OpinionClaire TrevettClaire Trevett: Ahoy! One year down for PM but pirates aheadCOMMENT: Likeability is power for a prime minister, but it is not everything.26 Oct 04:00 PM
OpinionClaire TrevettClaire Trevett: Simon Bridges' odds after week from hellCOMMENT: Ross attacks have shored up support for Bridges but it's up to him to keep it.19 Oct 04:00 PM
New ZealandTrevett: The mixed blessing of a surplusThe figures suggest Labour isn't doing such a bad job at looking after the wallet.10 Oct 04:00 PM
OpinionTrevett: Email saga weakens Question TimeAllowing Ministers to fob off Opposition questions to the OIA undermines Question Time.19 Sep 05:00 PM
OpinionTrevett: PM Jacinda Ardern's Happy Club testedDespite claims of weak leadership, Ardern's personnel problem will not do long term damage12 Sep 05:00 PM
OpinionClaire TrevettClaire Trevett: Curran a warning for PM ArdernCOMMENT: Curran's exit highlights the need for a rescue plan for beleaguered ministers.07 Sep 05:00 PM
OpinionTrevett: Sorry plight of Niue's duck and why Ardern had to go to ForumThe sorry plight of Niue's duck and why the PM had to go to the Pacific Islands Forum.05 Sep 05:00 PM
OpinionClaire TrevettTrevett: Andrew Little and the art of compromiseCOMMENT: Little's bout uncompromising behaviour on the waka jumping bill will end today.08 Aug 05:00 PM
OpinionClaire TrevettTrevett: Prime Minister 'peeing on Bridges' parade'COMMENT: The reminder of Jacinda Ardern's existence will have been no coincidence.29 Jul 03:33 AM
OpinionTrevett: NZ and Australia, foes or allies?There will be no toffee pops for Australia's PM next time he visits.18 Jul 05:00 PM
OpinionClaire TrevettTrevett: Health Minister's Clayton's holidayClark is not the first politician to plan an ill-timed break and suffer consequences.13 Jul 02:53 AM
New ZealandTrevett: the sad demise of Gareth Morgan's TOPTOP added piquancy but is the latest in a long line of small parties to come a cropper.11 Jul 05:00 PM
OpinionTrevett: Winston's heating bills are National's headacheNZ First MP has found the real threat to New Zealand's prosperity: a vege burger.04 Jul 05:00 PM
OpinionClaire TrevettTrevett: The feuding of Peters and BridgesWinston Peters could see a bit of himself in Simon Bridges, Winston the Younger.27 Jun 05:00 PM
OpinionClaire TrevettTrevett: Baby Neve Te Aroha - thankfully without 'Morrinsville' for a middle nameCOMMENT: Eyes welled up a bit as Neve blinked at the noisy media and promptly fell asleep.24 Jun 01:32 AM
New ZealandClaire Trevett: Shane Jones, cat of many hatsThe high rotation of hats brings to mind the old saying "all hat, no cattle".20 Jun 05:00 PM
New ZealandClaire Trevett: Winston Peters takes stage as Almost Acting PMPM Jacinda Ardern issued a reminder of her ongoing reign after Peters' 'curtain raiser.'18 Jun 07:20 PM
OpinionClaire TrevettClaire Trevett: The accidental genius of David SeymourDavid Seymour's dancing is a campaign for Gen Z and dorks everywhere.13 Jun 05:00 PM
New ZealandWinston Peters' Yes Minister momentsHis first question time in Ardern's place left Peters in a tricky position.12 Jun 05:00 PM
OpinionTrevett: Hope and change sent to a taskforceCOMMENT: Finance Minister Grant Robertson must be dreading the post-review Budget bids.06 Jun 05:00 PM
OpinionClaire TrevettClaire Trevett: Labour's coup, Bolger's third strikeLabour hopes Bolger appointment will neutralise National's attacks and reassure business.05 Jun 06:39 AM
OpinionClaire TrevettBridges tries to woo Nat supportersCOMMENT: Bridges has been setting out case for why 2020 is not a lost cause for National.01 Jun 05:00 PM
OpinionClaire TrevettClaire Trevett: Ardern finally fronts up to Govt's dragonsCOMMENT: This should have been the week when the PM was basking in a post-Budget glow.25 May 05:00 PM
OpinionClaire TrevettTrevett: The Budget of hand-me-downsThe pre-Budget guessing and bickering finally ends today.16 May 05:00 PM
OpinionTrevett: The royal nappy offensiveBirths and marriages the trick for avoiding republican rumblings.02 May 05:00 PM
OpinionClaire TrevettTrevett: Lock the door, there's a republican in the palaceThe Queen need not fear a sudden lurch to a republic under Ardern.19 Apr 05:00 PM
OpinionTrevett: Ardern and Merkel's friendship takes flightCOMMENT: 'Mein Gott!': Angela Merkel's verdict on Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.17 Apr 08:55 PM
OpinionClaire Trevett: 50 ways to break a promiseCOMMENT: If there is a compelling enough reason to break a promise, it can be done.11 Apr 06:00 PM
OpinionClaire TrevettClaire Trevett: The fuel tax apocalypseOPINION: Transport plans are no surprise but levy to pay for them is a hard sell.06 Apr 05:00 PM
OpinionClaire Trevett: No spies on usCOMMENT: Prime Minister Ardern looked for Russian spies but the cupboard was bare.28 Mar 07:27 AM
OpinionClaire TrevettTrevett: Why PM won't sack Clare CurranNational's Simon Bridges had the air of a cat planning a drawn-out torment of its prey.27 Mar 04:00 PM
OpinionClaire TrevettOf Presidents, Prime Ministers and peacocksAs Key and Obama roamed the dales of Northland, a peacock was kicking a political football21 Mar 04:00 PM
OpinionClaire TrevettClaire Trevett: Much ado about patsiesCOMMENT: Lips that have asked a patsy shall not touch ours, Greens say.19 Mar 01:03 AM
OpinionClaire TrevettClaire Trevett: Worker bees protect Queen JacindaCOMMENT: PM's ignorance of summer school preserved "Brand Jacinda", writes Claire Trevett.14 Mar 03:24 AM
