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Inside Parliament podcast: ACT rebrand would 'have to be a massive splash'

August 18, 2018

The 1 NEWS Inside Parliament team look at the possible new names for the minor party. (Source: Other)

ACT needs to boost its popularity after barely cracking the one per cent mark in a recent 1 NEWS Colmar Brunton poll.

The ACT New Zealand name could be on the chopping board, after some in the party considered it to hold too much baggage from previous leaders.

The Inside Parliament team look at the alternatives put forward, and look back at ACT's 1994 origins.

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