PremiumPremiumOpinionClaire TrevettClaire Trevett: With poll news grim, was this the Coalition's last supper?Andrew Little, the Minister of Doing Things, issued a flurry of distracting announcements.04 Dec 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumEditorialEditorial: Fair fiscal winds blow Finance Minister's wayEDITORIAL: Economic sentiment has turned as the doomsday scenarios failed to eventuate.03 Dec 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsCourt scrap lodged then dodged over council election resultA legal challenge sought to unseat newly-elected Northland regional councillors.06 Nov 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionClaire TrevettClaire Trevett: Will Winston Peters be kingmaker again?COMMENT: Will Peters be the kingmaker — again?18 Oct 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionClaire TrevettClaire Trevett: Ardern needs to halt the slideLabour needs to find something to claw back ground, or at least stop the slippage.14 Oct 07:08 AM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsLetters: STV is a complicated systemIn STV each voter's treated differently, and many fail to elect or help elect a candidate.03 Oct 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandInformal poll shows clear front runner in Napier mayoral raceThe results from a "straw poll" at a Napier mayoral meeting are in.18 Sep 07:44 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandSchool census: Parents firm against cannabisSchool census - another pointer to declining support for legalising cannabis?29 Aug 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandBeehive Diaries: polls, protests, and yoga pantsAir NZ faces its toughest critic, Shane Jones, and gets a tiny bouquet.02 Aug 02:27 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionClaire TrevettClaire Trevett: Building Bridges - inside the latest political pollCOMMENT: New poll delivers drops of relief to National, but no treats for NZ First.29 Jul 06:19 AM
New ZealandLatest poll: National rises against Labour, as Ardern dips in preferred PM stakesNational has a two-point lead over Labour in the latest 1 News Colmar Brunton poll.29 Jul 06:03 AM
OpinionBarry SoperSoper: Can Bridges survive another unfavourable poll?COMMENT: Word has it National has slipped below 40 per cent in a new poll.22 Jul 06:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionMatthew HootonMatthew Hooton: National and NZ First - the dilemma facing Simon BridgesBridges must decide to rule out NZ First as a coalition partner, or start courting them.12 Jul 06:02 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionTerry Barnes: Be glad NZ isn't ruled by opinion pollsCOMMENT: Aussies could learn from New Zealand's relaxed approach.17 Jun 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionBryce Edwards'Bizarre', 'head-scratching': Full fallout of conflicting political pollsCOMMENT: Two opinion polls have come out at once saying dramatically different things.10 Jun 09:19 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandClaire Trevett: Do polls signal tick-tock for Simon Bridges?Bridges went from rock bottom to rockier bottom, while Collins lifted to rock bottom.09 Jun 09:33 PM
PoliticsLetters: Legal marijuana negativesColorado's economy has, however, greatly benefited from the legalising of marijuana.06 Jun 05:00 PM
PoliticsLetters: Avoiding agonising deathWe must change our attitude to death and discuss it openly with family and friends.30 May 05:00 PM
OpinionTweets beat polls in Aussie electionExpert correctly predicted Brexit, Trump and Australian elections.19 May 09:25 PM
PoliticsLetters: Freedom of speech a mythHas anyone gone to court to demand that freedom of religion only apply to Christians?08 May 05:00 PM
CompaniesLiam Dann: CGT backdown will deliver timely business boostThe lifting of the CGT threat removes at least one layer of the gloom weighing on business17 Apr 06:08 AM
OpinionAudrey YoungComment: Relief for Bridges may be short-livedIt was slightly surprising that Jacinda Ardern was not higher, writes Audrey Young.15 Apr 06:18 AM
New ZealandSubmissions strongly oppose euthanasia billEuthanasia bill backers say scientific polls a better judge of opinion than submissions.30 Mar 04:00 PM
OpinionAudrey YoungTax heats up the battle for heartland NZCOMMENT: Winston Peters was badly off his game in an important week.22 Feb 04:00 PM
OpinionClaire TrevettComment: Simon Bridges' perilous poll seesawSmaller parties feel the squeeze as Labour and National fight it out in polls18 Feb 05:49 AM
OpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: A bizarre end to the year for NationalCOMMENT: Simon Bridges will be praying for a long hot summer where leaks dry up.07 Dec 04:00 PM
OpinionHeather du Plessis-AllanHeather du Plessis-Allan: PM gets tough and shows true leadershipCOMMENT: Finally, Labour looks like it knows what it's doing in government.01 Sep 05:00 PM
New ZealandBudget no poll winner for LabourNo bump for Labour in poll, but Ardern's favourable rating is still high.04 Jun 09:06 PM
OpinionBarry SoperNats rock-solid but Jacinda not quite the rock star she wasComment: The opinion polls are in, this is what we really think about the Government.28 May 06:22 AM
New ZealandCall for climate action growing, but many still unfazedMore Kiwis want climate action, but many still don't care despite time running out.25 Apr 10:05 PM
OpinionAudrey YoungLabour turns focus of poll on BridgesBrand National is stronger than many in National thought it was.17 Apr 08:03 AM
OpinionJohn Tamihere: Give the Government timeDespite the missteps and noise, the Government is still building its narrative.04 Apr 05:00 PM
OpinionTerry Barnes: National MPs could learn from VictoriaCOMMENT: National MPs should look at the fate of the Australian Liberal Party in Victoria.25 Feb 04:00 PM
New ZealandAnother View: As good a way to go as anyBill English's fiscal management is the gift that keeps on giving -- even to Labour17 Feb 04:25 AM