OpinionBryce EdwardsBryce Edwards: Political round-up: Political and corporate governance under scrutinyWhen it comes to taxpayer handouts, this Government is up there with best, but that kind of generosity will always be facing scrutiny, writes Bryce Edwards.08 Mar 12:49 AM
OpinionBryce EdwardsBryce Edwards: The shifting debate about asset salesToday marks a qualitative shift in the highly contentious asset sales programme with the launch of the Mighty River Power shares offer, writes Bryce Edwards.05 Mar 02:05 AM
OpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: Result clean sweep for John KeyIt is a judgment that effectively says to the Crown, "You've won this time but we're watching", writes Audrey Young.27 Feb 04:30 PM
OpinionClaire TrevettClaire Trevett: Labour hoping for a health King-hitIt is little wonder that after four long years of failing to get a hit in health, Shearer has opted for experience, writes Claire Trevett.27 Feb 04:30 PM
OpinionBryce EdwardsBryce Edwards: Act Party entertainmentMuch ink is being spilt and airtime apparently wasted on the annual conference of a political party that is currently polling at 0.1%, writes Bryce Armstrong.24 Feb 11:55 PM
OpinionJohn Armstrong: National's SkyCity damage controlNational's damage control strategy has been to try to paint Key's earlier contacts with SkyCity as perfectly normal, writes John Armstrong20 Feb 04:30 PM
OpinionBryce EdwardsBryce Edwards: Political round-up: National under pressureOpinion polling out today suggests that the Government is on a knife edge - the next election could go either way, writes Bryce Edwards. The SkyCity report is the latest vulnerability for National.20 Feb 02:21 AM
OpinionJohn Armstrong: Partial backdown shows National has eye on electionHekia Parata or no Hekia Parata in the job, Cabinet ministers had few illusions from the start.18 Feb 04:30 PM
OpinionBryce EdwardsQuestions about the Prosser backlashHas there ever been an MP so widely condemned as Richard Prosser? Bryce Edwards finds answers in his political round-up.15 Feb 12:32 AM
OpinionClaire TrevettClaire Trevett: Shearer's reshuffle comes out of the shadowsImagine an alternate reality in which a disgruntled caucus member leaks Labour leader David Shearer's first draft of his reshuffle, writes Claire Trevett.13 Feb 04:30 PM
OpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: New Speaker tones down pomp but keeps ministers on their toesIt didn't take long for David Carter to settle in to his job in his first question time as Speaker - it was almost business as usual, writes Audrey Young.12 Feb 04:30 PM
OpinionBryce EdwardsBryce Edwards: Strange deal on refugeesIt's a deal that doesn't make sense, or none that John Key is willing to own up to, writes Bryce Edwards. Our deal-making PM may, in the long term, get full value for his agreement to take 150 of Australia's refugees...12 Feb 01:47 AM
OpinionBryce EdwardsBryce Edwards: Political round-up: Democracy vs governing: A 4-year term?08 Feb 02:41 AM
New ZealandJohn Armstrong: Warning flashes from a housing nightmareSo coos the sugar-encrusted, but hollow-sounding real estate-speak intent on seducing would-be home buyers and hard-headed investors into succumbing to the charms of life at Hobsonville Pt.01 Feb 04:30 PM
OpinionBryce EdwardsThe house a focus group builtIt seems every party has a solution to the issue of housing affordability, writes Bryce Edwards. The problem is that the solutions seem to be built to specifications set by polls01 Feb 01:28 AM
OpinionJohn Armstrong: Too much referee's whistle but Smith will be missedSo exits Lockwood Smith as Parliament's Speaker - and to genuine and sustained applause from MPs from all parties, writes John Armstrong.30 Jan 04:30 PM
OpinionBryce EdwardsBryce Edwards: Political round-up: A boring beginning to the political yearIf the trio of 'state of the nation' leadership speeches are anything to go by, we're in for a boring political year, writes Bryce Edwards.29 Jan 12:05 AM
OpinionBryce EdwardsBryce Edwards: Political round-up: A fight to the death in Maori politics25 Jan 12:32 AM
OpinionBryce EdwardsBryce Edwards: Political round-up: Surprising Cabinet reshuffle of winners and losers22 Jan 04:32 AM
OpinionBryce EdwardsPolitics: Summer holiday developmentsOfficially, politics isn't happening at the moment, but there are some interesting developments and stories that are well worth reading, says Bryce Edwards18 Jan 12:16 AM
OpinionBryce EdwardsBryce Edwards: Reviews of the year in politicsReviews of the 2012 year in New Zealand politics have been abundant in the last few weeks.07 Jan 08:48 PM
OpinionJohn Armstrong: Gangnam-style Little wins talent awardRoll up! Roll-up! Hear the Singing Prime Minister. Watch the Bobbing Backbencher. See a true One Man Band joust with a de facto One Man Band, writes John Armstrong.12 Dec 04:30 PM
OpinionClaire Trevett: Dream over for the man who would be SpeakerIt is never easy seeing a dream lie in shreds, and for all the inevitability, the end of National MP Tau Henare's tilt to be Speaker was no exception, writes Claire Trevett.12 Dec 04:30 PM
OpinionHoran rises to get one over Peters"Is Brendan Horan going to devote his remaining time in Parliament to being a regular thorn in Winston Peters' side?" asks John Armstrong.11 Dec 04:30 PM
OpinionClaire Trevett: Polls turn Labour's morale boost into giant leapIt was one small step for the Labour Party, but in terms of a morale boost it was one giant leap for party leader David Shearer, writes Claire Trevett.05 Dec 04:30 PM
