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Act policy a 'recipe for disaster' - Key

An Act Party policy that would allow shopkeepers to arm themselves against violent robberies is a "recipe for disaster" the Prime Minister says.

Peters on 'chem-trail' guy's chances

It seems New Zealand First leader Winston Peters can’t quite bring himself to utter the words “Colin Craig“or “the Conservative Party“.

Epsom should trial Act's RMA policy - Parker

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.

Election 2014: Future of charter schools debated

Act push to abolish RMA

The Act Party would seek to abolish the Overseas Investment Office and the Resource Management Management Act if it became part of the next government.

Epsom plan not everyone's cup of tea

Prime Minister John Key slotted in his first campaign visit to the Epsom electorate yesterday and found not everybody was willing to go along with his instructions to vote for Act's David Seymour.

Epsom won’t vote for a National MP

Despite the lack of a beverage-based endorsement, the true-blue seat of Epsom remains dogged by controversy this election.

Govt looking at charter rules change

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: Open Youth Court to scrutiny

Act Party leader Dr Jamie Whyte said the party wants to see Youth Court and Family Court open to public scrutiny.

Laying it out in black and Whyte

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.

Act candidate quits over speech 'stunt'

An ACT party candidate and board member has reportedly resigned over his leader's speech on race, which he says was a 'stunt' for the polls.

Act leader caught short again

Act leader Jamie Whyte's been caught short once again - this time clueless about Whanau Ora.

Dirty deals out for Epsom hopeful

Conservative Party hopeful Christine Rankin is tossing her name into the Epsom hat and positioning herself as the candidate with clean hands.

Act Party pledges to slash company tax rate

Paul Little: Act's race card a vile play

Jamie Whyte's college specialties included the nature of truth and belief, but his speech to the Waikato Conference stretched one and beggared the other, writes Paul Little.

John Roughan: Whyte lacking a Maori viewpoint

When Dame Susan Devoy was appointed Race Relations Commissioner last year, the intelligentsia sniffed at the choice of a squash champion.

'I'm a half-full kind of guy'

Toby Manhire took Jamie Whyte to a local pub quiz for our candid series on party leaders

Toby Manhire: Privilege debate guillotined by Act's French farce

In those terms, it is hard to know what to make of Whyte's self-made maelstrom around race and privilege in New Zealand law.