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John Armstrong: Votes before friends, so the boot goes in
So National and Act are allies, right? Anyone who was not aware this is the case could have been excused thinking otherwise had they sat through Act's annual conference at the weekend.
NZ's still first for Winston Peters
Winston Peters says the Government has pestered him to accept an overseas ambassadorship - to get him out of politics and out of the country.
<i>Matt McCarten:</i> Despite a rocky start, MMP has delivered
We shouldn't forget the first-past-the-post system twice delivered Robert Muldoon a government with fewer votes than Labour.
MMP's support has shot up in a year
More than half of all voters support keeping MMP, a new poll shows.
WikiLeaks: What our politicians didn't want you to know
Former National Party leader Don Brash was "not unhappy" about losing the 2005 election because it meant he didn't have to work with NZ First.
Sevens: NZ to face England early
New Zealand get another taste of England's increased application to sevens rugby in South Africa this weekend.
Hundreds of millions of kiwifruit dollars at risk
Orchardists growing gold kiwifruit may have had their hopes of bonanza returns this season dashed as they wait on confirmation that a vine-killing bacteria has arrived in NZ.
Suspected kiwifruit pest hits big NZ operators
Two listed companies are the first victims of a suspected incursion in NZ of a bacterial disease which has ripped through gold kiwifruit varieties overseas, particularly in Italy.
National will need Act at election, website predicts
A website is predicting that National is likely to need the embattled Act party in order to govern after next year's election.
Disease fears threaten NZ kiwifruit
An orchard is under quarantine after the discovery of a suspected bacterial disease that may threaten NZ's $1.5b kiwifruit industry.
Winston claims 'groundswell of support' for NZ First
Winston Peters has announced New Zealand First's plan to lead the country back to prosperity.
Scandals hurt Act in the polls
A new poll suggests the saga around David Garrett's false passport and Heather Roy's ousting as deputy leader have hit the Act Party hard.