Paul Neazor's report on the unlawful bugging of Kim Dotcom is not so much a whitewash as washed out, writes John Armstrong

While Labour is pecking away in a number of policy areas, they lack much in the way of an argument to explain what is wrong with the incumbents, writes Toby Mahire

The current farce over Kim Dotcom is likely to erode the public's confidence in government, politicians, the police, officials - the whole Establishment, writes Bryce Edwards

Blissful ignorance is politically convenient, but there is a point at which it goes too far, writes columnist Claire Trevett.

John Armstrong writes, that of all the working relationships within a government, none is more vital than that between the prime minister and his or her minister of finance.

John Banks may not get the sack as a minister but even the Prime Minister isn't going to go out of his way to defend him any more than he has to, writes Bryce Edwards.

Claire Trevett says John Key's actions show that there are at least two ostriches in New Zealand: him and Act leader John Banks.

The unity on display at the Maori King's "people's hui" on water on Thursday wasn't exactly replicated yesterday at a gathering of iwi leaders.

Press gallery journalists generally treat the bile and invective directed at them by portions of the blog-a-tariat as an unwelcome and unfortunate byproduct of an otherwise exciting and intellectually challenging job.

Herald columnist Matt McCarten says John Key's reputation has been dented by his handling of the privatisation programme. His handling has "been incompetent for months."

What part do facts play in the welfare debate, and how much is "truthiness" getting in the way?

Labour needs its own version of America's "Joe the Plumber." But who can be New Zealand's everyman?