John Armstrong: National's challenge to avoid looking tired
Thursday's Budget will be judged just as much by what is missing from the document as by what it actually contains.
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Prime Minister John Key today rejected claims by Labour leader Andrew Little that National had been dishonest with voters last election.
Act's search for Holy Grail goes on
Act leader David Seymour has criticised the Government for not supporting a version of the Regulatory Standards Bill.
Govt makes housing play
Next week's Budget will outline plans by the Government to develop its own land holdings in Auckland in a bid to boost supply.
McCully leads Cooks visit
Foreign Minister Murray McCully has taken Shane Jones, David Shearer and Winston Peters with him for his trip to the Cook Islands, where he is holding talks.
MP's brother: Key slow to act - Little
Andrew Little says John Key should have acted sooner to address any potential conflicts of interest involving a Minister whose brother faces child indecency charges.
Groups urge child poverty focus
The petition comes as the Salvation Army said it fed 9.5 per cent more people last year in its Midland region than it did in the year before.
Key rejects Little stand-down call
Prime Minister John Key has rejected calls by Labour to stand down a minister whose brother is facing indecency charges.
Cabinet minister willing to step down if needed over brother's charges
Prime Minister John Key said the minister in question had advised Mr Key's office about the situation as soon as the minister knew about it.
$3m more for Northland cycleway
Prime Minister John Key has announced $3 million more funding for a cycleway in Northland on his first visit to the region since National lost the Northland byelection
National Party rewards loyalty
National criticised the Labour Party for "cronyism" when it was in Opposition, but a check through appointments shows National heading the same way.
Editorial: Guarantee minimum work hours
Just as Labour governments are prone to cater to even the more extravagant wishes of trade unionists, so their National counterparts can find it difficult to resist the over-the-top whims of....
PM: Surplus in sight but it'll be tight
Prime Minister John Key believes a surplus is still possible but the Government will not deliver a slash-and-burn Budget to get one.
Greens contender pours cold water label
Former management consultant James Shaw says those who peg him as a "Blue Green" open to helping National form a government have it wrong.
Editorial: RMA looks likely to stay largely intact
The Prime Minister was quick to "rip up" the Government's intended reform of the Resource Management Act after the Northland byelection. Suspiciously quick.
John Armstrong: Govt soul-searching over lost strongholds
Winston Peters cut a swathe through the wealthier parts of the Northland electorate in Saturday's byelection, securing the most votes in the National bastion of Kerikeri and matching the number cast....
PM ‘acting like a spoilt brat' - Peters
NZ First leader Winston Peters says Prime Minister John Key is "acting like a spoilt brat" by saying he doubted Mr Peters would work constructively with National.
PM 'philosophical' about Northland loss
Prime Minister John Key says losing Northland in yesterday's byelection was disappointing but he was "pretty philosophical" about it.
Rodney Hide: Old fox hands out a spanking to National
Winston Peters' victory is an astonishing achievement. He cleaned out National. He cleaned out Labour, writes Rodney Hide.
John Armstrong: Double triumph for Peters, but damage superficial
It surely does not get much better than this for Winston Peters, writes John Armstrong.
Winston Peters claims Northland seat
NZ First leader Winston Peters has delivered National a humiliating bloodied nose in the Northland byelection, with a majority of 4,012 votes after the counting.
Regions join call for better bridges
Provincial New Zealand wants to shake down the Government for some of the largesse offered to Northland with its byelection promise of new bridges galore.
Toby Manhire: Northland's grand circus in review
What a madcap couple of months. The Northland byelection campaign has had all the infantile pranking, ill-discipline and personal baggage of an Auckland airport carousel at Maadi Cup time. Here, from....
Key relies on big National turnout
Prime Minister John Key is relying on National voters flocking to the polls and Labour voters staying home to win the Northland byelection.
Claire Trevett: Wily Winston leaves National's man floundering
New Zealand First leader Winston Peters is the Bear Grylls of national politics. He knows every survival trick going, writes Claire Trevett.
Nats' flag-bearer defends trust role
National's Northland candidate, Mark Osborne, has defended his work for a community centre he set up which is now under review by the Far North District Council.
Confusion over Northland bridge upgrades
The Government was asked to reaffirm its commitment to upgrade Northland bridges after comments by Finance Minister Bill English caused confusion in Parliament today.
Nats make beeline for Northland
This is what scrabbling for survival looks like. It's a lazy Sunday in Mangawhai and there are a lot of National Party people about.
John Armstrong: Torrid battle for North plays into Peters' hand
A narrow win is about as good as it is going to get for John Key next Saturday night after the votes have been counted in that day's Northland byelection, writes John Armstrong.
MP backtracks after bullying accusation
National MP Shane Reti initially defended himself against bullying claims, but later apologised.
Editorial: Self-interest put before public interest
MPs become accustomed to free travel in their daily work. Perhaps that is why they think they deserve more of the same in their retirement.