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National MP apologises for 'boo boo'

National MP Claudette Hauiti has apologised for a "big boo-boo" and given up her parliamentary charge card, which she misused to pay for a holiday.

John Armstrong: Centrist economic policy a lesson in clever tactics

Goodbye whacky Greens; hello orthodox Greens. So moderate and non-threatening is the Greens' policy on "economic innovation" it could almost have been written by Bill English.

MP charged Aussie holiday to taxpayers

National Party MP Claudette Hauiti has given up her parliamentary charge card after she used it to pay for a personal trip to Australia.

We're not there yet, says Glenn

National and Labour policies on domestic violence are still not enough to achieve the "culture shift" that New Zealand needs, says philanthropist Sir Owen Glenn.

John Key's holiday selfie

Leaving the country in the hands of deputy Bill English, Prime Minister John Key took a holiday "selfie", posted on Instagram yesterday by son Max.

John Roughan: Auckland should not lose services

Aucklanders are told something has to go if the mayor is to keep rates from rising beyond his election promise. Aucklanders should not listen to this, writes John Roughan.

Key jets off for a pre-election holiday

With only 71 days to the election, Prime Minister John Key is taking an extended overseas holiday, thought to be at his bolt-hole on the Hawaiian island of Maui.

Prime Minister targets Labour stronghold

Bob Jones: This absurd amalgam simply unfit to rule

The Opposition's role is to hold the government to account plus present itself as an alternative administration.

House affordability falls, consents up

Wages have only gone up $34.53 annually against house prices, which are up by $38,000, according to a new report. Which regions fared the worst?

Key hints at pre-ballot tax cut vow

Prime Minister John Key gave the strongest hint yet that modest tax cuts for low- and middle-income earners will form part of National's pre-election promises.

John Armstrong: Strategy creates a clever route to block Labour-Greens

The roading announcement was also part of a wider strategy to convince voters that the Greens will be the driving force of any post-election coalition, writes John Armstrong.

Any tax cuts would target low to middle income earners - PM

Key's roading spend up

Prime Minister John Key has announced a $212 million roading and construction package in a bid to shoreup National's vote in regional New Zealand for the election.

Election between far left and centre-right, says PM

The three National MPs effectively forced to retire at the coming election appeared to boycott a ceremony at the party's conference yesterday to thank all 12 retiring MPs for their service.

'Anything could happen'

The prospect of the Internet Mana alliance teaming up with Labour has been a recurring theme at the National Party conference.

Protest banners at party conference

Anti-oil exploration protesters have put up banners in Wellington ahead of the National Party's Annual Conference.

Fran O'Sullivan: Maintaining discipline key for PM

One word jumped out when I read John Roughan's book on the PM yesterday. That word is "disciplined", writes Fran O'Sullivan.