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EPISODE · Apr 23, 2026 · 8 MIN

Seymour floats idea to give 15 year old school students $500

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David Seymour's thinking about giving tens of millions of dollars away to teenagers. You heard right, but its not quite that simple. The ACT leader's floated the idea of giving every 15 year old school student $500 to invest. It would be supervised as part of a programme to raise financial literacy to encourage kiwis to diversify their investments. The money would come out the of the government's annual Kiwisaver subsidy. ACT leader David Seymour spoke to Lisa Owen.

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