{"id":11427,"date":"2026-03-24T15:26:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T02:26:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cvnznews.com\/?p=11427"},"modified":"2026-03-24T15:26:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T02:26:12","slug":"brooke-van-velden-to-quit-politics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cvnznews.com\/?p=11427","title":{"rendered":"Brooke van Velden to quit politics"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>ACT Party Deputy Leader <strong>Brooke van Velden<\/strong> has announced she will not seek re\u2011election at this year\u2019s general election, saying she plans to explore opportunities in the private sector while completing her current term. Van Velden, the MP for <strong>T\u0101maki<\/strong> and Minister of Internal Affairs and for Workplace Relations and Safety, confirmed she will continue to serve constituents and fulfil her ministerial duties until the election in November.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cAt the election this year, I will have spent nine years in public service; first working with David Seymour to help secure the passage of the End of Life Choice Act through Parliament, six years as Deputy Leader and Member of Parliament for ACT, and three years as a Government minister and electorate MP for T\u0101maki. I have never wanted to be a career politician, and while I believe there are so many more years I could serve my community, I wish to explore the private sector too.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Van Velden said the timing of her announcement is intended to give ACT time to select and prepare a new candidate for T\u0101maki. <strong>Expressions of interest<\/strong> are open now, with the party planning a selection meeting in late April and a formal leadership change at the ACT AGM on <strong>21 June<\/strong>, when a new deputy leader will be appointed on the caucus\u2019s recommendation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ACT leader <strong>David Seymour<\/strong> paid tribute to Van Velden\u2019s record, describing her departure as \u201cbitter sweet\u201d and praising her role in building the modern ACT Party. Seymour highlighted her legislative and policy achievements, from campaigning on end\u2011of\u2011life choice to recent workplace and employment law reforms, and said the caucus wished her well for her next chapter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Van Velden confirmed she will remain active in the election campaign, supporting the party\u2019s candidate in T\u0101maki and nationwide party\u2011vote efforts. The MP also reassured constituents there will be <strong>no by\u2011election<\/strong>, and that her electorate office will continue to assist local residents until Parliament dissolves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The party\u2019s move to open nominations early reflects a strategic push to retain T\u0101maki and maintain momentum in the general election. With Van Velden staying on through the campaign period, ACT aims to present a smooth transition and a united front as it seeks to hold the seat and expand its parliamentary presence.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ACT Party Deputy Leader Brooke van Velden has announced she will not seek re\u2011election at this year\u2019s general election, saying she plans to explore opportunities in the private sector while completing her current term. Van Velden, the MP for T\u0101maki and Minister of Internal Affairs and for Workplace Relations and Safety, confirmed she will continue<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11428,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[918,113,257],"coauthors":[380],"class_list":{"0":"post-11427","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-zealand","8":"tag-brooke-van-velden","9":"tag-new-zealand","10":"tag-politics"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cvnznews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11427","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cvnznews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cvnznews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cvnznews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cvnznews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=11427"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cvnznews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11427\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11430,"href":"https:\/\/cvnznews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11427\/revisions\/11430"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cvnznews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/11428"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cvnznews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=11427"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cvnznews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=11427"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cvnznews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=11427"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cvnznews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcoauthors&post=11427"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}