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
New ZealandNew energy driving Act, says hopefulYoung Epsom candidate says party bent on putting internal wrangling in past.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 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
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
