Rodney Hide
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Rodney Philip Hide is a former New Zealand politician of the ACT New Zealand party. Hide was a Member of Parliament for ACT from 1996 until 2011, was ACT's leader between 2004 and 2011, and represented the Epsom constituency from 2005 to 2011. In the Fifth National Government, Hide was Minister of Local Government, Associate Minister of Commerce and Minister of Regulatory Reform until 2011.
Rodney Hide
Hide (left), after his investiture as a Companion of the Queen's Service Order by the governor-general, Sir Jerry Mateparae, at Government House, Wellington, on 23 May 2013
ACT New Zealand
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ACT New Zealand, also known as the ACT Party or simply ACT, is a right-wing, classical-liberal and conservative political party in New Zealand. It is currently led by David Seymour, and is in coalition with the National and New Zealand First parties, as part of the Sixth National government.
Former Minister of Finance Sir Roger Douglas was the party's first leader.
Richard Prebble led ACT from 1996 to 2004.
David Seymour and Jamie Whyte at the ACT selection announcement for Leader and Epsom in February 2014
Berry speaking at the free speech protest, Auckland 2018