ACT proposes time in NZ requirement for permanent residents
ACT says if elected it would introduce physical presence requirements for permanent residents. Currently, a Permanent Resident Visa…
ACT releases election Treaty policy
ACT has released its election policy on constitutional issues, pledging to curb “activist judges”, enshrine property rights, among…
Poll: Opportunity Party surges as NZ First slides amid Luxon saga
The Opportunity Party has cleared the 5% threshold for the first time in the latest 1News Verian poll…
ACT’s disruptive student plan ‘a solution looking for a problem’
ACT’s plan to let teachers use “reasonable force” to remove disruptive students has ignited debate over classroom behaviour,…
ACT policy would see ‘reasonable force’ used to remove unruly students
ACT wants to give teachers the legal power to remove “seriously or persistently disruptive” students from a classroom.…
Seymour pitches NZ as global testing ground for new technology
ACT leader David Seymour wants New Zealand to become a global testing ground for emerging technologies by allowing…
Paul Henry quits TVNZ board, reveals he’s standing for ACT Party
ACT expects high-profile broadcaster Paul Henry to be an MP within months, announcing he will stand for the…
Paul Henry quits TVNZ board, reveals he’s standing for ACT Party
ACT expects high-profile broadcaster Paul Henry to be an MP within months, announcing he will stand for the…
Auditor-General issues warning over Govt’s school lunch scheme
Alarm bells are ringing over the coalition’s school lunch programme, with the Auditor-General warning the Government has not…
ACT reveals its new deputy leader: ‘My whakapapa is mine’
ACT has named Nicole McKee as its new deputy leader, with the associate justice minister replacing Brooke van…
Party leaders react to new 1News poll, play down newcomer’s rise
The minor-party race has heated up in the results from tonight’s 1News Verian poll, with newcomer Opportunity scoring…
Poll: Big two parties at 30-year low, Opportunity nears 5% threshold
Both Labour and National have taken falls in the latest 1News Verian poll, with Labour tumbling by five…