Several official reports out this week raise questions about the integrity of public life in New Zealand, writes Bryce Edwards.…
Who's who in Parliament
° 0 / ° 0 Loading…Change
Politics
RSS
Reports raise 'banana republic' issues
Residents 'inwardly bitter' over officers' actions
Residents of the eastern Bay of Plenty say there is still an "inner bitterness" towards police after the way they were treated…
Minister and council not quite in accord on law
Auckland Council and Housing Minister Nick Smith still can't agree on legislation to give effect to their accord of two…
Rent aid for new tenants only
Housing Minister Nick Smith has finally cleared up a mystery from last week's Budget - disclosing that only new tenants…
John Armstrong on politics
John Armstrong: Tepid float frustrating for National's plans
Unless National offers a better loyalty scheme there…
John Armstrong: National gives mixed signals with housing
John Armstrong writes: "One of the reasons why Governments…
1-in-3 risk of Kiwibank credit rating cut
Kiwibank could face higher wholesale funding costs if an international rating agency follows through with its threat to…
NZ still the kid in intelligence family
When it comes to the Five Eyes intelligence sharing grouping, it's like a family with the United States and Britain as parents…
Govt mulls R&D payback
The Government is considering new rules that would require research and development funding to be repaid by companies if…
KiwiRail eyeing asset cash
Struggling KiwiRail may soak up almost $600 million - or a tenth of the cash raised from partially privatising state-owned…
Politics
Audrey Young: Haka coaching goes down a treat in DC
The Air Force kapa haka group and band spent several hours yesterday with a couple of schoolboy rugby…
Claire Trevett: Seat war stoking Maori interest in Labour
It doesn't have quite the same ring to it as the butcher, the baker and candlestick maker, but there is a certain fairytale…
More asset sales is a risky business
What the assets are worth now depends on the future path of electricity prices and the effect that has on the company's…
Editorial: Raids report offers lessons for the future
Editorial: Police invaded the homes of people who were not suspects and gave them reason to think they were being detained…
Christine Rose: No wonder Aucklanders are angry
The draft plan and the housing accord have led to fear, uncertainty and distrust in both the process…
Bryan Gould: Budget hides bleak economic outlook
The debt we should really be worried about is the amount we owe to overseas lenders - and that is going up, not down, writes…
Christchurch rebuild: Council needs to come to the party - PM
A world-class covered sports stadium in Christchurch would be funded by a partial sale of the city's assets if Prime Minister…
GCSB: Opposition demands independent report
A report which found that New Zealand's intelligence agency had "arguably" not broken the law has been met by derision by…
Craig blames hacker for offensive tweet
Conservative Party leader Colin Craig says his Twitter account was hacked after an offensive tweet was posted on his feed. The…
Vision of fear for city's heritage
Auckland's heritage character is under threat from apartments in half of residential Auckland, says…
Key's $1b Solid Energy request in doubt
Newly released papers raise fresh questions over Prime Minister John Key's claim that Solid Energy asked for $1 billion…
Mission: Restore faith in transport
The head of Auckland Transport has come out swinging against the public transport system he runs saying trains and buses…
NZ eyeing new peacekeeping role
New Zealand edged a step closer to committing peacekeepers to a new area of the Middle East.
Managed funds up a notch
New Zealand's $82 billion managed funds industry, which includes KiwiSaver, has been given a C- report card by international…
Stalling on privacy report fuels speculation
Politics Archives
The Government has withheld the findings of a review of the state sector's vulnerability to privacy…
Top Stories
Henry's misconduct charge
Updated Sanzar has laid a misconduct complaint against Blues assistant coach Sir Graham Henry after he heavily criticised match…
Best of Political Analysis
Bryce EdwardsReports raise 'banana republic' issues
Several official reports out this week raise questions… More
John ArmstrongTepid float frustrating for National's plans
Unless National offers a better loyalty scheme there… More
Claire TrevettCourtship shows Key wise to predicament
While Prime Minister John Key was playing Angry Birds… More
Claire Trevett on politics
Claire Trevett: Big 'Dolly' stands in way of MMP changes
In the 1980s Australian show The Comedy Club, the naughty schoolgirl Jophesine had a standard defence to accusations of…
Matt McCarten on politics
Matt McCarten: My Budget would do the trick
Despite all the political and media posturing over Thursday's Budget, nothing much really happened - again, writes Matt…
Budget 2013
Bryce Edwards: Political round-up: Judith Collins and democracy under threat?
Judith Collins' abandonment of the MMP Review recommendations…
Be part of the news. Send pics, video and tips to nzherald.
Audrey Young
Audrey Young: Kerry I'll be back to NZ
It's usually the Terminator who says "I'll be back".
Bryce Edwards on politics
Bryce Edwards: Political round-up: An anti-Labour Party budget
National's latest budget undercuts many of the areas in which Labour has been attempting to campaign on, writes Bryce Edwards…
Local Government
Jamie Hosking: Build up, not out to become world's most liveable city
Intensification of housing needs to be matched by…
Special Offers
