PremiumPremiumOpinionLiam DannLiam Dann: NZ's unwelcome new economic divideThe election is looking like a one-sided celebration of our Covid success.01 Aug 05:00 PM
WorldComment: Trump faces election 'wipeout' - if polls are to be believedThe polls are even worse than last time for the US President. But can they be trusted?31 Jul 11:07 PM
New ZealandPeters' warning for doubters after NZ First's low polling'I love you guys the way you try and write me off' Peters says when questioned on polling.31 Jul 11:01 PM
New ZealandPM goes into bat for her deputy after poll finds voters don't trust himJacinda Ardern was trusted by 82 per cent but Winston Peters was least trusted of all.31 Jul 04:03 AM
New ZealandNats languish in new poll - the crucial day that Collins says tide will turnJacinda Ardern and Labour can govern alone, according to the latest Colmar Brunton poll.30 Jul 07:35 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionClaire TrevettClaire Trevett: National faces ever-widening poll gapCOMMENT: The tourniquet of Collins has so far done little to stop National bleeding.30 Jul 05:00 PM
New ZealandWatch: 'Are you a slow learner?' - Peters, Tame square off in TV interviewDeputy PM Winston Peters has blasted broadcaster Jack Tame for his use of Te Reo on air18 Jul 11:29 PM
New ZealandShane Jones to Northland: Give me your votes, I'll bring you recoveryNorthland is shaping up to be NZ First's lifeline this election - the fight is on!12 Jul 04:05 AM
New ZealandNo Mullermania yet for National in first poll since leadership changeTodd Muller debuts at 13 per cent as preferred PM in UMR poll, Ardern at 65 per cent.05 Jun 12:46 AM
New ZealandVote 2020: The Waikato gumboot thrown into the Epsom campaignThe election is almost upon us - and the race for Epsom features a gumboot as art.29 May 05:30 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionClaire TrevettClaire Trevett: Game on for Simon Bridges and Todd MullerCOMMENT: Can National take the risk of an untested new leader just before an election?20 May 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandClaire Trevett: Bridges' put up or shut up punch to challengersSimon Bridges takes a Covid-19 strategy to his challengers: go hard, go early. Eliminate.19 May 11:43 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: Why election 2020 is going to be uglyThe cannabis referendum is likely become more enmeshed in party politics than euthanasia.06 Dec 04:00 PM
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
