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Toby Manhire: Pomp and tosh in fantasyland
In Britain, they get the Queen to hold her nose and announce - "my government will..." - the legislative programme. We get instead her guy in Wellington, writes Toby Manhire.
In Britain, they get the Queen to hold her nose and announce - "my government will..." - the legislative programme. We get instead her guy in Wellington, writes Toby Manhire.
The Prime Minister began his third term by warning National MPs and ministers that he did not want to see any hint of arrogance creeping into their behaviour.
A carve-up of the housing portfolio in the new Cabinet has alerted the country to a radical reform the Government has in mind for state housing.
A loophole allowing MPs to hold millions of dollars worth of undisclosed real estate investments and other assets without declaring them has now been closed.
The most striking and welcome feature of the Cabinet named yesterday is the spreading of responsibility for the security intelligence agencies.
The banter for the media was about the Bledisloe Cup but John Key and Australian Treasurer Joe Hockey will discuss the rights of Kiwis in Australia.
Millions of dollars in assets sales cash earmarked by the Government for new schools and hospitals will go instead on obscure projects like repairs to Parliament's leaky roof.
New Herald poll shows Internet-Mana would get two MPs, as their success eats into the Greens vote while National is still well ahead of Labour.
Will the Internet Mana Party succeed? To answer this question, one first has to define what success is., writes Bryce Edwards.
Bryce Edwards asks whether John Banks should resign after being found guilty of filing a false electoral return and looks at the effect of the verdict on the election.
Compete or cooperate? That is the dilemma facing the Labour Party as it surveys a crowded marketplace of parties eyeing the left-leaning vote, writes Bryce Edwards.
Steep walkways, heavy doors and too few lifts make Parliament difficult to access.
Prime Minister John Key has ramped up his criticism of Kim Dotcom in the wake of the union of the internet Party and Mana Party, saying Dotcom was trying to "buy influence" .
Laila Harré brought political polish and signs of a coherent policy platform to the official announcement of her leadership of the fledgling Internet Party this afternoon.
Former Alliance Party MP Laila Harré will be announced as the leader of Kim Dotcom's Internet Party tomorrow, the Herald understands.
Criticism, disbelief, and a degree of mockery sums up the response to the newly launched Internet Mana Party, writes Bryce Edwards.
Hone Harawira’s bill that would provide breakfast and lunch to every decile one and two school began its first reading in Parliament last night.
National is set to have two former tobacco industry lobbyists standing for Parliament this year with the selection of Todd Barclay in the safe seat of Clutha-Southland.
Labour has sent Official Information Acts requests to several ministers asking whether they had a dress code.
John Key has confirmed that United Future leader Peter Dunne will be reinstated as a minister, and says National could work with NZ First or the Conservative Party.
Parliament's Speaker, David Carter, has sought a review of Maori protocols at Parliament.