Dunne: Decision to disband the right call
Former United Future leader Peter Dunne says it was inevitable the party would disband.
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English tipped to remain National leader
Bill English is tipped to be strongly endorsed to remain National leader.
Editorial: Peters sounds too hasty this time
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Protester sets himself on fire at Parliament
Smoke can be seen outside Parliament as emergency services rush to the scene.
Best seat in the House for Team NZ sailors
Team NZ sailors Blair Tuke and Peter Burling were given the royal treatment in Parliament.
PM backs Peter Thiel's citizenship
PM backs granting of citizenship to Trump-backing billionaire Peter Thiel as former Minister Wayne Mapp reveals he'd known about it for years.
U-turn on cartels ran counter to advice
A government u-turn making directors not criminally liable for running cartels ran counter to official advice.
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Former MPs and their spouses racked up $703,000 on taxpayer-funded travel in the past year, including nearly $25,000 by some couples.
Govt set to miss target for reducing reoffending
The Government appears certain to miss its target of cutting reoffending in New Zealand by next year.
Young: Sound bites and swagger as MPs back
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Second security threat at Parliament
There has been a second security threat at Parliament today, as the Budget is read in the House.
Labour's mini revolt smacks of pettiness
The "powerful" privileges committee has an unusually full agenda owing to some blatant breaches of parliamentary standards by the Labour Party.
Editorial: Why John Key should say sorry
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Toby Manhire: Ten things John Key has (and hasn't) said
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Editorial: 'Korea' slight an assault on free speech
Ron Mark's attack on Melissa Lee's right to criticise her adopted country would have been poor in public but is appalling in Parliament.
'Overseas born Kiwis not second class'
Speaking on Ron Mark's 'go back to Korea' jab, Dame Susan Devoy said all New Zealanders had the right to an opinion no matter where they were born.
Audrey Young: Here they are - All Blacks of NZ Parliament
The corridors of power may be their playing field but the final 15 all have moves of their black-clad counterparts.
Political roundup: Libertarians against dirty politics
Does New Zealand have an authoritarian political culture?
Political roundup: New Zealand's closed government
While the Prime Minister is extremely open about his personal life, his government is increasingly opaque, writes Bryce Edwards.
Political roundup: Tributes to John Armstrong
John Armstrong's retirement from the parliamentary press gallery has brought a flurry of tributes.
Audrey Young: Govt's support get up close and personal
The importance of National's support partners - Act, United Future and the Maori Party - has grown immensely since election night a year ago.
Push for exposure reflects poorly on Little
Andrew Little has tarnished his own reputation for fair play by trying to expose the name of the Cabinet minister whose brother faces child indecency charges, writes Fran O'Sullivan.
End to zero-hour contracts at Parliament
The Parliamentary Service has announced its contractor has agreed to review the employment agreements of nine staff who work within Parliament and are on zero-hour contracts.
Press not 'giving a stuff' about democracy
Deputy Speaker Chester Borrows chastised the Parliamentary Press Gallery for not "giving a stuff" about issues of democracy and focusing only on "giving politicians the fingers".
Hairdresser to the Beehive
The hairdresser next in line to enter Parliament if NZ First leader Winston Peters wins the Northland byelection is now a parliamentary staffer.
Grillo promises to rip open Parliament like tin of tuna
As an enormous crowd gathered outside Rome's San Giovanni basilica on Saturday, comedian Beppe Grillo had every reason to be jubilant.
John Armstrong: Speaker's overkill denies right of free speech
"Is NZ's relationship with Indonesia so lacking that it could not tolerate a West Papuan independence activist speaking at a lunch-hour meeting?" asks John Armstrong.
Courts taking animal abuse lightly
Parliament provided a clear direction to the judiciary when it unanimously increased penalties for animal cruelty in 2010, writes Catriona MacLennan.