New ZealandIncest comments 'stupid'Prime Minister says Act Leader and potential parliamentary ally Jamie Whyte’s incest comments are "stupid’’ and a distraction from important issues.27 Feb 03:52 AM
New ZealandAct leader 'regrets' incest commentsNew Act leader Jamie Whyte has back-tracked on comments that incestuous relationships between consenting adults should not be illegal.26 Feb 09:25 PM
New ZealandIncest comment defendedAct's leader is standing by his comments that incestuous relationships between consenting adults should not be illegal, even though he is "very opposed" to it.26 Feb 05:05 AM
OpinionEditorial: Act needs to come up with fresher ideas than flat taxEditorial: For Act to make a fresh start it needs to come up with new and innovative policies. Reviving its flat-tax policy doesn't fit that bill.25 Feb 04:30 PM
OpinionFran O'SullivanFran O'Sullivan: Act Party opens options on SuperWho better than Prebble to spot a potential wedge between National and Act and create a groundswell in favour of raising the superannuation age, writes Fran O'Sullivan.25 Feb 04:30 PM
New ZealandPrebble, flat tax make comebackFormer Act leader Richard Prebble says the party will have to raise well over $1 million to fight the 2014 election campaign that he has been appointed to direct.23 Feb 04:30 PM
OpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: Winston Peters resists excellent questionsA bunch of colleagues from the Press Gallery yesterday were showered with a suite of insults by NZ First leader Winston Peters on his way into Parliament, writes Audrey Young.12 Feb 05:45 AM
OpinionPatricia and David Schnauer: Chance for Act to rise above rabbleIn electing a philosopher as its new leader, perhaps Jamie Whyte's party can foster genuine debate and ideas, write Patricia and David Schnauer.10 Feb 04:30 PM
OpinionBrian RudmanBrian Rudman: Principals who extort fees need re-educatingSurely the scandal of school donations should have been Ms Parata's focus this week, rather than a bloated taskforce set up to appease the ideological sensibilities of Act, writes Brian Rudman.04 Feb 04:30 PM
OpinionEditorial: Act's new leader could take lesson from GreensEditorial: Act's new leader could do worse than look across the House to the Greens, polar opposites in political philosophy but occupying a similar tactical position.03 Feb 04:30 PM
New ZealandNew energy driving Act, says hopefulYoung Epsom candidate says party bent on putting internal wrangling in past.02 Feb 04:30 PM
New Zealand'I'm sure to make mistakes'New Act leader Jamie Whyte says he has had no shortage of advice - it's often conflicting - about what sort of leader he should be.02 Feb 04:30 PM
OpinionJohn Armstrong: Act finally does something rightIn electing Jamie Whyte as the party's new leader, Act's governing board has made the right choice, writes John Armstrong. Realistically, he was the only choice.02 Feb 04:30 PM
New ZealandAct Party elects new leaderJamie Whyte is Act's new leader and David Seymour will be the party's candidate in Epsom at this year's election while John Boscawen has resigned as Act president.02 Feb 05:47 AM
New ZealandWhyte set for nod as Act leaderWriter Jamie Whyte looks set to become the new Act leader tomorrow.31 Jan 04:30 PM
OpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: Has Act got talent?John Boscawen took a risk in holding the meeting, writes Audrey Young. It might have been a miserable turnout but it was a respectable 100. It could have been disrupted by enemies outside the party, or even inside but it wasn't.30 Jan 08:30 PM
New ZealandAct hopeful: I won't hijack party policyAct leadership hopeful Jamie Whyte says he does not want to impose his own views about drug liberalisation on to the Act Party.30 Jan 04:30 PM
New ZealandAct leadership contenders speakAct leadership contender John Boscawen tonight acknowledged disgraced former MP and colleague David Garrett for his three strikes legislation.30 Jan 08:50 AM
New ZealandMaverick gesture takes Act leadership contest away from boardThe Act board has lost control of the party leadership contest with the decision by contender John Boscawen to hold a public meeting in Epsom and to challenge other candidates to attend.27 Jan 04:30 PM
New ZealandAct leadership 'not a slam dunk' for BoscawenAct leadership contender and former MP John Boscawen says he will spend the next week trying to highlight the risks of picking someone without his political and parliamentary experience, and highlighting his own experience.24 Jan 04:30 PM
OpinionJohn RoughanJohn Roughan: Epsom knows the value of ActBusiness people are more accustomed to putting sentiment aside for important decisions, writes John Roughan.17 Jan 04:30 PM
New ZealandYoung Act members seek nominationsFormer National Party President Michelle Boag is the latest figure on the political right to rule herself out of seeking Act's nomination to represent Epsom in this year's election.13 Jan 04:30 PM
New ZealandNational sounds out HideJohn Key's right-hand man made a secret visit to former Act leader Rodney Hide in a desperate search to shore up a coalition partner for the National Party at this year's election.11 Jan 04:30 PM
New ZealandTussle for Epsom nom heats upThe tussle to replace John Banks as Act's Epsom candidate is heating up ahead of the party's decision early next month.10 Jan 11:00 AM
New ZealandDon't go for Hide again, says DouglasAct Party founder Sir Roger Douglas has sounded a warning against former MP Rodney Hide returning to the party leadership.17 Dec 04:30 PM
New ZealandBrash talks Hide up to return to ActDon Brash, the man who forced Rodney Hide out of his job as Act leader, approached him recently to urge him to return to the party leadership.16 Dec 04:30 PM
New ZealandCourt threat over by-election tweetThe man who took a successful private prosecution against John Banks has threatened to take one over Labour leader David Cunliffe's by-election tweet.04 Dec 08:29 PM
New ZealandHide's fans keen for a comebackEx-Act leader Rodney Hide is being courted by supporters in the party to make a comeback in Epsom to replace outgoing leader John Banks, the <i>Herald</i> understands.04 Dec 04:30 PM
New ZealandBoscawen: Banks saga won't end ActAct Leader John Banks' decision to leave Parliament at the next election under the cloud of electoral fraud charges is not the end of the party, its president John Boscawen says.03 Dec 11:26 PM
New ZealandBanksie over the yearsA selection of photos showcasing Banks' illustrious career in Parliament03 Dec 10:58 PM
