Paula Bennett: We need to get out of the way and decentralise

OPINION: Too often it is who you know, not what you are doing that helps access funds.

Paula Bennett: The cost of losing our No 8 wire mentality - we can't blame the Government

OPINION: We are experts at getting in our own way, over-regulating and making excuses.

Paula Bennett: There’s a whole lot of grey in being a politician

OPINION: Waitangi weekend is a good time to reflect on respect for each other.

Young people on jobseeker benefits need sanctions - Paula Bennett

OPINION: How can we accept that 34,000 young people are on benefits.

Paula Bennett: Are we becoming too American?

OPINION: Is the political gap between left and right supporters becoming unbridgeable?

Paula Bennett: Twas the night before Xmas and Parliament was leaking

OPINION: Former Deputy PM pens a Christmas Eve poem.

Paula Bennett: The Government has a plan, it just needs to implement it

The new Government has been swiftly implementing its 100-day plan.

Paula Bennett: My 'wild side' and the time Paddy Gower saved me from going viral

If someone in a high-powered role is struggling with addiction, they should get help.

Paula Bennett: Short on time, Labour gets tough on crime

Opinion: 'Rushed' roll-out of youth and crime policies screams of desperation.

Paula Bennett: Let me introduce you to the Lux I know

Opinion: Christopher Luxon has many attributes that I am happy for a leader to have.

Paula Bennett: The harsh realities of Question Time in Parliament

OPINION: 'Zip it, sweetie' didn't cut it with Trevor Mallard

Paula Bennett: Why it's hard to be a white guy in NZ at the moment

OPINION: Paula Bennett Let's improve gender relations in a way that is understanding

Paula Bennett: What sort of deals would Rawiri Waititi want in a coalition?

OPINION: If Rawiri Waititi holds the balance of power at the election, what would it mean?

Paula Bennett: No, Tory, the criticism isn’t because you’re a woman

Tory Whanau Mayor of Wellington has been criticised for missing meetings.

Paula Bennett: Five offences in Jan Tinetti truancy data saga

OPINION More than half of our kids don't attend school regularly - that's the top offence.

Paula Bennett: More planning needs to go into high-density housing development

Auckland suburbs are being spoiled by poor-quality housing developments

Paula Bennett: Do you feel safer? I don't

Every day we read about another ram raid, another burglary, another assault.

Paula Bennett: Why Ayesha Verrall is wrong on Pharmac and cancer drugs

The Minister’s accusations are abhorrent and untrue.

Paula Bennett: Did Meka Whaitiri leave Labour or did Labour leave her?

Leaving a party should be on fundamental political differences

'They said my husband left me because I was so fat': Paula Bennett on the weight loss scam using her name

I’m angry, sick to death of my image, name and even my signature being used to scam people

Paula Bennett: Reality speaks louder than words

Don't gaslight us; the health system is broken and crime is increasing.

Paula Bennett: PM's mantra rings hollow as health system flounders

Reports this week said 5000 Kiwi nurses have registered to practise in Australia.

Paula Bennett: What does it means to be a New Zealander?

It feels like we are increasingly divided, and it doesn’t feel good.

Paula Bennett: Marama Davidson needs to apologise to white cis men

OPINION: In her position of power, she could pull us together, not divide us.

Paula Bennett: Gender equality is vital but not at the expense of our boys

The push for equality is vital, let’s make sure it is not at the expense of our boys.

Paula Bennett: PM a chicken over Stuart Nash scandal

OPINION: Ex-Police Minister Stuart Nash went from rooster to feather duster this week.

Paula Bennett: Female tradie told to wear bigger shirt to cover breasts

Paula Bennett reflects on the highs and lows of being a woman.

Paula Bennett: Another Chris Hipkins apology - 'sorry' is not enough, he needs to change

If Hipkins could learn from previous mistakes he would not have to apologise so often.

Paula Bennett: Keep up the fight, you are not alone

Building resilience in times of chaos is helped by support of community

Paula Bennett: The broken, the bruised and the guilty

How can I feel flat and over it all when I wasn’t directly affected by the cyclone?

Paula Bennett: Govt mothballs unpopular policies; will they return?

Polling will tell Labour that many of its policies are deeply unpopular.

Paula Bennett: The changing of the guard - but not the tide

Will a new leader be enough to change Labour's decline in popularity?