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Hide refuses to give traditional farewell

John Armstrong: Peters does his best to rise from the dead

Leak for Winston Peters

John Armstrong: Pilfering rife as minor parties face massacre

Goff shrugs off Labour's poll slump

Claire Trevett: Deals on the table, this time with a price

National is playing MMP gymnastics at the expense of its little allies and with an eye on the 2014 election.

Photo Recall: Tug on heart strings leads to return north

Poll: Labour gains, but Nats would still govern alone

Voters split on options for Epsom

Epsom voters on who they would prefer as their representative - John Banks or Rodney Hide.

President: Hide can fend off Brash

Key: I would work with Brash

Winston Peters appeals defamation ruling

Winston says that word again

Key to bid $5000 on Winston's sign

John Armstrong: Votes before friends, so the boot goes in

So National and Act are allies, right? Anyone who was not aware this is the case could have been excused thinking otherwise had they sat through Act's annual conference at the weekend.

National still strong in polls