Government report card: CEOs rate performance of Cabinet Ministers
Cabinet Ministers were rated on their portfolio performance on a 1-5 scale.
Cabinet Ministers were rated on their portfolio performance on a 1-5 scale.
Political uncertainty has contributed to the current level of business confidence.
COMMENT: Politicians are increasingly using immigration as a political football.
COMMENT: There's no sign of NZ First's anti-Asian itch infecting the body politic.
Business growth is good for NZ, it grows jobs and income to help NZ grow.
Winston Peters is seen by business as the "most impressive" of the minor party leaders.
It's no surprise that proposal showing party is still anti-immigration came out at AGM.
The shape of Parliament has changed since the last MMP review was held in 2012.
The Human Rights Commission and the Refugee Council are sceptical of the proposed bill.
Peters take another swing at the National leader on his home turf of Tauranga
The motion was hotly debated at party's annual convention.
Banking in regional New Zealand was front and centre at NZ First's national conference
Joseph Parker was the surprise speaker at New Zealand First's annual convention.
COMMENT: NZ First has plasticine principles when it comes to electoral law.
Peters on the 'second longest-surviving political party that has not changed its name'.
Peters told Parliament National invited him to event - but now he says he can't recall.
Acting Prime Minister Winston Peters is holding the post-Cabinet press conference today.
Acting PM says National invited him to top cop's promotion. Not us, say Nats.
COMMENT: NZ First has won a huge amount from Coalition's budget, now it's time for action.
Australia now has a similar law and the UK this week doubled jail time for attackers.
"Partnership" has been replaced with the word "bridge" in name of Government's new agency.
COMMENT: If National is true to form it will adopt Labour's plan. So how good is the plan?
EDITORIAL: Coalition Govt is not at crisis level, but Kiwis need to see genuine cohesion.
Labour ministers fall in line with Peters' request not to talk of "Labour-led Government."
Labour and NZ First initially opposed the Iraq deployment but have now extended it.
COMMENT: The theatre around Ardern's plan may be more important than the plan itself.
Ardern sets out the boiled-down 12 priorities for the coalition Government.
COMMENT: What is obvious is that the coalition is built on expediency, not compatibility.
NZ First leader says contentious party constitutional clause is obsolete anyway.