The hopes of euthanasia supporters appear to rely on Act leader David Seymour and the luck of the draw after both Prime Minister John Key and Labour chief Andrew Little ruled out putting up a bill on the issue.

The Electoral Commission has referred the Act Party to the police for a tardy disclosure of donations from its biggest backers Alan Gibbs and Dame Jenny Gibbs.

Nobody likes a nark but there was great entertainment value in Act leader David Seymour dobbing in National MP Maurice Williamson for an apparent waka jumping plot.

Act leader David Seymour has criticised the Government for not supporting a version of the Regulatory Standards Bill.

The Independent Police Conduct Authority has investigated how the police handled the inquiry into John Banks’ donation returns following the Super City election.

The Act Party has received another big donation from its long-standing backer Alan Gibbs.

John Banks is hoping the Court of Appeal judges - "some of the country's finest jurists " - will reverse their earlier decision and rule that he should not stand trial for a second time.

The most senior Crown lawyer in the country maintains that while Kim Dotcom's evidence against John Banks has changed since the first trial, the story remains the same in one crucial respect.

Peter Dunne says he would look at revisiting his post-election concessions from the National Party if New Zealand First leader Winston Peters wins the Northland byelection.

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.

Act'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.

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.

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.

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.