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John Armstrong: Act tries to unplug life support
Rarely has a political party conference been treated to a speech as brutally frank, writes John Armstrong.
Rarely has a political party conference been treated to a speech as brutally frank, writes John Armstrong.
Act is calling on other parties to allow the public to determine the future of New Zealand's taxpayer-funded superannuation scheme through a series of referendums.
From start to finish, it took David Seymour a good nine years to put together his treasured replica Lotus Seven sports car.
Mass media, citizen media, new media, and politician media management - it all gets frequently evaluated, criticised and sometimes praised, writes Bryce Edwards.
The election of Trevor Mallard yesterday as Assistant Speaker will almost certainly take out of play one of the most recalcitrant MPs in Question Time.
Nearly two-thirds of National supporters voted for the Act Party's David Seymour in Epsom, newly released election data shows.
Voters in the suburbs of Remuera and Parnell were the key to the Act Party's survival, figures from polling booths show.
Act's sole MP David Seymour will meet John Key at Parliament today with a wishlist for a confidence and supply agreement, including for him to become a minister.
Jamie Whyte has conceded his future as the Act Party's leader outside of Parliament is uncertain and says the party's brand is "tarnished".
Act has pounced on the Conservative Party's admission that it has not fully costed its policies, claiming that leader Colin Craig is making it up as he goes along.
An Act Party policy that would allow shopkeepers to arm themselves against violent robberies is a "recipe for disaster" the Prime Minister says.
It seems New Zealand First leader Winston Peters can’t quite bring himself to utter the words “Colin Craig“or “the Conservative Party“.
Labour's finance spokesman David Parker this morning jibed that Act-held Epsom should be used to trial that party's policy of abolishing the Resource Management Act.
Despite the lack of a beverage-based endorsement, the true-blue seat of Epsom remains dogged by controversy this election.
Education Minister Hekia Parata is in negotiation in the hope of opening more charter schools next year, possibly allowing tertiary institutions to run them.
Act Party leader Dr Jamie Whyte said the party wants to see Youth Court and Family Court open to public scrutiny.
United Future leader Peter Dunne is confident his "flexi-super" proposal would be advanced in any third term National Government without compromising John Key's promises on superannuation.
Act leader Jamie Whyte says Christine Rankin's entry into the Epsom election contest will have no impact because her Conservative party appeals to simple-minded voters, not educated Epsom voters.
Epsom election candidates faced off at a public debate last night, with one promising to name a convicted sex offender with name suppression under parliamentary privilege.
Politicians seldom get to anoint a successor. That was especially so for me. Readers may recall I left with a bit of a hiss and a roar at a time I least expected it.
Race Relations Commissioner Dame Susan Devoy has rejected Act leader Jamie Whyte’s call for her resignation saying there is a lot of work to do to improve race relations in NZ.
Act Leader Jamie Whyte has suggested Fiji as a model for a rejig of race based laws in this country in an open letter to Race Relations Commissioner Dame Susan Devoy.
Act leader Jamie Whyte says his speech on Maori legal privilege shouldn't have come as a surprise to anyone, not least a former candidate who quit.