One expert is claiming David Seymour's State of the Nation speech covered issues that needed to be addressed.

The ACT leader discussed Government failings from the past two decades and laid out his infamous Treaty Principles Bill.

NZME business commentator Fran O'Sullivan says Seymour has the capacity to excite and challenge voters and attack the status quo.

"He's looking at the philosophy of whether the Government should just keep repeating the policies of prior Governments- or change and bring in a bit of transformation."

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