Banks' guilty verdict will raise spectres to haunt him
John Banks can never escape his past, John Armstrong says.
John Banks
Resignation the honest action
Resignation the honest action
ACT MP John Banks has been found guilty of filing a false electoral return, something he did not do as the MP for Epsom, but as a failed Auckland mayoral candidate before he returned to Parliament.
The doors open and close...
The doors open and close...
As one parliamentary career door creaks slightly back open, another is surely closing.
John Banks facing court summons
John Banks facing court summons
Act Party leader John Banks will be summonsed to court to face a private prosecution over his alleged failure to record donations to his mayoralty campaign.
Act must perform, Banks says
Act must perform, Banks says
Act New Zealand leader John Banks took a ''stand'' in Dunedin on Saturday.
Court date for Banks over Dotcom donation
Court date for Banks over Dotcom donation
John Banks may have to give evidence under oath about his involvement in the Kim Doctom donation saga.
Banks camp's stories differ
Banks camp's stories differ
John Banks gave detectives investigating his political donations a three-hour interview, insisted it be kept private and is now trying to blame police for withholding it.
Key urged to dump cleared Banks
Key urged to dump cleared Banks
Prime Minister John Key is facing calls to dump John Banks as a minister after a police investigation cleared him of electoral finance offences but found he personally solicited large donations he later declared as anonymous.
Banks cleared of donations charges
Banks cleared of donations charges
Act MP John Banks has been cleared of any charges relating to donations to his 2010 mayoral campaign which he declared as anonymous despite police finding he personally solicited them and, in one case, physically received the cheque.
Banks asked Dotcom for donation
Banks asked Dotcom for donation
Kim Dotcom's head of security told his boss that John Banks asked for a political donation and said he would be a "very good friend'' once he was back in Parliament, according to an email.
Transparency in local body elections
Transparency in local body elections
The decision this week of Local Government Minister David Carter to request advice from officials on funding rules for local body elections is welcome.
Suspicions over another donation
Suspicions over another donation
Questions have been raised over another donation to the defunct mayoral campaign of Act New Zealand leader John Banks, which was listed as anonymous yet was made out for a specific amount and purpose.
Week in politics: In absence of public pressure, Key stands by Banks
Week in politics: In absence of public pressure, Key stands by Banks
Make no mistake. Prime Minister John Key will dump the Hon John Archibald Banks QSO CNZM from his ministry if circumstances so dictate.
Banks under fire over Dotcom donation
Banks under fire over Dotcom donation
Labour says Prime Minister John Key should stand Act Party leader John Banks down from his ministerial portfolios while allegations that he didn't properly disclose donations from Kim Dotcom are investigated.
Banks sought split donation: Dotcom
Banks sought split donation: Dotcom
Act New Zealand leader John Banks asked for a $50,000 political donation to be split into two parts so it could be made anonymously, says Kim Dotcom and one other witness.
Banks complaint referred to police
Banks complaint referred to police
A complaint about John Banks' election return for the 2010 Auckland mayor contest has been referred to the police by the Auckland Council electoral officer, as required under law.
Banks named new Act leader
Banks named new Act leader
Act's sole MP, John Banks, has become its new leader.
Winston Peters: 'Tea-Gate' again
Winston Peters: 'Tea-Gate' again
One of the biggest issues - or sideshows - of November's general election was the "Tea-Gate" saga.
Rena disaster has made Govt vulnerable: Banks
Rena disaster has made Govt vulnerable: Banks
Act candidate John Banks says the Government's response to the Rena disaster has made it more vulnerable - and that's a reason Epsom people should vote for him.
Banks splits with Brash over dope policy
Banks splits with Brash over dope policy
The Act Party's Epsom seat hopeful John Banks has dramatically shot down his leader Don Brash's views on decriminalising cannabis, saying it will never become party policy.