PremiumPremiumPoliticsWho can take credit for a drop in ram-raids?Labour MP Ginny Andersen says National has kept Labour's measures because they work. Video / Mark MitchellWatch18 Jul 05:00 PM
PremiumPoliticsPolice Minister Mark Mitchell on the dramatic drop in ram-raids.Police Minister Mark Mitchell says giving Labour credit for lower ram-raids would be like praising an arsonist for putting out the fire. Video / Mark Mitchell & Hayden WoodwardWatch18 Jul 05:00 PM
PremiumOpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: Bishop puts boot into councils as rates table reveals biggest hikesOPINION: It's been the week for bashing local government – although not without cause.17 Jul 12:42 AM
PremiumOpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: Trevor Mallard's moa comments prove weirdly prescient10 Jul 08:56 PM
PremiumOpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: Crash and burn – Chris Hipkins gets the pip over ram raids03 Jul 12:14 AM
PremiumOpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: Parliament in shock over MP's unexpected death26 Jun 12:19 AM
PremiumOpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: Cooks crisis complicates Luxon's big China meeting19 Jun 12:49 AM
PremiumOpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: 'Superficial facelift' – the undercover zingers in Jacinda Ardern's memoir12 Jun 12:32 AM
PremiumOpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: 'Conflicting' polls, van Velden strikes again and a Beehive sex scandal05 Jun 12:27 AM
PremiumOpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: Anxiety rises ahead of David Seymour's stint as Deputy PM29 May 12:40 AM
PremiumBusinessBudget Q&A: Audrey Young, Liam Dann and Jenée Tibshraeny answer your questions22 May 09:10 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: Willis' pre-Budget attacks suggest she's feeling the pressureOPINION: It's unusual for a Finance Minister to focus on the Opposition before Budget Day.21 May 10:54 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: C-bomb brings explosive end to appalling fortnight in politicsOPINION: Who won't be seething with disgust after the past few days in Parliament? 15 May 12:47 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: 'Robbing Paula to pay Paul' – pay equity ambush will come back to bite NatsOPINION: The way to address an unfair situation is not usually to increase the unfairness.08 May 12:05 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: 100 days down, 1361 to go – Trump’s blitz has barely begunOPINION: Kiwis just got a hint of how much America's lurch to the right will cost. 01 May 12:22 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: Both Luxon and Peters to blame for messy trade tiffOPINION: Despite the PM's denials, the rift is real. 17 Apr 12:57 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: Luxon's big opportunity amid tariff chaosOPINION: If the PM wants to prove he's a true leader, now's the time to do it. 10 Apr 12:42 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: ‘Offensive and damaging’ – Swarbrick feels the heatOPINION: Criticism is coming from all sides over the Benjamin Doyle controversy.02 Apr 11:31 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: MP’s crazy cop comments set to clobber the Greens, LabourOPINION: Tamatha Paul has badly misread her own constituency. 26 Mar 11:31 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: Veteran vs newbie – Luxon and Peters take very different styles to world stageOPINION: The PM gets an A for enthusiasm, but he may have his high trade hopes dashed. 19 Mar 11:38 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: Bayly’s 2-week holiday becomes 3; school lunches flown in from OzOPINION: Taking a break is understandable. Blurring the facts is not.12 Mar 11:48 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: Goff let himself and Govt down with reckless Trump commentsOPINION: Phil Goff has paid a heavy but justifiable price for his lapse in judgment. 06 Mar 01:27 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: Health hunger games – is Lester Levy next?OPINION: The commissioner's turnaround plan is under review and speculation is mounting.20 Feb 12:34 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: Seymour sideshow eclipses true political crisisOPINION: The Cooks' surprise China partnership is a huge deal for NZ and the Pacific.12 Feb 11:18 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: The best thing about Luxon’s absence from WaitangiOPINION: Luxon's absence shone a light on the best speech about the Treaty in many years.07 Feb 12:21 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: Coalition partners take control; Luxon takes a hidingOPINION: National's attempt to set the agenda lasted about a nanosecond.29 Jan 11:29 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: Doctor v ex-bank clerk – why the PM dumped Reti for BrownOPINION: Reti's demotion was brutal, but it had to be done.23 Jan 12:02 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: Troubled waters – Peters, Seymour clash over ferry planOPINION: The new Minister for Rail is not in a collaborative mood.12 Dec 12:24 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: Put up or apologise – Verrall walks a fine line with Levy slurOPINION: Prosecuting your case is very different to attacking someone personally.04 Dec 11:45 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: Winston Peters dings PM on coalition anniversaryOPINION: It's a fraught business when political leaders talk about each other.28 Nov 12:00 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: Shallow takes on Treaty hīkoi underestimate its powerOPINION: Change is coming – whether critics like it or not.20 Nov 11:40 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: KC smackdown – top barristers join Treaty bill backlashOPINION: Protesters have some heavyweight legal experts on their side.13 Nov 10:50 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: Trump 2.0, Treaty bill tweaks and a media brickbatOPINION: Kamala Harris conceded with a speech full of soaring and meaningless rhetoric.06 Nov 11:57 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: Trump warnings fall flat in final days of presidential raceOPINION: Damnation be damned – American voters won't be swayed.30 Oct 11:54 PM