ACT New Zealand, known simply as ACT (/ˈækt/), is a right-wing, classical-liberalpolitical party in New Zealand. According to former party leader Rodney Hide, ACT's values are "individual freedom, personal responsibility, doing the best for our natural environment and for smaller, smarter government in its goals of a prosperous economy, a strong society, and a quality of life that is the envy of the world".[1]