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80-553: The committee had eleven members. Permanent members of the committee were Bridges as chairperson and David Seymour as the sole member of ACT New Zealand . Other members are made up from the various parties represented in parliament; four National Party members in addition to Bridges, three members from the Labour Party , and one member each from the Green Party and New Zealand First . The committee met via Zoom . The membership of

160-474: A new government . On 24 November, the three parties concluded coalition talks and reached an agreement on policy issues and ministerial portfolios. Seymour expressed confidence that ACT had secured a favourable coalition deal. He told The New Zealand Herald that the Government would announce a 100-day plan that could include repealing some legislation passed by the outgoing Labour government . As part of

240-540: A "fresh face". Seymour was the first confirmed candidate for the Epsom electorate, and at an Epsom public meeting during his campaign he was described as "the most popular with the crowd" and "the star of the night, intelligent, witty and articulate". During the 2014 election campaign, Seymour released a campaign video online which the ACT Party described as going " viral " after it received around 35,000 views. Seymour said of

320-502: A 7,000-strong petition supporting the students, Williams announced that the school would not discipline the students involved in the protest but would instead work with the local iwi (tribe) Ngāti Ruanui Tumu Whakaae, the Ministry of Education , and board of trustees to implement a restorative process to address the incident. In early April 2024, Seymour created an eight-member "Charter School/Kura Hourua Establishment Board" to facilitate

400-489: A complex of 'prefabs' adjacent to the Mountain Road boundary evolved, built to house the increasing roll. Following the development of a new classroom block in 2015, these have now been almost entirely removed. The loss of playing space on the upper part of the school property meant new sports fields needed to be created in two former quarries at a lower level than the original school. Each has a sports pavilion. The pavilion on

480-455: A donation of $ 665, despite also being decile 9Q. International students are tested for English language proficiency and some students may be required to complete an intensive course of English language before starting at Auckland Grammar School. The international students at Auckland Grammar School paid the highest tuition fees in New Zealand state schools at more than $ 20,000 each year. As

560-520: A final result of 119 to 1. Seymour criticised the urgency of the government's gun control legislation. Despite announcing that the ACT party would vote against the Climate Change Response (Zero Carbon) Amendment Act , Seymour was absent from the vote on the bill's third reading. This allowed it to pass into law with unanimous support, 119–0, drawing the attention of local media. Seymour supported

640-626: A joke about sending Guy Fawkes to blow up the Ministry of Pacific Peoples . Seymour has defended the rights of pro-democracy protesters in New Zealand during the 2019–20 Hong Kong protests . He criticised the Chinese Consulate-General in Auckland for praising the actions of Chinese students who had allegedly assaulted a Hong Kong student activist erecting a Lennon Wall at the University of Auckland on 29 July 2019. Seymour also spoke at

720-647: A poorly designed system being forced on them, the school introduced Cambridge International Examinations in 2002, offering the IGCSE , AS Level and A2 examinations to its more talented students. Other students sit NCEA exams. Students placed in an IGCSE/AS/A2 class are allowed to switch to NCEA, but this is usually discouraged by the school. However, in the ensuing years the majority of students were encouraged to take part in CIE ;qualifications. The introduction of New Zealand Scholarship has been viewed sceptically by

800-644: A pro-Hong Kong democracy rally at the University of Auckland on 6 August 2019. Seymour's defence of free speech was praised by blogger Martyn "Bomber" Bradbury . In response to the Israel–Hamas war , Seymour as ACT Party leader issued a statement expressing solidarity with Israel and condemning Hamas' actions as terrorism. He also criticised the Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta for not explicitly condemning Hamas in her statement expressing concern at

880-476: A proxy of need." While Seymour's directive was supported Pharmac board chair Paula Bennett and Patient Voice Aotearoa chair Malcolm Mulholland, it was criticised by former Māori Health Authority clinical lead Dr Rawiri McKree Jansen, who said that the Government could do more to improve Māori access to health services and medicines. Seymour served as acting prime minister from 14 to 20 July 2024 during Prime Minister Luxon's personal leave following his trip to

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960-502: A referendum to decide whether the law should come into force. An amendment to require a referendum passed 69–51, and the bill passed its third reading with the same numbers on 13 November. The bill received royal assent on 16 November 2019, becoming the End of Life Choice Act 2019 . A referendum was held on 17 October 2020. The vote was held in conjunction with the 2020 general election , and official results were released on 6 November 2020. It

1040-601: A regular testing regime for unvaccinated workers instead of the government's vaccine mandate for education, health and hospitality workers. In December 2021, Seymour opposed the proposed joint Police and Māori iwi (tribal) checkpoints that screened travellers from Auckland heading into the Northland region from 15 December, arguing they would restrict people's freedom of movement. These checkpoints were located at State Highway 1 in Uretiti and State Highway 12 near Maungaturoto through

1120-619: A result of National's confidence and supply agreement with ACT. Seymour was given responsibility for partnership schools , and reforms to the Resource Management Act 1991 and other regulation. In October 2015, a Labour Party member's bill to make parliamentary under-secretaries subject to the Official Information Act passed its first reading in Parliament. Seymour accused the bill of personally attacking him, and said it

1200-487: A second reading 26 June 2019 and passed, with 70 votes in favour, 50 opposed. An amendment to the bill, which included the requirement that it be approved by a binding referendum before it would take effect, passed prior to its third reading with 63 votes in favour and 57 opposed. The bill reappeared before the House and passed its third reading on 13 November 2019 with 69 votes in favour and 51 votes against. In an interview on

1280-634: A state school, Auckland Grammar School is required to follow the New Zealand Curriculum (NZC). In 2015, 95.1 percent of students leaving Auckland Grammar held at least NCEA Level 1 or IGCSE, 91.6 percent held at least NCEA Level 2 or AS level, and 81.5 percent held at least NCEA Level 3 or A level. This is compared to 87.1%, 76.3%, and 45.8% respectively for boys nationally. In its regular survey of Auckland’s schools, Metro in 2011 reported that Auckland Grammar’s academic results are comparable with most private schools and that it scores very well in

1360-563: Is a state , day and boarding secondary school for boys in Auckland , New Zealand. The school was originally situated on Howe Street in Freeman’s Bay, where Auckland Girls Grammar School is now located. It moved to its current site on Mountain Road in Epsom in 1916. As of 2020, it has 2606 students, making it the third largest school in New Zealand. The current headmaster, Tim O’Connor, who

1440-536: Is due to expire at the end of 2024. The school lunch programme serves 220,000 students across New Zealand. In response, Porirua College deputy principal John Topp and attendance officer Mose Skipworth defended the school lunches programme and said that scrapping it would lead to an increase in truancy. In response, the Health Coalition Aotearoa sought a meeting with Seymour to argue for the school lunch programme, arguing that scaling back or shutting down

1520-419: The 2014 election . In February 2014, at the same time that Jamie Whyte was made leader of the ACT Party, Seymour won the nomination to stand as the party's candidate for Epsom. The electorate had already proven strategically important for ACT. Seymour's selection for Epsom, over former deputy leader and party president John Boscawen , was described by political commentators as the "clean slate" choice and

1600-539: The Abortion Legislation Act 2020 but argued that "safe zones", which would have established 150-metre protest-free areas around abortion clinics, would infringe upon freedom of expression. Prior to the third reading of the bill on 10 March 2020, Seymour successfully included an amendment eliminating safe zones around abortion clinics. The bill passed its third reading on 18 March, receiving royal assent on 23 March. Safe zones were eventually reinstated through

1680-639: The Contraception, Sterilisation, and Abortion (Safe Areas) Amendment Act 2022 , which Seymour supported. During the COVID-19 pandemic in New Zealand , Seymour served as a member of the Epidemic Response Committee from 25 March 2020. During the 2020 New Zealand general election , Seymour contested the Epsom electorate and was re-elected by a margin of 9,224 votes. In addition, ACT won eight percent of

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1760-491: The End of Life Choice Act 2019 a year after the referendum. Seymour was re-elected in 2017 , and led ACT to one of its best results in the 2020 election, winning ten seats. In the 2023 general election , Seymour was re-elected and the ACT Party increased its representation to 11 seats, the best result in the party's history. ACT subsequently formed a coalition government with the National and New Zealand First parties. Under

1840-914: The Green Party and the Māori Party , Seymour's bill passed all three readings, meaning that bars and rugby clubs were allowed to open for Rugby World Cup games. In 2015, Seymour became a member of a cross-party group initiated by Jan Logie to look at and advocate for LGBTI rights . The group also included: Catherine Delahunty (Green), Chris Bishop (National), Denis O'Rourke (NZ First), Denise Roche (Green), James Shaw (Green), Kevin Hague (Green), Louisa Wall (Labour), Nanaia Mahuta (Labour), Paul Foster-Bell (National), and Trevor Mallard (Labour). On 4 August 2017, Seymour and Transport Minister Simon Bridges helped to make Uber become part of New Zealand's transport system. This also opened other ride-sharing apps like DiDi and Ola to enter and co-exist in

1920-564: The House of Representatives in 2014 as ACT's sole MP, after which he replaced Jamie Whyte as party leader. In 2018 he appeared in a television dance contest, Dancing With the Stars . Seymour's End of Life Choice bill was selected from the members' ballot on 8 June 2017 and was put to a referendum in October 2020 in conjunction with the 2020 general election . It passed with 65.91% and came into force as

2000-454: The John Key -led National government. Seymour assisted with the development of the government's Partnership Schools legislation. In late 2013, John Banks resigned from his ministerial positions following criminal charges in relation to electoral returns in his bid for the Auckland mayoralty in 2010. In June 2014 he announced he would resign from ACT Party leadership and not contest Epsom in

2080-516: The Manning Centre . Seymour is a long-time member of ACT , initially becoming involved in the political party through ACT on Campus while studying at Auckland University. While there, he became leader of the student organisation. Seymour contested three elections before his eventual success in 2014. He first stood for ACT in 2005 in Mt Albert and was also ranked 37th on the party list. He

2160-601: The National Māori flag also spat near Seymour. In response, Principal Graeme Williams condemned the students' behaviour as "totally unacceptable" and stated that those responsible would be subject to disciplinary procedures. Seymour said that one or two students failed to respect Tikanga Māori /Māori cultural values including hospitality and that the students were being affected by "torrents of information that isn't quite true." Seymour also expressed interest in meeting Freyberg High School students on his next visit. Following

2240-506: The Post Primary Teachers' Association (PPTA), objected to the Government's charter school plans on the grounds that they were "profit-driven," would divert funding from overwhelmed state schools, disadvantaged children with behavioural issues and disabilities and did not have to hire qualified teachers. By contrast, Innovative Education Consultants head consultant Alwyn Poole and St Stephen's School co-principal Nathan Durie welcomed

2320-484: The Spanish Mission style, is used for daily assemblies and exhibitions, and it also contains classrooms on its two levels. Surrounding the main hall in which students sit for daily assemblies are the school honours boards, listing the names of the school's top scholars. In the early 20th century, inmates from the neighbouring Mount Eden Prison worked at two stone quarries adjacent to the school and were involved in

2400-633: The University of Auckland ). The song consists of two verses in Latin and includes the school motto as a refrain. It is sung to the melody of the German hymn "Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott" (" A Mighty Fortress Is Our God "). The following individuals have served as headmaster of Auckland Grammar School: The following individuals have served as the Chairman of the Board of Governors: The following individuals have served as

2480-433: The $ 350 million Government-funded school lunch programme "Ka Ora, Ka Ako" would be reviewed prior to the 2024 New Zealand budget . He claimed there was no evidence that the school lunch programme had improved school achievement and attendance. Seymour cited a 2023 Treasury report which found that 12 percent of lunches (roughly 10,000 a day) were wasted. He has also suggested imposing fines on parents for truancy. The contract

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2560-629: The 1920 gymnasium is a large gymnasium which was constructed in the mid-1970s and opened by then Prime Minister Robert Muldoon . Adjacent to the Spanish Mission-style library from the 1920s is the Centennial Theatre (opened 1969) and the swimming pool. This abuts the Motorway, the construction of which, in the 1960s, removed some of the School's land to the north. Between the 1970s and 2014-2015,

2640-636: The 1st Minister for Regulation in the Sixth National Government under Christopher Luxon . Seymour spent his early years in Whangārei and joined ACT as a student at the University of Auckland . Following his graduation, he worked in the engineering industry. Subsequently, he worked for conservative think tanks in Canada during the 2000s, before returning to New Zealand and standing unsuccessfully for election to Parliament in 2005 and 2011. He entered

2720-402: The 2025 school year. Under the revised scheme, 10,000 pre-schoolers in low-equity, non-profit early childhood centres would be eligible for free morning tea and lunch five days a week at a cost of NZ$ 4 million. While the school lunch programme would remained unchanged for primary school students in 2025, the school lunch programme for intermediate and high school students would be bulk-purchased by

2800-620: The End of Life Choice Bill into the member's ballot, launched a website promoting his bill, and released an ACT-commissioned poll of 2800 people showing 66% public support in favour of legalising assisted dying. The bill passed its first reading 76–44 in December 2017 and its second reading 70–50 in June 2019. In the committee of the whole House, support from the New Zealand First party became conditional on

2880-474: The Government and delivered to schools. On 14 May, Seymour announced that the Government would allocate NZ$ 153 million from the 2024 budget to convert 35 state schools into charter schools and establish 15 new charter schools between 2025 and 2026. Labour's education spokesperson Jan Tinetti , Green education spokesperson Lawrence Xu-Nan , the New Zealand Educational Institute (NZEI) and

2960-584: The Government would restore interest deductions on residential investment properties. In mid-July 2024, Associate Health Minister Seymour had instructed the pharmaceutical purchasing agency Pharmac to stop factorising the Treaty of Waitangi in its decisions, writing that "Pharmac's role should focus on delivering improved health outcomes underpinned by robust data and evidence, in accordance with its statutory responsibilities. This should serve all New Zealanders based on actual need, without assigning their background as

3040-608: The National Scholarship exams. In its 2016 report, the Education Review Office reported that the school continued to achieve high-education outcomes for its students. It was ranked seventh in the Crimson-QS Best New Zealand schools in 2019 for entrance into top-ranked universities. The previous headmaster, John Morris, is a vocal critic of NCEA . In response to what is perceived by the school to be

3120-599: The Parliamentary Question time about various issues including hate speech and the Three Waters reform programme . Following the session, Ardern was recorded on a hot mic calling Seymour an "arrogant prick". Since New Zealand parliamentary debates are televised, the comment was aired on television during Question Time. Ardern later issued a personal apology to Seymour for her remark. The two politicians subsequently reconciled and joined forces to raise NZ$ 60,000 for

3200-550: The Prostate Cancer Foundation by auctioning a signed and framed copy of the Prime Minister's remark. In the 2023 New Zealand general election held on 14 October, Seymour was re-elected in Epsom by a margin of 8,142 votes. ACT won 8.64 percent of the popular vote and gained 11 seats in Parliament. Following the election, ACT entered into coalition talks with the National and New Zealand First parties to form

3280-596: The Real Estate Institute of New Zealand shows there is a 30 percent premium ($ 257,000) on houses in-zone compared to those out of zone. In 2014, nearby One Tree Hill College and Selwyn College introduced enrolment schemes which initially planned to overlap parts of the Auckland Grammar zone. Both were forced to backtrack after opposition from parents in the overlapping areas, who feared it could ultimately lead to Auckland Grammar shrinking its zone and affecting

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3360-499: The School replaced all external examinations (both Cambridge IGCSE and NCEA Level 1) for Fifth Formers with an in-house preparatory qualification, Pre-Q, set to be "more rigorous than IGCSE", in response to planned reforms to NCEA, abolishing external examinations at Level 1. The school song was introduced in March 1955. The words were composed in 1954 by L. W. A. Crawley, senior Classics lecturer at Auckland University College (now

3440-450: The US. Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters was unavailable for the role as he was visiting Japan and South Korea at the time. As acting prime minister, Seymour toured the Government's Military-Style Academy Pilot for youth offenders with Children's Minister Karen Chhour and the media on 20 July. Seymour has embraced libertarian social policies since becoming party leader, such as supporting

3520-500: The University of Auckland’s School of Architecture. Due to the economic impact of the 1880s depression, girls from Girls High School joined what was by then called the Auckland College and Grammar School. In 1909, Auckland Girls Grammar School opened on the original Howe Street site, and the renamed Auckland Grammar School became an all-boys school again. In 1916, the school moved to its current location in Mountain Road, Epsom, which

3600-448: The central North Island , which is used by students for camps. The school's motto is in Latin : Per Angusta ad Augusta , which translates to " Through difficulties to greatness ". The school has also translated the motto as "Through rough ravines to hallowed heights." The origin of the motto is uncertain, but it was a common maxim at the time of the school's founding. A documentary on

3680-521: The coalition arrangement, Seymour will assume the position of deputy prime minister from 31 May 2025, replacing Winston Peters . Seymour's views on the Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi have led to robust debate across the political spectrum. During the 2023 general election, he and the ACT party campaigned for a Treaty Principles Bill and a referendum on the principles. ACT proposed several changes to

3760-573: The coalition negotiations, Seymour will share the position of deputy prime minister with Peters for the term of the 54th New Zealand Parliament . Peters will serve as deputy prime minister until 31 May 2025, and then Seymour will assume the office until the conclusion of the term. He is the first minister for regulation , a portfolio he proposed. He was also appointed as an associate minister of education ( partnership schools ), finance, and health ( Pharmac ). In early March 2024 Seymour, in his capacity as Associate Minister of Education, confirmed that

3840-503: The committee was as follows: Key     National     Labour     Green     NZ First     ACT David Seymour (New Zealand politician) David Breen Seymour (born 24 June 1983) is a New Zealand politician who has been the Leader of ACT New Zealand and the Member of Parliament (MP) for Epsom since 2014. He currently serves as

3920-465: The construction of the 1916 school building itself. Early prisoners were used as labourers to quarry stone for use in road construction around Auckland, including the quarries at Maungawhau / Mount Eden and Auckland Grammar School. The flat land was redeveloped into sports fields for Auckland Grammar School. The school owns a facility called the VentureLodge located in the township of Ohakune , in

4000-399: The day of the third reading, Seymour said that he was confident that the public would vote to put the act into law, noting that "there was overwhelming support and it should easily pass the referendum." The act was approved in the 2020 New Zealand euthanasia referendum , which was held in conjunction with the 2020 general election , with a 65.91% of voters in favour of the act. Seymour was

4080-567: The election, Seymour was elected for the Epsom electorate with a majority of 4,250 votes. Jamie Whyte did not win in his bid for the Pakuranga electorate , and Seymour replaced Whyte as the leader of ACT on 3 October 2014. National returned as a minority government with ACT in confidence and supply in 2014, and Seymour was appointed parliamentary under-secretary to the Minister of Education and Minister of Regulatory Reform on 29 September 2014, as

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4160-427: The electorate was retained by National 's Nikki Kaye . Seymour was ranked fifth on the party list, but with 1.07% of the party vote, ACT was unable to return any list MPs to parliament, and John Banks , who had retained the Epsom seat for ACT, was the party's only sitting member. After the 2011 election, Seymour worked as a ministerial adviser for Banks, who was appointed an Associate Minister of Education for

4240-523: The first round, Te Pūmanawa o te Wairua. Seymour continued to support the policy and push for more charter schools to be established. On 6 June 2015, Seymour confirmed that he was preparing a member's bill known as the End of Life Choice Bill that would legalise assisted dying . This bill was in response to the decision in Seales v Attorney-General that stated only parliament had the ability to address assisted suicide laws. On 14 October 2015, Seymour lodged

4320-446: The government to decide the location of early childhood centres, and introducing mandatory reporting of child abuse. On 1 May 2024, Seymour confirmed that the Government would continue to fund the previous Labour Government's free school lunches programme for a few years until the completion of a review into the programme. On 8 May, Seymour announced the Government's modified school lunch programme, which would cost NZ$ 234.8 million for

4400-557: The initiative of former Mana Movement leader Hone Harawira 's Tai Tokerau Border Control. Seymour's criticisms were echoed by National Party leader Christopher Luxon and New Zealand First politicians Winston Peters and Shane Jones . In response, Labour's deputy leader and Te Tai Tokerau Member of Parliament Kelvin Davis alleged that criticism of the iwi-led checkpoints was motivated by anti-Māori racism. In mid December 2022, Seymour questioned Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern during

4480-399: The legalisation of euthanasia , and introducing the End of Life Choice Act 2019 . He has emerged as a vocal opponent of co-governance with Māori , and supports raising the retirement age and enacting tax cuts. Seymour has increasingly caused controversy for his outspoken views, which include comparing co-governance with apartheid , opposing Māori vaccination prioritisation, and

4560-474: The market. Seymour was re-elected to Parliament for Epsom in the 2017 general election as the sole ACT Member of Parliament. On 8 June 2017, Seymour's bill was selected from the members' ballot. The bill was debated at its first reading on 13 December 2017, and passed with 76 votes in favour and 44 against. It was then reviewed by the Justice Select Committee. It reappeared before the House for

4640-597: The popular vote, winning ten seats in Parliament (with nine on the party list). In the much expanded caucus, Seymour held the specific portfolios of Finance and COVID-19 Response spokespersons, while remaining leader of the ACT party. Seymour's third member's bill to be debated in Parliament, the Regulatory Standards Bill, was drawn from the ballot in June 2021. It proposed stricter rules around government regulation making but failed its first reading in July 2021 without

4720-522: The principles, including the removal of any references to “partnership” (between the Crown and Māori) from the treaty's use in law and instead refer to "all New Zealanders". Seymour was born in Palmerston North to a Ngāpuhi mother and Pākehā father in 1983. His family moved to Whangārei when Seymour was a child. Seymour's mother identified as Pākehā until she discovered Ngāpuhi roots when her son

4800-500: The programme would worsen hardship and poor educational outcomes among deprived children. On 14 March 2024, Seymour visited Freyberg High School in Palmerston North and met with staff members including Principal Graeme Williams to discuss truancy. Towards the end of the visit, several students staged a haka (war dance) Ka Mate to protest against the Government's proposal to slash the free school lunch programme Ka Ora, Ka Ako and perceived anti- Māori policies. One student waving

4880-401: The reintroduction of charter schools . The Board is headed by St Cuthbert's College principal Justine Mahon, with other notable members including Glen Denham and Professor Elizabeth Rata . The Board aims to reestablish charter schools by 2025. On 16 April, Seymour announced several changes to the early childhood education sector including easing teaching qualification requirements, allowing

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4960-516: The reintroduction of charter schools, arguing that they would meet the needs of children and bring flexibility to the educational system. In late September 2024, Seymour confirmed that the Government would prosecute parents for persistent truancy and remove teacher-only days during school term time. In mid-October 2024, Seymour released details of the Government's revised free school lunch programme, which would be launched in Term 1 2024. Seymour said that

5040-473: The resale value of their homes. Auckland Grammar's requested voluntary donation is the highest for a non-integrated state school in New Zealand. In 2014, the requested donation reached $ 1,050 per student per year. The school claimed the donation is high to cover the gap in government funding between it, a decile 9Q school, and the lowest decile schools (i.e. decile 1A). As a comparison, Auckland Grammar's female counterpart, Epsom Girls' Grammar School , asks for

5120-658: The revamped programme would save NZ$ 130 million a year, with meals costing an average of NZ$ 3. Meals would consist of chicken katsu, butter chicken, lasagne, chicken pasta salad and wraps. Meals for students in Years 0 to 9 would be an average of 240 grams while meals for older students would be at least 300g with additional items including fruit, yoghurt or muesli bars. Schools would receive funding and resources to either prepare their meals internally, iwi / hapū providers and external suppliers including Gilmours, Foodstuffs , Watties and Hellers . On 10 March 2024, Seymour announced that

5200-414: The school titled Grammar Boys was aired in July 2005 on TV3 . The main building was constructed in 1916, designed by the architectural firm of Arnold & Abbott. It and the adjacent caretaker's residence are designed in the Spanish Mission style . Following the completion of the main building, three smaller buildings were constructed in the same style; the library block to the north, the gymnasium to

5280-548: The school, and it encourages only the top students to attempt it. Despite this, the school had the highest number of scholarships of any school in New Zealand in 2006. The 2008 Education Review Office (ERO) report commented the School ranks among the highest performing schools in New Zealand from the results in national and international examinations. From 2011, the school offered the CIE Form 5 programme to all students in Form 5. From 2019,

5360-505: The sole Member of Parliament to oppose the Labour-led coalition government 's Arms (Prohibited Firearms, Magazines, and Parts) Amendment Act 2019 , which bans all semi-automatic firearms used during the Christchurch mosque shootings that occurred on 15 March 2019. Although he missed an initial procedural vote on the bill, he still cast a No vote when voting on the actual bill took place with

5440-418: The south and a toilet block adjoining the main building. The main building is listed by Heritage New Zealand as a Category I Historic Place . In the 1950s, a large science block was constructed to the south of the main block in a modern style with metal windows. Further to the south again is a concrete block built in the early 1970s, raised on pilotis to give access to the upper playing fields. Between it and

5520-725: The support of the Labour government. Following that bill's introduction, but before its defeat, Seymour announced his next member's bill would establish a legislative framework for four-year terms of Parliament. Following the Delta variant outbreak that began in August 2021, Seymour released ACT's COVID 3.0 strategy, which advocated replacing the government's elimination strategy with a "harm minimisation" strategy that focused on isolating infected individuals and easing border restrictions for travellers from low risk countries. In November 2021, Seymour advocated

5600-426: The upper field was rebuilt soon after. Between 2014 and 2015, the toilet block adjoining the main building was demolished and a new building constructed in its place for classroom use. The school’s 150th century anniversary capital project is Te Ara Matauranga. Te Ara plans to include a new library, swimming pool and study block located in between the Centennial Theatre and the War Memorial. Historically, entry

5680-399: The video: "I think it was just totally real, we didn't set out to make it funny or make it a viral video, it was just me being me, that combination with rather retro production values ... you wouldn't want to watch it standing up." Seymour was endorsed for the Epsom electorate by Prime Minister John Key , despite Key's National colleague Paul Goldsmith also contesting the electorate. At

5760-490: The violence. In response, Prime Minister Hipkins issued a statement condemning Hamas for targeting civilians and taking hostages in violation of international humantiarian principles. Hipkins stated that Israel had a right to self-defence but denied that Mahuta was out of step with New Zealand foreign policy, stating it was a matter of timing. Auckland Grammar School Auckland Grammar School (often simplified to Auckland Grammar , or Grammar ), established in 1869,

5840-533: Was accepted by New Zealand voters, with 65.1% in support and 33.7% opposed. In August 2015, Seymour introduced a member's bill to allow bars and rugby clubs to extend their bar trading hours when they are televising games from the Rugby World Cup . Most games, due to the time difference between New Zealand and England, started between 4 am and 6 am New Zealand Time, meaning that alcohol would not usually have been allowed to be sold. Despite opposition from

5920-742: Was appointed in 2012, received a Blake Leader Award in 2007. Auckland Grammar School was endowed in 1850 by the then Governor of New Zealand , Sir George Grey . Sir George Grey , during his times as governor in South Africa, Australia and New Zealand is also affiliated with the establishment of other educational institutions such as Whanganui Collegiate School in Whanganui, New Zealand, Grey College in Bloemfontein, South Africa, and Grey High School in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. Auckland Grammar

6000-417: Was not necessary because under-secretaries did not have decision-making powers. Nonetheless, Seymour was one of 109 members of Parliament who voted in favour of the legislation at its third reading in June 2016. Contracts in the second round of applications for charter (partnership) schools were completed on 11 September 2014. In January 2016, the contract was terminated for a Northland charter school from

6080-452: Was opened by Governor General Arthur Foljambe the Earl of Liverpool . Auckland Grammar School buildings contain two Category I historic places , the school's main block and a war memorial, and one Category II historic place , the former janitor's house. An obelisk located in front of the school commemorates former students who fought in various wars. The school's main block, built in 1916 in

6160-550: Was recognised as an educational establishment in 1868 through the Grammar School Appropriation Act. It officially opened in 1869 in the old Immigration Barracks site on Howe Street with 78 boys enrolled. The school was initially privately funded, as New Zealand did not have a state education system until 1877. A growing roll caused the school to move twice in the 1870s, and in 1880, it moved to Symonds Street , where it remained for 35 years. The site today houses

6240-453: Was selective to the school. The school was zoned at least since the 1960s. Since 2000, school zoning is determined by a state school enrollment scheme , which gives first preference to students living in a designated home zone, and then to brothers of current students who live outside the zone. The school argues that zoning increases house prices in the zone, reducing access to the school for students from lower socio-economic groups. Research by

6320-480: Was seven. As a teenager, Seymour went to Auckland Grammar School and, later, the University of Auckland where he graduated with a Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical & Electronic) and a Bachelor of Arts (Philosophy). Following his graduation from university, Seymour worked in the engineering sector. Seymour worked in Canada as a policy analyst for five years for the Frontier Centre for Public Policy and

6400-465: Was unsuccessful in the electorate, which was held by Helen Clark , the prime minister at the time, and with 1.51% of the party vote ACT returned only two members to parliament, leaving Seymour out. While living in Canada, Seymour contested the 2008 election for ACT as list-only candidate, ranked 55th. At the 2011 general election , Seymour stood for ACT in the Auckland Central electorate, but

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