Press Release: I’m Proud to be a Shoplifter

Seymour refers to principals who give spare lunches to those in need in their communities, as akin to being “shoplifters!”

Pat Newman, Te Tai Tokerau Principals Spokesperson, in response says Seymour should  be more worried about his inability to do anything effective to help our whanau in these situations. All these inane attacks do, is to show he is either bereft of ideas or worse still, doesn’t actually care!

“What evidence does this person,  living it up in the Beehive, got to say  for instance that say there is a health hazard from giving those needing it, lunches that are left over?”

Mr Seymour just might be better off looking at the effect of the policies he and his mates have imposed on New Zealand, policies that make increasing numbers dependant upon getting such a basic need as food, from schools, Newman continued.

"This is a person who is costing us the tax payers millions each year in expenses, flash chauffeured cars, free flights, a  subsidised pension for life,  salaries, support staff, and so on, yet he is so far removed from the  reality of the situation, that he calls Principals “shoplifters!”

If I am a shop lifter does this make Mr Seymour a big time embezzler?

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Lunches or Looting?

David Seymour Sparks Fierce Debate Over Surplus Food Donations

A fresh political debate has ignited after ACT Party leader David Seymour suggested that donating surplus school lunches to communities, without proper authorisation, could be comparable to shoplifting.

At the heart of the issue is intention versus process. Supporters of Seymour’s stance argue that taking or redistributing food without permission—regardless of good intentions—undermines systems, accountability, and property rights. They say rules exist for a reason, and bypassing them could open the door to broader misuse or even organised exploitation.