Tag: ACT party
Speculation over deputy PM role as coalition negotiations wind down
New Zealanders should this week learn the make-up of the country’s next Government including who will serve in what role around the Cabinet table.
National...
Official election results are in, National needs NZ First to govern
New Zealanders may this week learn the formation of the Government that will lead the country for the next three years.
On November 3 the...
Burns campaigning to help change the Government
A local first-time general election candidate says she's focused on helping her political party double its current number of MPs.
Howick Local Board deputy chairperson...
Seymour lashes Labour on crime, spending
David Seymour has told east Auckland voters Government spending needs to be brought under control and the country needs to change its attitude toward...
One term and done for new MP Damien Smith
Damien Smith is calling time on his political career after just one term in Parliament.
The former business banker stood in the Botany electorate as...
ACT will protect Kiwis from harm in the workplace
The ACT Party will introduce tougher sentences for offenders who attack victims in the workplace if elected to Government this year.
“Workers on the frontline...
ACT pledges $1.6 billion for law and order overhaul
The ACT Party will spend $1 billion to increase the number of prison beds as part of its crackdown on law and order if...
First-term MP relishing the role
On the day of the 2020 general election Damien Smith went from being a business banker and consultant to a newly elected Member of...
Luxon slams Covid decision as National rises in new poll
Botany MP and National Party leader Christopher Luxon says the Government should immediately move Auckland to the 'orange' level of the Covid-19 protection framework...
Damien Smith: ‘Gap between doers and talkers’
Damien Smith, the Act Party's candidate in the Botany electorate at this year's general election, says he wanted to stand in Botany because this...