OpinionAudrey YoungPolitical drama worthy of West End seasonCOMMENT: If Brexit the Musical is ever staged, casting of characters won't be hard given the performances so far of leading players, writes Audrey Young.01 Jul 05:00 PM
OpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: Hard-hitting report jolts complacencyCOMMENT: John Key came prepared to his post-Cabinet press conference yesterday on foreign trusts.27 Jun 05:00 PM
OpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: Ex-PM off to solid start, says McCullyCOMMENT: Murray McCully believes Helen Clark had the best start possible in the first phase of her bid to become the next Secretary General of the United Nations, writes Audrey Young.27 Apr 09:34 PM
OpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: Report nails what's really importantCOMMENT: New Zealand has no shortage of tea-stained reports about the failures of Child Youth and Family and its hard-working, well-meaning staff.08 Apr 05:00 PM
OpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: Clark UN candidacy will unify NZCOMMENT: Few who know Clark would doubt her ability to do the job, and the fact that Clark will be in contention is an incredible achievement, writes Audrey Young.05 Apr 01:18 AM
OpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: Utterly simple vote hijacked for party purposesIf you like it, vote for it. If you like the present flag better, vote for it. Don't let anything else get in the way, writes Audrey Young.26 Feb 04:00 PM
OpinionAudrey Young: Brave concession a real boost for NZersAll New Zealanders are equal, but some New Zealanders are more equal than others, especially when they are living in Australia, writes Audrey Young.19 Feb 04:00 PM
OpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: Clark far better UN fit than pretender from OzThere is little downside for Key in supporting Clark. She is still a highly respected and popular figure in New Zealand, writes Audrey Young.19 Feb 04:00 PM
OpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: Harawira and Co. do heavy lifting on TPPThe good news for the Government is that Hone Harawira and his friends just made its sales job a lot easier, writes Audrey Young.05 Feb 04:00 PM
OpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: Decision time for John and vote on flagOur political editor Audrey Young gives her take on what will make headlines in 2016.18 Dec 04:00 PM
OpinionAudrey YoungTop performers across the spectrumThe international fight against Isis has provided bookends to John Key's political year.11 Dec 04:00 PM
OpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: Three wise men and a childish stuntThree wise men and four idiots featured in Parliament's last question time of the year.09 Dec 04:00 PM
OpinionAudrey YoungJudith Collins' return to Cabinet: John Key had no choice but to reinstate 'the Crusher'COMMENT: Yes, she has a Machiavellian style, but that hardly disqualifies her for high political office, writes Audrey Young.07 Dec 04:00 PM
OpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: Bolger hopes NZ mature enough to change flagFormer Prime Minister Jim Bolger says it is time to change the New Zealand flag and he hopes New Zealand has "the maturity" to do it and to look forward and not back.16 Nov 08:27 PM
OpinionAudrey YoungKey morning with Vietnam's only billionaireJohn Key's programme in Hanoi yesterday reflects the complexity of the country. In the morning it was a visit to the Vin empire of Vietnam's first and only billionaire, Pham Nhat Vuong, and in the afternoon he was off to meet the communists.16 Nov 08:23 PM
OpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: Regional wine register uncorkedArea labelling is sure to be extended in the upcoming free trade talks with the European Union, writes Audrey Young.05 Nov 08:00 PM
OpinionAudrey YoungArdern needs time to rise to King's levelLabour's current deputy leader has the skills, experience and respect crucial for the next election.23 Oct 04:00 PM
OpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: Vote on trade deal will test Labour philosophyLabour has been pivotal in shifting public opinion, shifting its own position last year from a pro starting point to a neutral one.09 Oct 11:30 PM
OpinionAudrey Young'What do I do now?' - Tim GroserAfter the completion of exhaustive TPP talks in Atlanta, Trade Minister Tim Groser sounded anything but elated as he talked down the phone at 3 am.06 Oct 05:29 AM
OpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: Greens' independence wake-up for LabourOn Tuesday the Greens showed they're working closely with Labour and on Wednesday that they will act independently of Labour if need be.25 Sep 05:00 PM
OpinionAudrey YoungAustralian leadership coup: The Malcolm Turnbull-John Key bromance has just begunMalcolm Turnbull starts new job as Australian Prime Minister praising John Key, saying New Zealand had a leader whose style should be emulated, writes Audrey Young.14 Sep 05:18 PM
OpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: No bubbly but Little is lifting Labour's gameNext week is an anniversary Labour leader Andrew Little and his predecessors will remember but won't be celebrating.11 Sep 05:00 PM
OpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: Report paves way for CYF redesignChildren's Commissioner Russell Wills has done the Government a huge favour with his State of Care report this week, whether he intended to or not.28 Aug 05:00 PM
OpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: It's life and death ... but politics comes firstCynical safety move means minister must quit if 'safe farm' death rate doesn't fall, writes Audrey Young.21 Aug 05:00 PM
OpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: Lotu-Iiga bottom of the classEmbattled Corrections Minister Sam Lotu-Iiga has scored lowest in the latest Herald report card on the Cabinet's performance - four out of 10.23 Jul 09:30 PM
OpinionAudrey YoungHere is that long promised fiasco...With the Opposition's relentless description of the Govt's housing policy as "a fiasco", there was a chance they would be right one day, writes Audrey Young.16 Jun 09:30 PM
OpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: Putting Murray McCully in the dockHerald political editor Audrey Young sets out the case for the Foreign Minister losing his job over the $11m Saudi sheep deal.05 Jun 05:00 PM
OpinionAudrey YoungWhy axing kickstart is act of bad faithKeeping silent about axing the $1000 kickstart payment for new KiwiSaver members, isn't a broken promise, strictly speaking, writes Audrey Young.24 May 05:00 PM
OpinionAudrey YoungPonytail antics fuels succession talk in NationalNobody would be shocked if Key called time if his popularity waned, given that his popularity sustains his political drive, writes Audrey Young.01 May 05:00 PM
OpinionAudrey YoungToday I'm embarrassed John Key is Prime Minister"Today I’m embarrassed that John Key is Prime Minister", writes Audrey Young: "I have not felt that in the past six-and-a-bit years he had led the country."22 Apr 02:34 AM
OpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: PM transcript release a small victoryThe PM's Office has finally agreed to release transcripts from his post cabinet press conferences, and Audrey Young says it's a small, but important, victory.09 Mar 02:05 AM
OpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: Little's captain's call a sensitive issueAndrew Little made something of "a captain's call" on Waitangi Day when suggesting notions of greater Maori sovereignty should not be dismissed.08 Feb 09:11 PM
OpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: A knight is a long time in politicsHow did John Key get away with honouring Prince Philip, but Tony Abbott hasn't? Political editor Audrey Young outlines her theories.01 Feb 08:30 PM
OpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: Stumbling blocks on Helen Clark's road to UN Secretary GeneralThe possibility of former Prime Minister Helen Clark leading the United Nations is a common subject of speculation.01 Jan 08:30 PM
