ACT Leader David Seymour supports the introduction of a citizenship test that assesses applicants' understanding of New Zealand's core values, including equal rights, freedom of speech, and democratic principles, emphasizing that these values are essential to national identity.
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\\ \\ **Press Release**\\ \\ **Citizenship test: An ACT idea a decade in the making**\\ \\ ****David Seymour****\\ \\ 6 May 2026\\ \\ ACT Leader David Seymour is welcoming Internal Affairs Minister Brooke van Velden’s announcement that a new citizenship test will be introduced for people applying for New Zealand citizenship by grant.\\ \\ **Read More**Social-media signal on the same topic, drawn from the social lens. Engagement is likes + 2×shares + 3×replies, the same weighting used across the digest cards. View on /social →
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