New ZealandBanks kept 'sensitive' donations secretJohn Banks made every effort to keep "politically sensitive" donations to his mayoralty bid secret, the Crown says, but Banks' lawyer argues he had nothing to gain from that.29 May 04:34 AM
New ZealandBanks trial: Dotcom 'quite aggressive'A National MP says he was concerned by an "aggressive" Kim Dotcom at a function, threatening to bring down Act Party MP John Banks and the National Government.26 May 06:44 AM
New ZealandTV3 banned from showing trial scenesTV3 news is no longer allowed to show footage from John Banks' trial for airing a clip that appeared to show him eating something he picked out of his ear.26 May 02:53 AM
New Zealand'No memory' of chequeJohn Banks says he has no memory of SkyCity's boss handing him a cheque for his failed Auckland mayoral campaign and denies telling Kim Dotcom to keep his donation secret.22 May 07:23 AM
New ZealandBanks trial: Mona Dotcom backs her exMona Dotcom walked into court flanked by a bodyguard, but she was left to fend for herself inside as she was accused of saying what her estranged husband told her too.21 May 06:23 AM
New ZealandSparks fly as Dotcom takes standKim Dotcom told the High Court at Auckland yesterday he is not making up stories about donations to John Banks' failed 2010 Auckland mayoralty bid.20 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandDotcom: 'He's a liar if he says that'Accusations of dishonesty have flown back and forth at John Banks' trial for filing a false electoral return, as Kim Dotcom denied he made up stories about the MP.20 May 05:10 AM
OpinionBrian RudmanBrian Rudman: Act's saviour at hand - just push for legal weedJamie Whyte was going to resurrect the Act party by returning it to basics.22 Apr 05:30 PM
OpinionEditorial: Act Party's burglary law will strike outEditorial: Act's plan to extend the three-strikes law for violent crime to burglary will be welcomed by some. But it has some shortcomings.22 Apr 04:15 PM
New ZealandLarge donations to Act, Conservatives revealedThe Act Party and the Conservatives have received large donations from their wealthy benefactors ahead of the September election, the latest party returns show.26 Mar 09:54 PM
New ZealandNats soar, Labour dives in new pollLabour's support has sunk nearly six points and it is polling only 29.5 per cent in the <i>Herald</i>-DigiPoll survey.17 Mar 06:55 PM
New ZealandKey will consider Act's burglary policy proposalPrime Minister John Key says he will consider the Act Party's proposal to make burglary a three-strikes offence.02 Mar 09:51 PM
CartoonsAnother hard act to followPeter Bromhead's take on the recent comments made by Act's new leader.01 Mar 04:30 PM
New ZealandGo radical, Act Party toldThe man regarded as the "godfather" of the Act Party, multimillionaire businessman Alan Gibbs, flew in yesterday to urge the party to think more radically.01 Mar 04:30 PM
New ZealandIncest discussion a mistakeAct leader Jamie Whyte has acknowledged he made a mistake in answering questions about incest this week.01 Mar 12:26 AM
New ZealandPrebble: Time for Act to start again"What a difference a new leader and three weeks makes," Mr Prebble said of Jamie Whyte at the party conference in Mangere.28 Feb 10:14 PM
OpinionPaul ThomasPaul Thomas: Getting it wrong on the rightIf you're looking for a textbook example of how not to launch a political career, it's hard to go past Act's Jamie Whyte, writes Paul Thomas.28 Feb 04:30 PM
New ZealandAct wants RMA dumpedNew Act leader Jamie Whyte will today announce that Act wants the entire 826-page Resource Management Act to be dumped.28 Feb 08:30 AM
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
