OpinionBryce EdwardsBryce Edwards: Political round-up: NZ's heated race relationsThe reaction to the appointment of Susan Devoy as the new Race Relations Commissioner demonstrates NZ's sensitivity on Maori issues, writes Bryce Edwards.22 Mar 02:08 AM
OpinionBryce EdwardsBryce Edwards: Political round-up: Shearer fails 'holier than thou' test20 Mar 04:21 AM
OpinionBryce EdwardsBryce Edwards: Political round-up: Political figures feeling the heatBeing a political figure involves being subjected to various degrees of public scrutiny, and nobody knows this better than Shane Jones right now, writes Bryce Edwards.15 Mar 12:44 AM
OpinionBryce EdwardsBryce Edwards: Political round-up: The SOE political battlefieldThe State Owned Enterprises are clearly still the battlefield at the moment for parliamentary politics. writes Bryce Edwards.11 Mar 02:00 AM
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
OpinionBryce EdwardsPolitical round-up: Behind The HobbitHobbit fever has hit NZ, but there are more sceptical voices when it comes to the value of luring major studios to New Zealand, writes Bryce Edwards.27 Nov 01:05 AM
OpinionBryce EdwardsPolitical round-up: Labour's bitter falloutThe Labour Party limps on after a spectacular and damaging period of infighting over its leadership, writes Bryce Edwards.23 Nov 01:26 AM
OpinionBryce EdwardsBryce Edwards: Political round-up: Labour's extraordinary conferenceBloodletting seems assured within the Labour Party, following a rather extraordinary annual conference, writes Bryce Edwards.19 Nov 01:13 AM
OpinionBryce EdwardsPolitics wrap: Writing on wall for ShearerThe writing is on the wall for David Shearer. Or at least the writing is all over the blogosphere and pundit columns, says Dr Bryce Edwards.12 Nov 09:15 PM
OpinionBryce EdwardsLabour's role in Pike River examinedBryce Edwards looks at political comment in the media today, including the claim from Chris Trotter that Labour has blood on its hands over Pike River.09 Nov 01:11 AM
OpinionBryce EdwardsPike River's political implicationsAlthough the Pike River mining tragedy was initially deemed to be non-political by many, it has been politicised with the reports release, writes Bryce Edwards.06 Nov 12:15 AM
OpinionBryce EdwardsPolitical round-up: Labour languishingDavid Shearer will soon be under the spotlight at Labour's conference, but outgoing TV3 political editor Duncan Garner is not shy about his verdict on his leadership.01 Nov 11:25 PM
OpinionBryce EdwardsBryce Edwards: Political round-up: Political minefield of unaffordable housingHousing is a political minefield, affecting every single voter one way or another., writes Bryce Edwards. "It's an industry, investment, business, nest egg, bureaucracy and, ultimately, a roof over our heads."30 Oct 12:05 AM