Act Party

Landlords will be able to charge 'pet bond' - Govt

Landlords will soon be able to demand an additional bond for would-be tenants with pets. The additio...

Crown: Waitangi Tribunal's summons of children's minister 'coercive'

The Crown has called the summoning of the Minister for Children to the Waitangi Tribunal "coercive" ...

Poll: Swarbrick says Kiwis already 'incredibly frustrated' with Govt

Green co-leader Chlöe Swarbrick says the Government’s poor result in the latest 1News Verian poll is...

School lunches cut by $107m: 'No more quinoa and hummus' - Seymour

David Seymour says the school lunch programme will feed more but cost less with a change of approach...

Easter trading: ACT urges other parties to let MPs vote freely

ACT is urging other political parties to let their MPs vote freely on whether to keep tight trade re...

Charter schools: What's the difference — and are they better?

More than $150 million has been set aside by the coalition Government in Budget 2024 to create up to...

Exclusive: 50 mayors, chairs critical of Govt's Māori ward changes

Fifty mayors and regional council chairpersons have penned a letter to the Government, criticising t...

Govt still hasn't cut enough public service jobs — Seymour

The Government has still not slashed enough public service jobs, ACT party leader David Seymour says...

Law and order blitz not making people feel safer, poll suggests

Most people do not think the coalition Government’s law and order policies have yet had any impact o...

Treaty Principles Bill a 'politically motivated attack' – Waitangi Tribunal

The Act Party's proposed Treaty Principles Bill is "little more than a politically motivated attack ...

Party leaders react to poll: Kiwis not 'focused on' politics

Key points Tonight's 1News Verian poll showed little movement for any political party. PM Christophe...

Poll: Just 10% think Govt's policies reducing racial tensions

Key points In the latest 1News poll, 46% of voters said racial tensions have worsened due to the coa...

Poll: Voters warming to Luxon as PM, party votes hold firm

Key points: National’s Christopher Luxon up 5% to 28% in preferred PM rankings, Labour’s Chris Hipki...

'Totally mad': Up to $7m to be spent on new ministerial offices

Key points Up to $7 million will be spent to build three new ministerial offices at Parliament amid ...