Budget 'hack' showdown: Ardern v Bridges
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Claire Trevett: Do polls signal tick-tock for Simon Bridges?
Bridges went from rock bottom to rockier bottom, while Collins lifted to rock bottom.
Claire Trevett: PM could take a target lesson from William Tell
The political risk of missing the bullseye is no reason not to put up a target.
Inside the Beehive's stormy week: Wellbeing Budget that left Treasury feeling sick
Claire Trevett: Behind the scenes of Parliament's stormy week.
Trevett: Jobs on the line over Budget disclosure furore
Either Simon Bridges or Grant Robertson will have some explaining to do.
Beehive Diaries: Claire Trevett on the week that was
The week delivered bespoke poi for visiting dignitaries and politics with teeth.
What's the buzz around Parliament? Claire Trevett reveals all
A recap of the highlights of the week in politics.
Claire Trevett: KiwiBuild, fees-free and the merits of U-turns
PM should be asking if KiwiBuild and Fees-Free are solutions or are now costly problems.
Claire Trevett: Having lost the CGT, is a stoners' tax the answer?
The "binding" nature of the referendum is more by way of pinky promise than by law.
Claire Trevett: Simon Bridges and the enemy within - why he's jinxed
The bright side for Bridges is as bright as the latest Game of Thrones episode.
Claire Trevett: PM takes on social-media Hydra
Comment: PM has been quiet on Facebook since Christchurch attacks, but that will change.
Trevett: Labour's support up after mosque attacks
Labour is riding high after attacks, but bread and butter issues are returning to debate.
Trevett: David Seymour's one-man stand
Comment: Act leader David Seymour shouldn't be ignored, despite making a clown of himself.
Claire Trevett: The Mankadding of David Seymour
COMMENT: A cunning Hipkins popped Seymour's principles in a glorious 36-second sprint.
Trevett: Kiwi jokes vs US Constitution in gun debate
Judith Collins' "bugger off" response to NRA could be turned to all manner of uses.
Claire Trevett: Jacinda Ardern's kindness a powerful diplomatic tool
COMMENT: Turkey's President expects more than gun control to save NZ's reputation.
Claire Trevett: Solace and steel in PM's terror response
COMMENT: Few leaders could imagine a more testing situation - or step up to it so well.
Claire Trevett: Shane Jones' fatal attraction
COMMENT: Jones and Ron Mark need to be more careful not to mix business with campaigning.
Claire Trevett: The never-ending capital gains tax headache for PM
Jacinda Ardern's hardest job will be convincing voters nothing will change after 2020.
Claire Trevett: Air NZ fare cuts won't shut Shane Jones up
Comment: It might help temper Shane Jones' ego if Air NZ stopped granting his every wish.
Claire Trevett: Would Judith Collins be saviour or a big mistake?
COMMENT: Collins is not National's Jacinda Ardern - but could be its David Cunliffe.
Trevett: Nats plot while PM woos business
Some audiences will expect more than others in living up to the PM's Year of Delivery.
Claire Trevett: National's problem? Getting rid of Winston
National ruling out NZ First would be akin to dumping a lover before they could dump you.
Peters' words come back to bite at Rātana
Peters had to defend PM's honour against cads dismissive of her taking off for Davos.
Claire Trevett: Paula Bennett takes on Big Pot
Marijuana makes Bennett fall asleep, valuable intel to those who want her to shut up.
Claire Trevett: Thanks for the memories, unruly tourists
The unruly tourists deserve a round the world trip, such was the entertainment provided.
Trevett: Finlayson put in effort to deliver a better NZ
Every journalist has favourite politicians, although some will not admit it.
Trevett: Air NZ strikes the bad news National wanted
The Air NZ strikes were timed to cause maximum damage to Air NZ - and the Government.
Trevett: want a fuel tax break? Look to France
French President Emmanuel Macron's plight should be an alarm for PM Jacinda Ardern.
Claire Trevett: Curiosity kills the Nats
COMMENT: National stands accused of a fishing expedition by tsunami of 'trivial' questions
Shane Jones' self-inflicted fog
COMMENT: Shane Jones is suffering from a case of pork barrel at haste, repent at leisure.
Claire Trevett: Things turn right way up for Pike River families
COMMENT: The words "we are returning" marked end of 8 years of dashed hopes and promises.
Trevett: The Speaker, Gerry Brownlee and the Peace Mission to Japan
Trevor Mallard spent the equivalent of 34 Winter Warmer payments on a trip to Japan.
Trevett: Minister red-faced, National in muck over Czech decision
The trouble with a lack of facts is it feeds conspiracy theories.