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Lowe slammed for 'pretty little' Ardern

Rugby league legend Graham Lowe alarmed Jacinda Ardern after he described her as "a pretty little thing" when asked if she would make a good Prime Minister.

Editorial: No worming out of safety obligations

Worm farming is a dangerous industry, according to the Government's health and safety reform bill.

Labour puts foot down on health and safety

Labour leader Andrew Little has come out swinging against workplace health and safety regulations proposed by the government.

Labour MPs' TPP protests under fire

Labour MP Stuart Nash has dismissed criticism of him by senior minister Steven Joyce for marching and speaking at an anti-TPP rally in Napier.

China strategy worrying our top execs

Our senior business leaders are becoming increasingly concerned about the slowing economy, the Government's strategy and our reliance on China and dairy exports.

'There is a crisis in dairy' says Little

Andrew Little says another bad season for dairy farmers could cause New Zealanders to lose some of the country's best agricultural land to offshore buyers.

NZ First's appeal to diminishing fan base spells doom for party

John Armstrong writes: NZ First is marooned in a time bubble of the economic boom of the 1950s along with the suffocating social conformity of that era.

Claire Trevett: Bottom line a problem for Little in flag and TPP

The Labour leader is walking a tightrope in delivering trade messages, writes Claire Trevett.

Labour's gamble doesn't pay off in polls

Labour's use of real estate data to highlight Chinese property buyers in Auckland has not had much impact on the polls.

John Armstrong: National off-guard over housing

For all intents and purposes National was done like a dog's dinner by Labour this week, writes John Armstrong.

Fran O'Sullivan: Labour must dig deeper in foreign buyer data

If the party's key researchers are made of stern stuff they will now further test their analysis, writes Fran O'Sullivan.

Toby Manhire: Littlemail - from the Labour leader’s inbox

11-year-old computer expert Lambshank grew tired of playing Minecraft and chose to probe the email account of Labour leader Andrew Little.

James Young: Labour didn't look hard enough for house sales data

If they were really interested in an answer, something more robust than a surname search could have been done, writes James Young.

Claire Trevett: To be like Taylor Swift, Labour has to shake it off

Labour could learn a thing or two from the adaptable, influential, and canny businesswoman Taylor Swift, writes Claire Trevett.

Foreign rules could hurt reputation

The Government's proposed foreign house buyer law change could damage NZ's international reputation, a Parliamentary select committee heard yesterday.

Debate 'damaging' China links

The debate about non-resident Chinese buying Auckland houses could hurt bilateral relations and Labour has already done "immeasurable" damage to the links between the two countries, says a top boss.