OpinionFran O'SullivanFran O'Sullivan: Coalition pickle gets Key thinking out loudCoalition mathematics is not far from the Prime Minister's mind these days.25 Oct 04:30 PM
OpinionJohn Armstrong: Key comes out firing to show who's bossHas the political landscape really changed during the time shift from BC (Before Cunliffe) to AD (After David)?25 Oct 04:30 PM
New ZealandInfo not safe with Govt: CunliffeAlmost 100,000 Kiwis have had personal details accidentally released under National, says Labour leader.07 Oct 04:30 PM
New ZealandNapier MP to stand downCabinet Minister and Napier MP Chris Tremain has confirmed that he will stand down from Parliament next year.30 Sep 03:16 AM
New ZealandDebate on precious resource full of hooksA winter of discontent in heartland National Party territory has nothing to do with the GCSB bill, as John Key likes to point out16 Aug 05:30 PM
OpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: Wow factor missing from the conference of bright ideasConference 2013 was meant to be the conference of good ideas. Political editor Audrey Young looks at whether it delivered.11 Aug 05:30 PM
OpinionJohn Armstrong: Govt plays the numbers to score on housing frontBill English's speech provided a vital clue as to how National will fight next year's election. It will go relentlessly on the offensive across all fronts, writes John Armstrong.11 Aug 05:30 PM
New ZealandNew ideas high on agenda for NatsSenior Government ministers Bill English and Steven Joyce say National Party members will be asked for policy ideas at the party conference in Nelson this weekend to take into next year's election.09 Aug 05:30 PM
New ZealandSelf-belief the winning ingredientIf Labour leader David Shearer wants a tip from a winner, former Prime Minister Helen Clark says her advice is always to "be yourself".04 Aug 05:30 PM
New ZealandAct eyeing minister's seatThe Act Party wants National supporters to save it from oblivion at next year's election, telling them it needs not just one, but two Parliamentary seats.13 Jul 05:30 PM
New ZealandSpy bill hits roadblock as Peters lays into Key's changesNew Zealand First leader Winston Peters said his concerns about the bill had widened beyond the four he specified in his first reading.09 Jul 05:30 PM
OpinionMatt McCarten: Maori Party falter at Key's sideMatt McCarten says John Key must feel like he's in a B-grade horror movie where his prom dates keep coming to gruesome demises.06 Jul 05:30 PM
OpinionFran O'SullivanFran O'Sullivan: Auckland lobby behind Key's about-turnPrime Minister John Key's decision to suddenly back Auckland on big infrastructure investments wasn't simply designed to steal a march on his Labour opponents.02 Jul 05:30 PM
OpinionBrian RudmanBrian Rudman: MP left with awkward promise after Key's rail pledgeI guess Maggie Barry's thoughts have turned to composing her bucket list, writes Brian Rudman. And leaving messages on her boss' phone, pleading for another u-turn.30 Jun 05:30 PM
New ZealandTwelve Questions: Claudette HauitiIt's been said you were a Labour Party supporter and campaigned for them. So why the switch?05 Jun 05:30 PM
New ZealandGreen leader tears into 'smiling' KeyGreen Party co-leader Russel Norman has all but shut the door on working with National after the next election.01 Jun 05:30 PM
New ZealandPorts and bloggers colluded: strategistA political strategist who has trained National Party MPs says the Ports of Auckland colluded with right wing bloggers to undermine industrial action against the Ports of Auckland.31 May 05:30 PM
New ZealandNational turns on hard right advisorLeaked documents written by a political strategist who has trained National MPs set out a vision for taking the party to the right of the political spectrum.31 May 05:30 PM
New ZealandNational stance blamed for mayoralty withdrawalOne of National MP Maurice Williamson's supporters says he dropped his ambition to run as Auckland's mayor partly because the National Party refused to let him stand under the party's banner.31 May 05:30 PM
New ZealandNewest MP takes her place in HouseNew National MP Claudette Hauiti gives every indication she has had a crash course in how not to be controversial.29 May 05:30 PM
New ZealandCollins ignored process: LabourThe Government is again accused of interfering to appoint a 'mate' to a top public sector job.27 May 05:30 PM
New ZealandElection between centre right and far left - KeyNational is facing the "notoriously difficult" task of winning a third term against an Opposition increasingly dragged to the "far left" by the Greens, says Key26 May 03:33 AM
New ZealandNew waka jumping law proposedNational Party members are pushing for a new "waka-jumping" law to force rogue list MPs out of Parliament.25 May 05:30 PM
New ZealandACC leads good economic newsThe Accident Compensation Corporation's Earners and Work Accounts are now fully funded ACC Minister Judith Collins has told National Party members at their Northern Regional Conference today.25 May 01:48 AM
OpinionToby ManhireToby Manhire: Election's shadow falling on halls of powerOver the next 18 months, expect to see Key, and David Shearer, too, hovering outside Peters' office, bottle of Scotch in hand, writes Toby Manhire.23 May 05:30 PM
New ZealandGovt sends message to developersProperty developers who "sit and wait" for land values to increase have been sent a clear signal that the Government will act to bring more housing into the market.19 May 03:08 AM
OpinionJohn Armstrong: National gives mixed signals with housingJohn Armstrong writes: "One of the reasons why Governments slowly decay and die is that the longer they are in office the more prone they become to ugly pragmatism and compromise of principle."17 May 05:30 PM
New ZealandKey tips early surplusJohn Key says it is possible the Government could get close to a surplus in the coming financial year - one year earlier than officially predicted in yesterday's Budget.17 May 04:05 AM
