Green leader James Shaw, Rotorua mayor Steve Chadwick take aim at David Seymour over Māori wards-apartheid comparison 26 Feb, 2021 02:50 AM 3 minutes to read Act Party leader David Seymour and Green Party co-leader James Shaw. Photos / Andrew Warner and Mark Mitchell Act Party leader David Seymour and Green Party co-leader James Shaw. Photos / Andrew Warner and Mark Mitchell Green Party co-leader James Shaw says Act Party leader David Seymour should apologise over comments comparing new Māori ward legislation to apartheid in South Africa. Rotorua mayor Steve Chadwick has also weighed in on the issue, saying Seymour should "become relevant". Shaw was in Rotorua on Friday visiting Crown research institute Scion, Te Arawa fisheries and Rotorua Lakes Council, where he discussed the council's recently approved Climate Change Action Plan.