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David Seymour praised for backing local watercress seller in regulatory dispute

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Matua Kahurangi
May 10, 2025
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Act Party leader David Seymour is standing up for a Hawke’s Bay man told to stop selling watercress until he paid more than $600 in registration fees after a Hastings District Council officer observed him operating informally.

Seymour, who serves as Minister for Regulation, has written to Food Minister Andrew Hoggard to express concern over what he sees …

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