Audrey Young: NZ's knotty problem with the White House
COMMENT: Ardern and Peters are playing to their strengths in foreign affairs.
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Audrey Young: Treasury 'hack' focus shifts to ministers
COMMENT: The inquiry into the Budget leak may turn up some answers in Parliament.
Ardern to China: PM sensible to seize the moment
COMMENT: Brief visit to China is needed to send a strong message of kinship.
Antics make Coalition management look shambolic
COMMENT: What was driving Shane Jones' disproportionate response this week?
Simon Bridges taking National leadership one year at a time
COMMENT: The capital gains tax proposals are a gift to Simon Bridges and National.
Tax heats up the battle for heartland NZ
COMMENT: Winston Peters was badly off his game in an important week.
Audrey Young: Relationship with China a diplomatic mess
COMMENT: Peters described the relationship as excellent. Deluded or pretending?
Audrey Young: Unveiling MP's name in sequel to scandal
COMMENT: MPs must accept the risks of public life, writes Audrey Young.
Audrey Young: The ironic theme from Apec summit
COMMENT: There was one theme that summed up Apec this year.
Audrey Young: Coalition unity on display
COMMENT: Famous for its factional infighting, Labour goes through period of unity.
Audrey Young: Jacinda Ardern set to show her substance
COMMENT: Jacinda Ardern is improving with each passing month, writes Audrey Young.
Audrey Young: The pride and the shame of NZ First
COMMENT: NZ First has plasticine principles when it comes to electoral law.
Curran may be gone but more headaches loom
COMMENT: Clare Curran's departure will be a relief for Jacinda Ardern.
Mixed displays of leadership from Ardern
COMMENT: Shane Jones, Helen Clark and Meka Whaitiri made it a difficult week for the PM.
Audrey Young: Ardern's punishment for Curran proportionate
COMMENT: Clare Curran is now on a final warning. But her fate may already be sealed.
Seymour attempts to dislodge Ardern's halo
COMMENT: National has been much more cautious in its attacks on Ardern than Seymour.
Audrey Young: Ardern moves swiftly to arrest Haumaha crisis
The Wally Haumaha fiasco was not top of Jacinda Ardern's agenda when she returned to work.
Match-fit and ready to serve a few aces down party line
On the eve of the National Party conference, Simon Bridges sits down for a chat.
What a difference a birthday makes
COMMENT: It all began with a crisis call from Andrew Little.
Audrey Young: Bridges faces daunting test
COMMENT: Odds are stacked against the National leader as Ardern exudes confidence.
Ardern's crew: good, bad and surprising
When Jacinda Ardern goes on leave, what sort of shape will her crew be in?
No need to slavishly follow Five Eyes
COMMENT: Jacinda Ardern went further on Syria than the previous National Government.
Labour turns focus of poll on Bridges
Brand National is stronger than many in National thought it was.
Audrey Young: A week Jacinda Ardern will want to forget
COMMENT: Without a doubt, the Prime Minister just had the worst week of her tenure.
Audrey Young: NZ First non-issue for National contest
COMMENT: The challenge for National's next leader lies within the party ranks.
Young: Jacinda Ardern may well be a superwoman
COMMENT: Jacinda Ardern is breaking new ground again with her pregnancy announcement.
Audrey Young: My politician of the year
COMMENT: For someone who lacks experience PM has achieved an awful lot in a short time.
Audrey Young: Stunning impact for Govt package
Labour has unveiled a major package to lift thousands of children from poverty.
Winging it won't always work for Peters
Opinion: Peters' performance will have far greater impact on this Government.
Young: Collins' stocks rise with Nationals
Her ability as an aggressive front-bencher will make her invaluable.
No pressure Winston but the clock is ticking
With Winston Peters theres usually a bit of method and a bit of madness.
Young: Remarkable Ardern, rejuvenated English
Jacinda Ardern's leadership over the last seven weeks has been transformational.
Brownlee, Brown make good double act
OPINION: NZ is entering a new era of nuclear co-existence with the US.
Jones brings extra force of personality
COMMENT: Winston Peters has not always been a fan of Shane Jones.