too far to the left - and it's dragged the party down.

Seymour has fired back at Labour after a full week of scrutiny and calls to resign following his letter advocating for Philip Polkinghorne and the Land Rover on Parliament's steps incident.

He says Labour used to stand for equality and democracy and fairness, but they've gone adrift over the years.

"They've given up on the idea of one person, one vote. If you take Willie Jackson, one of their most prominent ministers, who says - oh democracy has changed now, one person, one vote's not that important . Actually, one person, one vote is the whole point of democracy."

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Labour's leader has labelled anti-LGBTQ protests 'pathetic'.

People linked to Destiny Church stormed a children's drag event at a west Auckland library, leading to some 30 people had being barricaded inside.

Later, police intervened when a group disrupted Pride Parade festivities on Ponsonby Road with a haka.

Chris Hipkins says we have free speech in New Zealand, but it's not that.

He says that sort of behaviour isn't an exercise in free speech - it's shouting other people down and stopping them from what they're free to do in a democratic country.

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This afternoon the Prime Minister announced New Zealand will be relaxing immigration settings for investors.

Two new immigration categories will be created to encourage wealthy foreigners to invest in Kiwi businesses.

Investors will need to invest a minimum of $5 million over three years, or $10 million over five years.

The visa's English language requirement will also be stripped, which Luxon claimed had scared off potential investors.

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Winston Peters has hinted at relaxing the foreign buyers ban for those who are willing to bring over the big bucks.

The NZ First leader said plans to lift the ban are a work in progress.

He says if foreign investors are willing to pump millions of dollars into other parts of the country , he is open to allowing them to buy property.

Williams Corporation Managing Director, Matthew Horncastle, joins to discuss.

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After saying he would prefer not to have to impose tariffs on China, Donald Trump has imposed tariffs on Mexico, Canada, and China.

China came out the best of the three, with 10% rate on all imports, while Mexico and Canada were hit with a 25% rate across most imports.

This will likely mean an increase in prices for U.S. consumers, and a potential for New Zealand to step up exports.

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The government has announced plans to double New Zealand's mineral exports to $3 billion in the next ten years.

The Critical Minerals List now includes 37 minerals, after the addition of gold and metallurgical coal.

NZ First's Shane Jones also took aim at big banks limiting lending to the fossil fuels industry, noting his support for the Australian Liberal-National Opposition's attempts to force banks to back the sector.

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ACT Party leader David Seymour gave his State of the Nation speech this week, hot on the heels of Prime Minister Christopher Luxon's.

He covered everything from tax cuts to the End of Life Choice Act - but a key point stuck out to many of those listening...

If the soon-to-be Deputy Prime Minister is hardly on the same page as the rest of the coalition, how can we trust that they are operating efficiently?

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The latest Taxpayers' Union-Curia Poll has the Labour Party up 4.0 points at 30.9%, while National sinks 4.6 points to 29.6%.

Although dropping 2.2 points, ACT is still ahead of the Greens, at 10.8% and 9.5% respectively.

Perhaps the most concerning for the National Party, 39% said the country was moving in the right direction, while 53% said it was moving in the wrong direction.

Regardless, Christopher Luxon still leads significantly as preferred prime minister.

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