Bridges the Merkel, Collins the Trump?
COMMENT: On the eve of Waitangi, will Simon Bridges be the leader we need?
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What's that proposed blue-green party about?
Comment: What's that proposed new blue-green party really for?
Elder abuse sentence 'shockingly inadequate'
Grey Power want an Aged Care Commission to be urgently set-up.
Ardern declares 2019 the Year of Delivery
We do not claim perfection, Jacinda Ardern tells MPs at their first meeting of the year.
'Really nervous' Ardern surprised by pregnancy response
'I was really nervous about that announcement – really nervous'
Use of developers for social housing 'short-sighted'
The shift towards developers comes as the wait list for social housing nears 12,000.
KiwiBuild not only weapon in armoury
EDITORIAL: Government has no greater task than to increase home-ownership.
Battle looms to end 'winner and loser' schools
Schools are roughly evenly divided over proposals for a radical shakeup.
Auckland communist's 'seditious' books
Auckland communist grocer convicted over seditious books.
'That doesn't sit right with me': Megan Woods on Southern Response OIA review
Megan Woods is seeking a "please explain" from government insurer Southern Response.
Meet the backbencher: Deborah Russell
Meet one of Labour's rising stars, New Lynn MP Deborah Russell.
Our rest home shame: Death, hunger and expired meds
This summer we look back at the big stories of last year. This is from March.
Ardern, Shipley and Clark and how we made that photo
This summer we look back at the best stories of the year. This is from September.
David Cormack: My list of the best MPs of 2018
Comment: You can't escape 'best of' lists. Here's one for MMP, rather than in FPP style.
Yardley: Cynical cannabis referendum from a Govt soft on crime
COMMENT: Is cannabis referendum bait to woo young people to the ballot box?
Southern Response boss quits amid spying scandal
A damming report into the use of private investigators was issued earlier today.
Political Roundup: The battle for our school system
COMMENT: Competitive school model has created 'too many losers and not enough winners'.
Labour violins play but ovation must wait
COMMENT: Labour governments have one habit that is intensely annoying.
PM plans to change phone number, says thousands of people text her
PM says thousands of people contact her and expect some level of privacy.
Hosking: Grant Robertson's numbers spare Govt's blushes
COMMENT: Finance Minister deserves praise: The economy numbers are good.
Soper: Labour pains - strikes dog Govt in Parliament
Let's hope Labour doesn't bite the hand that feeds them.
John Tamihere: Marking the Government's cards
Three parties trying to negotiate a way forward, a superb display of MMP representation.
Hosking: Winston to the rescue on Labour's ropey union law
COMMENT: The Greens are rabid, Labour's hitched to unions that are nothing but trouble.
Soper: Labour waves the white flag as Winston prunes union power
COMMENT: Labour surrenders flagship policy of giving unions more power in the workplace.
Heather du Plessis-Allan: Govt helping white teens study
COMMENT: Labour's year of free university study is an expensive flop.
Hosking: KiwiBuild scheme is a house of cards
COMMENT: Is it politically wise to continue to insist this is a social assistance scheme?
Bridges says Labour 'woefully underestimated' KiwiBuild
PM says the claim Labour undercosted its KiwiBuild policy by $18 billion is incorrect.
Fees-free money could be better spent
Figures show free tertiary education is not serving any real need.
'Lives put at risk': Cancer warning as delays hit gynaecology services
"The real risk is that cancers are missed."
Kiwis more worried about petrol prices than poverty
Petrol prices are now more concerning to Kiwis than poverty and healthcare.
Shane Jones' self-inflicted fog
COMMENT: Shane Jones is suffering from a case of pork barrel at haste, repent at leisure.
'Bunnings diplomacy': Ardern meets with Scott Morrison
Ardern met Scott Morrison for the first time - and sausage sizzle safety was on the menu.
Hosking: KiwiBuild's a policy disaster, with only 338 signed up
COMMENT: KiwiBuild is for six-figure salary earners, graduate doctors and executives.
PM confirms anti-1080 death threat
PM confirms death-threat but says she is more concerned with welfare of front-line staff.