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<i>Fran O'Sullivan:</i> Combat Key needed in theatre NZ
John Key's government needs him to lead from the front as it enters the tricky period where it must do combat with its opponents in the national interest.
<i>Fran O'Sullivan</i>: Mid-point of first term is time for Key to get serious
Nowhere is there an over-arching narrative that spells out exactly what sort of New Zealand Key wants to leave behind.
<i>Garth George:</i> Our very own, lonely, trading scheme
Garth George writes that John Key should listen to voters, business and logic, and delay any emissions trading scheme.
<i>George Thomson and Helen Wilson:</i> Policymakers overlook children who sit in smoke-filled cars
George Thomson and Helen Wilson ask why the Government is lagging on smokefree car laws.
<i>Brian Fallow:</i> Financial hub is a distant dream
On the face of it there is something risible, if not absurd, about any sentence with "New Zealand" and "financial hub" in it.
<i>Alasdair Thompson:</i> Councils' shares move poor value for ratepayers
Stake holdings in Auckland Airport suppress value and opportunity, says Alasdair Thompson.
<i>John Roughan:</i> Ugly wharf sheds worth a second look
John Roughan writes that we should live with the Queens Wharf sheds for a while before making decisions we may regret later.
<i>John Armstrong:</i> Harpoon waiting to prick Key's bubble
Hard decisions over the IWC threaten to end the PM's no-nuke dream run.