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John Armstrong: Time for Hide to walk the plank
The political graffiti are now writ large on the wall for Rodney Hide's leadership of Act after the apparent Easter rising within the party. Hide has to go.
Brash chases leadership of party he hasn't joined
Former National Party leader Don Brash will seek the backing of the Act board on Saturday for an attempt to oust the leader of the party.
Brash's new political act
Act leader Rodney Hide's brand is 'toxic' and 'people don't like him', says the man who wants his job - his old mate Don Brash.
<i>Nick Smith</i>: Cheaper justice in a bottle of Scotch
Let political miscreants go quietly into the night.
Marine bill win draws line in sand
Amid cries of racism and snipes between the Maori Party and its former colleague Hone Harawira, the Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Bill was passed yesterday.
Pet projects face cuts, Key warns
The Government's coalition partners have been warned their pet projects will not be exempt from the drive for savings in this year's Budget, with funding for the Act Party's taskforce and Maori Party's Whanau Ora scheme under review.
Act MP's comments on foreshore 'racist'
"Racist" and "inappropriate" remarks by Act MP Hilary Calvert have been condemned by the Maori Party and Attorney-General.
John Armstrong: Votes before friends, so the boot goes in
So National and Act are allies, right? Anyone who was not aware this is the case could have been excused thinking otherwise had they sat through Act's annual conference at the weekend.
Hide: We'd raise 'hundreds of billions' by mining national parks
Act leader accuses middle class of stopping projects which create jobs for less well-off.
Adman tells Act rival Goff should just be himself
Personalities behind the parties get a critical review at Hide team's conference.
'Shame! Dumb! Doh!' - Harawira forgets to vote
Hone Harawira says it was "dumb" and shameful that he forgot to vote on the bill that was the main reason for his break with the Maori Party.
Harawira misses foreshore and seabed vote
The second reading of the bill to replace the Foreshore and Seabed Act has passed through Parliament and former Maori Party MP Hone Harawira wasn't there to vote against it - despite the bill being the reason for him leaving his party.
Hide pays tribute to Sir Roger
Act Party leader Rodney Hide says there is no doubt that that few politicians have had such an influence on the direction of New Zealand as Sir Roger Douglas.
Maori Party hounds Hide over Auckland board
The Maori Party today continued to hound Local Government Minister Rodney Hide over his attitude to Auckland Council's Maori Statutory Board, asking in Parliament what he meant when he said yesterday it was "inherently divisive".