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September 15, 2025
Time to end voting rights for unelected council appointees
September 15, 2025
Wellington City Council should focus on pipes, not the Middle East
September 15, 2025
Auckland Council’s Risky Flood Scheme Will Blow Out in Cost
September 15, 2025
WCC Puts Rainbows Before Ratepayer
September 15, 2025
ACT Local releases policy to uphold freedom of speech
September 15, 2025
ACT Local candidate's hoardings shot at
September 15, 2025
ACT Local 2025 Local Government Manifesto
August 21, 2025
Alice Hurdle stands for ACT Local in Wellingon
July 09, 2025
Samuel Mills Selected as ACT Local Candidate for Albany Ward
ACT Local has selected Samuel Mills – a current elected member of the Hibiscus & Bays Local Board as its candidate for the Albany Ward in this year’s Auckland Council election.
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July 07, 2025
Iain Bradley Selected as Candidate for Napier City Council
ACT Local has selected Iain Bradley — a former police officer and naval officer, now working in real estate and business — as its candidate for the Ahuriri Ward of the Napier City Council in this year’s local election.
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July 07, 2025
Nigel Elder Selected as Candidate for Greater Wellington Regional Council
ACT Local has selected Nigel Elder, a long-time Lower Hutt resident, former Defence Force serviceman, and successful business owner as its candidate for the Te Awa Kairangi ki Tai/Lower Hutt constituency of the Greater Wellington Regional Council in this year’s local election.
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June 30, 2025
Anthony Kenny Selected as Candidate for Dunedin Ward
ACT Local has selected Anthony Kenny — a former Royal New Zealand Navy serviceman with 22 years of active military experience and a local business leader, as its candidate for the Dunedin City Council in this year’s local election.
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June 25, 2025
Damon Fox Selected as Candidate for New Plymouth District Council
ACT Local has selected Damon Fox an Alcohol and Other Drugs (AOD) clinician and community advocate, as its candidate for the Kaitake-Ngāmotu Ward in the upcoming New Plymouth District Council election.
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June 25, 2025
Phill Houlihan, Selected as candidate for Porirua City Council
ACT Local has selected Phill Houlihan a long-time Porirua resident with experience across trades, business, and law, as its candidate for the Pāuatahanui Ward in the upcoming Porirua City Council election.
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June 25, 2025
Preet Dhaliwal and Nidhita Gosai Selected as Candidates for Hamilton City Council
ACT Local has selected Preet Dhaliwal, a Hospitality Business Owner, and Nidhita Gosai, a Process Safety Engineer, as its candidates for the Eastern and Western Wards of Hamilton City Council in this year’s local election.
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June 25, 2025
Nathan Atkins Selected as Candidate for Kaiapoi-Woodend Ward
ACT Local has named Nathan Atkins — a local business owner and director, as its candidate for the Kaiapoi-Woodend Ward for the Waimakariri District Council in this year’s local election.
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June 25, 2025
Michelle Magnus, selected as candidate for Hauraki District Council
ACT Local has selected Michelle Magnus, an experienced caregiver and accomplished business executive, as its candidate for the Paeroa Ward in the upcoming Hauraki District Council election.
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June 25, 2025
Robbie Byars Selected as Candidate for Molyneux Ward
ACT Local has selected Robbie Byars a practical and principled dairy farmer from Kaka Point, as its candidate for the Molyneux Ward in the upcoming Otago Regional Council election.
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June 25, 2025
Stuart Hylton, Selected as candidate for Waipā District
ACT Local has selected Stuart Hylton a seasoned Technical Director with over 20 years of experience delivering major infrastructure and transformation programmes across New Zealand, Australia, and the UK, as its candidate for the Cambridge Ward in the upcoming Waipā District Council election.
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June 25, 2025
Malcolm Taylor Selected as Candidate for Marlborough Sounds Ward
ACT Local has selected Malcolm Taylor, an experienced electricity sector professional with nearly five decades in the industry, as its candidate for the Marlborough Sounds Ward in the upcoming Marlborough District Council election.
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June 25, 2025
David Ross Selected as Candidate for the Motueka Ward
ACT Local has selected David Ross a retired pharmacist, business owner, and long-time rural healthcare advocate, as its candidate for the Motueka Ward for the Tasman District Council in this year’s local election.
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June 25, 2025
Henrietta Devoe, Selected as Candidate for Manukau Ward
ACT Local has selected Henrietta Devoe a licensed Residential Real Estate Agent, as its candidate for the Manukau Ward & Ōtara-Papatoetoe Local Board (Ōtara Subdivision) in the upcoming Auckland Council election.
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