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ACT New Zealand has today confirmed that it has selected James Christmas as its candidate to contest the Tāmaki electorate at November’s general election after receiving a strong mandate from a clear majority of local members and the endorsement of the Party’s Board.

ACT Local Government spokesperson Cameron Luxton is calling on NZ First Minister Shane Jones to back a simple law change to protect democratic accountability, following his comments on the Far North District Council.

ACT will campaign to amend the Local Government Act to prohibit voting rights for unelected appointees on local council committees.

ACT MP Laura McClure says comments from the Broadcasting Minister that the Broadcasting Standards Authority may be scrapped show ACT’s campaign is working, but New Zealanders expect faster movement from Government on issues like this.

Now that we’ve got your attention… we’re serious. The Labour Party constitution contains a real gem. We doubt Willie ‘democracy has changed’ Jackson has read his party’s constitution, but here it is:

“New data on charter school enrolments confirms what many parents already knew, when you give families more choice, they take it,” says ACT Education spokesperson Laura McClure.