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<i>Cartoon:</i> The week that was, part 2

<i>John Armstrong:</i> David Carter remains in the firing line

<i>Claire Trevett:</i> Age concern conjures up horrors

<i>Deborah Coddington</i>: Our Supermayor could be a man of vine breeding

<i>Matt McCarten</i>: Lowest paid cop higher taxes under new regime

<i>John Armstrong:</i> To right and left, Key support in disarray

The increasingly erratic and somewhat flaky behaviour of Act and the Maori Party should give the PM some serious cause for worry, writes John Armstrong.

<i>John Roughan:</i> Crucified under mob rule

<i>Fran O'Sullivan:</i> Offshore potential held at arm's length

Fran O'Sullivan writes that the Maori Party is doing itself a disservice by acquiescing to National's foreshore 'solution'.

<i>Fran O'Sullivan:</i> Better controls needed over sloppy ministers

Fran O'Sullivan writes that till now, Key has operated a rather laissez-faire approach to Cabinet management.

<i>John Armstrong:</i> At last, Key's Govt shows some spine

John Armstrong writes that the backbone displayed by Brownlee and Bennett will please the National traditionalists, but we'll have to watch it bend again in election year.

<i>Editorial:</i> New chief well placed to take helm of Super City

<i>Brian Rudman:</i> Judges' prejudices unfair in Super City logo contest

Messages are starting to arrive on my desk from disgruntled entrants in the Super City logo contest.

<i>Susan St John:</i> Govt's sums on welfare savings don't quite add up

Susan St John, associate professor in the economics department of the University of Auckland Business School and spokeswoman for the Child Poverty Action Group, questions the results claimed for new rules on benefits.

<i>John Armstrong:</i> Brownlee stews after Mallard hijacking

Gerry Brownlee had to control himself in Parliament yesterday if only to avoid Labour making him even more of a laughing stock than he had already become.

<i>John Armstrong:</i> National wades warily into conservation land minefield

Seatless in the Supercity

Labour leader Phil Goff and Labour President Andrew Little need to sit down soon with list MP Phil Twyford to talk about the management of his future.