New ZealandDavid Seymour's rescue ActFrom start to finish, it took David Seymour a good nine years to put together his treasured replica Lotus Seven sports car.19 Feb 04:00 PM
OpinionBryce EdwardsBryce Edwards: The state of the mediaMass media, citizen media, new media, and politician media management - it all gets frequently evaluated, criticised and sometimes praised, writes Bryce Edwards.05 Dec 03:18 AM
New ZealandState of the partiesThe election of Trevor Mallard yesterday as Assistant Speaker will almost certainly take out of play one of the most recalcitrant MPs in Question Time.21 Oct 04:00 PM
New ZealandNats' strategic voting vital for ActNearly two-thirds of National supporters voted for the Act Party's David Seymour in Epsom, newly released election data shows.19 Oct 04:00 PM
OpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: Deals crucial only if Key hits troublePrime Minister John Key signed two insurance agreements yesterday in the form of confidence and supply deals with Act and United Future.29 Sep 04:00 PM
New ZealandNew MP Seymour likely to get big payAct's 32-year-old sole MP and parliamentary newcomer could be up for a salary of $226,300 and a sizeable package of funding if the PM gives him a ministerial portfolio.25 Sep 05:30 PM
New ZealandWho gave Act the key to Parliament?Voters in the suburbs of Remuera and Parnell were the key to the Act Party's survival, figures from polling booths show.25 Sep 05:00 PM
New ZealandMinisterial job high on new Act MP's wishlistAct'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.22 Sep 05:00 PM
New ZealandOur brand is tarnished: ActJamie Whyte has conceded his future as the Act Party's leader outside of Parliament is uncertain and says the party's brand is "tarnished".21 Sep 05:00 PM
New ZealandAct: Craig's party would boost booze taxAct 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.14 Sep 05:00 PM
Small BusinessAct policy a 'recipe for disaster' - KeyAn Act Party policy that would allow shopkeepers to arm themselves against violent robberies is a "recipe for disaster" the Prime Minister says.12 Sep 06:10 AM
New ZealandPeters on 'chem-trail' guy's chancesIt seems New Zealand First leader Winston Peters can’t quite bring himself to utter the words “Colin Craig“or “the Conservative Party“.09 Sep 12:00 AM
New ZealandEpsom should trial Act's RMA policy - ParkerLabour'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.07 Sep 11:19 PM
New ZealandAct push to abolish RMAThe Act Party would seek to abolish the Overseas Investment Office and the Resource Management Management Act if it became part of the next government.07 Sep 06:19 AM
New ZealandEpsom plan not everyone's cup of teaPrime 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.06 Sep 05:00 PM
New ZealandEpsom won’t vote for a National MPDespite the lack of a beverage-based endorsement, the true-blue seat of Epsom remains dogged by controversy this election.02 Sep 05:00 PM
New ZealandGovt looking at charter rules changeEducation Minister Hekia Parata is in negotiation in the hope of opening more charter schools next year, possibly allowing tertiary institutions to run them.26 Aug 05:00 PM
New ZealandAct Party: Open Youth Court to scrutinyAct Party leader Dr Jamie Whyte said the party wants to see Youth Court and Family Court open to public scrutiny.24 Aug 01:15 AM
New Zealand'We're helping Key get off his high horse'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.17 Aug 05:30 PM
New ZealandRankin not a threat: WhyteAct 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.15 Aug 05:00 PM
New ZealandCandidates face off in EpsomEpsom 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.12 Aug 05:00 PM
OpinionRodney Hide: Act's choice driven to succeedPoliticians 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.09 Aug 05:00 PM
KahuDevoy rejects call for resignationRace 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.07 Aug 07:20 AM
New ZealandWhyte looks to Fiji for race law modelAct 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.07 Aug 03:21 AM
New ZealandLaying it out in black and WhyteAct 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.06 Aug 05:00 PM
KahuAct 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.05 Aug 11:17 PM
KahuAct leader caught short againAct leader Jamie Whyte's been caught short once again - this time clueless about Whanau Ora.04 Aug 05:00 PM
