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Reports raise 'banana republic' issues Reports raise 'banana republic' issues

Several official reports out this week raise questions…

  1. Bryce Edwards: Political round-up: Evaluating the political life and achievements of Parekura Horomia
Residents 'inwardly bitter' over officers' actions Residents 'inwardly bitter' over officers' actions

Residents of the eastern Bay of Plenty say there is…

  1. Editorial: Raids report offers lessons for the future (39 comments)
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Voting Referendum

Commission calls for MMP shakeup
Commission calls for MMP shakeup

The Electoral Commission has proposed abolishing the rule which allows MPs who win an electorate seat to bring others into…

  1. Commission paper 'woeful' - John Banks
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John Armstrong: Tepid float frustrating for National's plans
John Armstrong: Tepid float frustrating for National's plans (60 comments)

Unless National offers a better loyalty scheme there…

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Audrey Young: Kerry I'll be back to NZ
Audrey Young: Kerry I'll be back to NZ (7 comments)

It's usually the Terminator who says "I'll be back"…

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Bryce Edwards: Political round-up: Judith Collins and democracy under threat?
Bryce Edwards: Political round-up: Judith Collins and democracy under threat? (44 comments)

Judith Collins' abandonment of the MMP Review recommendations…

  1. Bryce Edwards: Political round-up: Evaluating the political life and achievements of Parekura Horomia
Bryce Edwards: Political round-up: An anti-Labour Party budget
Bryce Edwards: Political round-up: An anti-Labour Party budget (29 comments)

National's latest budget undercuts many of the areas…

  1. video Gilmore makes tearful apology (4:41)
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Election 2011 video

Herald on Sunday editorial: Perception has become reality Herald on Sunday editorial: Perception has become reality (86 comments)

When Prime Minister John Key challenged the doubters…

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Parties at odds over drop in crime Parties at odds over drop in crime

Police Minister Judith Collins says it is sad that…

  1. Labour offers a bit of black humour
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John Armstrong on politics

John Armstrong: National gives mixed signals with housing
John Armstrong: National gives mixed signals with housing (42 comments)

John Armstrong writes: "One of the reasons why Governments slowly decay and die is that the longer they are in office the…

  1. Budget 2013: Govt to work with councils on housing planning and consents
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Claire Trevett on politics

Claire Trevett: Big 'Dolly' stands in way of MMP changes
Claire Trevett: Big 'Dolly' stands in way of MMP changes (25 comments)

In the 1980s Australian show The Comedy Club, the naughty schoolgirl Jophesine had a standard defence to accusations of…

  1. video Bill English: 'We are on track to surplus' (3:27)
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Audrey Young

Audrey Young: Haka coaching goes down a treat in DC
Audrey Young: Haka coaching goes down a treat in DC (1 comments)

The Air Force kapa haka group and band spent several hours yesterday with a couple of schoolboy rugby teams in Washington…

  1. Defence redundancy letters released
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Matt McCarten on politics

Matt McCarten: My Budget would do the trick
Matt McCarten: My Budget would do the trick (125 comments)

Despite all the political and media posturing over Thursday's Budget, nothing much really happened - again, writes Matt…

  1. Matt McCarten: Another crisis, another Key bumble (111 comments)
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