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John Armstrong: Crisis calls on Key to use all his skills
It is not so much death by a thousand cuts; it is death from being buried by thousands of emails, writes John Armstrong.
It is not so much death by a thousand cuts; it is death from being buried by thousands of emails, writes John Armstrong.
Despite the building tension surrounding the election, the first major debate between party representatives on technology and innovation remained relatively civil.
As the fallout from Dirty Politics swirled furiously around the political landscape, party leaders continued on the campaign trail around Auckland.
Mai Chen writes: When Judith Collins resigned on Saturday, she asked the Prime Minister to hold an inquiry so she could clear her name.
In the latest in this Herald election series, we look at the main parties' policies on tax and the economy - and what it could mean for you.
The job of a Minister of Justice is to protect the integrity of the system and any sign of political interference risks infecting the whole system, writes Josie Pagani.
If the Internet-Mana alliance attracts just 3.4 per cent of the vote at the election, as it has in our latest DigiPoll survey, John Minto will be in Parliament.
John Key has tried to distance himself from claims Mark Hotchin was paying bloggers to undermine the SFO, saying he does not know about the arrangement.
Labour leader David Cunliffe says all ministers should be subject to a full commission of inquiry to get to the bottom of Dirty Politics.
Allegations levelled against former Justice Minister Judith Collins have been described as extremely concerning by the State Services Commissioner.
Spin doctors, journalists and general armchair pundits took to Twitter to provide a running commentary on the first TV leaders' debate between John Key and David Cunliffe.
Rodeny Hide writes: We want the real game. That's what we sat down for. Nicky Hager, Cameron Slater and Kim Dotcom are the ball boys in this election. They aren't the game.
They’re the least likely to get into Parliament, yet these lowest ranked party listers still have the passion to put themselves forward. In 100 words, they tell us why.
An inquiry into Judith Collins' downfall is poised to investigate links between former Hanover boss Mark Hotchin and right-wing bloggers who waged a smear campaign against ex-Serious Fraud Office (SFO) chief executive Adam Feeley.
A political candidate who learned of a family tragedy during the launch of her party’s election campaign is paying tribute to her dead sister as she returns to the hustings.
The main political parties have detailed sport and recreation policies, as Andrew Alderson observed at a Sport Auckland event on Friday.
Judith Collins' resignation yesterday was weeks, perhaps months, overdue. Yet the offence for which she has left the ministry is less clearcut.
When the Wallabies drew with the All Blacks in the first Bledisloe Cup match in Sydney, it was widely considered almost as good as a win.
Judith Collins has resigned, effective immediately. Here is a timeline of her career so far.
An email that led to the resignation of Judith Collins as a Minister names two Herald reporters, they respond.
Sacking a senior Cabinet minister just three weeks out from election day is never a good look.Armstrong. "Christmas has come early for the prime minster."
Labour says Collins' behaviour indicative "of the kind of politics that's growing under John Key's leadership".
The man who may hold the balance of power after the election is considered the best card player among voters, according to the latest Herald-Digipoll.
What a difference one debate makes. An entirely new David Cunliffe emerged on the campaign trail yesterday - one with a spring in his step and energy that was all but absent earlier.
If - as the participants keep insisting - this election is really about "the things that matter".
An inquiry into Transport Minister Gerry Brownlee and his deliberate breach of airport security is unlikely to be completed before the election.
David Cunliffe finally injected himself into the election race this week with a confident - if not triumphal - performance in the first television leaders' debate.
The television debate between Prime Minister John Key and Labour's David Cunliffe produced the usual flurry of facts and figures.