NZ's ACT won't back down on China in government

Party leader David Seymour says NZ ACT's position on China is driven by its constituents. (Ben McKay/AAP PHOTOS)

ACT leader David Seymour has vowed to maintain the party's hardline on China if, as polls predict, they are part of the New Zealand government after next month's election.

The right-wingers have been the toughest talkers on China in New Zealand - often derided as a soft touch on the superpower - over the last term of office.