18 Sep 2023

ACT party campaign launch overshadowed by protestors

From Morning Report, 7:20 am on 18 September 2023

The ACT Party's glitzy campaign launch was overshadowed by a moustachioed protestor who snuck into the event - incognito - at the weekend.

More than 500 people gathered in Auckland's Civic Theatre where ACT was poised to promote its fierce opposition to co-governance.

Instead, party leader David Seymour ended up apologising on behalf of a small group of angry supporters who lost their rag when the event was hijacked by a fringe party.

Our political reporter Anneke Smith was there.