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Seymour’s Ministry Overhaul Plan | Christchurch News
ACT’s David Seymour is firing up a bold government overhaul, calling to scrap symbolic ministries like “Minister for the South Island” and merge agencies targeting specific groups — including education bodies like ERO and the Ministry of Education. He argues these roles are budget-draining and inefficient, aligning with ACT’s long-held tax-cutting, streamlined-government ethos. But his stance also sparked controversy over real estate agent Janet Dickson, whose license was threatened for refusing a mandatory Māori culture course — a move Seymour called morally wrong. After pressure, the law…
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