Act Party
Act leader David Seymour struggles for support - but not media exposure.
Last weekend’s Act Party conference attracted plenty of media coverage but not many bums on seats. Meanwhile, pundits have pondered if the party has any future - and if the leader appearing on Dancing… Audio
Act leader David Seymour struggles for support - but not media exposure.
Last weekend’s Act Party conference attracted plenty of media coverage but not many bums on seats. Meanwhile, pundits have pondered if the party has any future - and if the leader appearing on Dancing…
AudioAct calls for end to Māori seats and fewer politicians
Act leader David Seymour has called for an end to Māori seats and fewer politicians in Parliament, ideas first tabled by New Zealand First leader Winston Peters last year. Audio
Zero-fees tertiary policy labelled a rort
The fees-free tertiary policy has been dubbed 'Rorts R Us' by the ACT Party, after the penalty for false claims was significantly scaled back.
VIDEO: 'We live again' - ACT leader
David Seymour tells Morning Report he's grateful to the Epsom electorate but "obviously very disappointed" with ACT's party vote. Video, Audio
David Seymour back in Parliament
ACT party leader David Seymour says he is delighted to be back in Parliament. Video, Audio
ACT Party leader David Seymour on track to take Epsom
David Seymour speaks to supporters at the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron. Video, Audio
Politics: Are National Standards degrading Arts and Music education?
Arts and Music education is being diluted – that’s according to organisations within the education sector and some major political parties. The groups say National Standards are preventing children… Audio
Pundits with skin in the campaign game
Election campaigns are boom time for PR consultants and pundits, but the public need to know if they’re also in the middle of their spin cycle when they appear in the media. Audio
Pundits with skin in the campaign game
Election campaigns are boom time for PR consultants and pundits, but the public need to know if they’re also in the middle of their spin cycle when they appear in the media.
AudioWill David Seymour get back into Parliament through Epsom?
The Act Party is languishing in the polls, but it's electoral lifeline - the Epsom seat - will almost certainly guarantee David Seymour will return to parliament. RNZ reporter Sarah Robson went to… Audio
Act Party campaign launch
The political parties have been launching their campaigns - and taking advantage of the media spotlight to announce a new policy or two while they are at it. The Act Party leader David Seymour talks… Audio
Voters to choose: tax cuts or more social spending
Labour has presented voters with its alternative to the government's planned tax cuts, with plans to spend billions of dollars more spent on health, education and family incomes.
ACT's new deputy will 'broaden voter appeal'
ACT's new deputy hopes her "life experience" will complement the party's 'millennial' leader. Audio
Kenneth Wang to leave ACT Party
ACT Party deputy leader Kenneth Wang has resigned from the party after he received a low list ranking.
MPs will have to draw a line in the sand on euthanasia
It's long been a political hot potato, and best avoided before a general election....but before September's election, MP's will have to say whether or not they support the issue of voluntary… Audio
First time candidate: Brooke van Velden
In the latest of our series of interviews with first time candidates in this year's general election we speak to Brooke van Velden - a public relations consultant standing for the ACT Party in the… Audio
ACT unveils a softer side
The ACT party unveils an incentive to shorten prisoner sentences if they learn to read and write - something political foes say should have wide appeal. Audio
ACT says prisoners could earn time off by learning
The ACT Party has announced a policy to give prisoners time off their sentences for learning to read and write aimed at reducing reoffending.
ACT calls for sale of Landcorp farms
The Act Party leader David Seymour is calling for the Government to sell off its poorly performing farms and use the money to fund a network of native wildlife sanctuaries around the country. Audio
