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Deborah Hill Cone: Ho-hum, Nats won, and everyday life goes on

This is a horrible column to write. (Gets up to make a cup of coffee. Instant coffee! De-activates Facebook page.

Market boost tipped on poll victory

New Zealand financial markets are expected to firm when they open today after the National Party secured the first ever outright win.

So where does that leave Winston?

Winston Peters yesterday appeared dead-set on taking a leading role in opposition against John Key's new Government but some of his MPs won't shut the door on National.

Collins back, with less support

Former minister Judith Collins is returning to Parliament but appears to have been punished by voters in Papakura, with her majority halved.

Herald-DigiPoll came closest to winner

The <i>Herald</i>-DigiPoll survey came closest to predicting the final election result, an analysis of the four major polls shows.

Election 2014: Mixed bag in new House

The new Parliament is a melting pot of ethnicities and religions - but one thing has stayed the same, it's a male-dominated House of Representatives.

New-to-blue MPs ready to make their mark

Whangarei's new MP is a high-achieving doctor who was called on by the New Zealand Embassy to help in the wake of the Boston Marathon terror bombings.

300,000 special votes still to be counted

John Armstrong: Cunliffe 'misread the public mood'

What the public wanted to hear from him was a large measure of mea culpa. What it got was Cunliffe blaming everyone but himself.

Has journalist spiked NZ's UN bid?

The PM has accused Glenn Greenwald of acting against NZ's interest after the US journalist said he'd release details of NZ's spying activities on its allies ahead of UN vote.

Key can't rule out spies on our shores

PM John Key can't rule out US spy agency NSA having NZers' electronic communications under surveillance, even if this country's GCSB doesn't.

Cartoon: Agent Key

Harawira fears plot to unseat him

Mana leader Hone Harawira claims the National, Labour and Maori parties are all out to unseat him by throwing their weight behind Labour's Kelvin Davis.

Cunliffe checks with former leaders

Labour leader David Cunliffe says he has sought reassurance from former Labour Prime Minister Helen Clark about the party's role in recent spying revelations.

Key hits back at spy-law claim

John Key has struck directly at a specific detail in the spying claims, saying new laws passed last year had nothing to do with the alleged mass surveillance project.

Southern Cross' chief executive: Key should check his facts

The head of the Southern Cross Cable Network has disputed Prime Minister John Key's claim that a cable had been tapped into as part of a proposition to collect metadata.

$10m focus on engineers

The National Party wants to double the number of people studying engineering at university in a bid to get more graduates into jobs in the high-tech sector.

Peter Calder: An open letter to our leaders

Dear John and David. Please forgive the first-name familiarity. I'm older than you are so it doesn't feel terribly out of order.