While the polls tell Pita Sharples that a coalition with Labour is the only realistic strategy, Tariana Turia is escalating her efforts to attract National and its base
Read MoreElection 2008
The battleground seats
Which are the electorates that will be most hotly contested in this election?
Read MoreLabour's housing announcement–damp squib or teaser?
Labour goes for leasehold, but may still be hiding some trump card up its sleeve
Read MoreHelen v. John – Shake, stir, and shout
Helen Clark and John Key went head-to-head, but by ignoring the big issue neither were able to offer a defining moment
Read MoreThe first leader's debate–the verdict
John Key showed he could master policy and presentation in tonight's debate, but he failed to master Helen Clark.
Read MoreThis year's interest-free student loans will be Housing
Clark hints that Labour will pin its re-election hopes on a new housing scheme for first home buyers
Read MoreTa Da! It's Super Politics
Starting with the campaign launches, the momentum of the campaign has shifted sharply. Labour has seized the initiative, but can its surge last through to voting day?
Read MoreLeaders' Debate – our preview and a sneak peek at the questions
Pundit picks which questions will be asked tonight and predicts which party will benefit most from the YouTube format. What are your picks?
Read MoreConfused polls
Just what has been moving the polls around this week?
Read MoreCan John Key become the Great Preparer?
Jon argues that 2008 is rife for preparatory leadership, but wonders whether National's small-target political strategy has blunted Jon Key's ability to deliver it.
Read MoreLabour and National: Crisis, what Crisis?
Labour calls for trust. National wants change. Now it’s cards-on-the table time – for both major parties – as the heat from the Wall Street burnout registers in Main Street, New Zealand.
Read MoreShock new poll: Nat-Lab gap may be closing
Roy Morgan poll just released shows National down seven points and the Greens up
Read MoreTea and quips at Epsom candidates' debate
Rodney Hide dominates bloodless debate
Read MoreThis election is all about shoes
As markets tumble, will New Zealanders demand change to make a political flight to safety?
Read MoreWheeling and dealing in Epsom
National and Act seem to have come to an arrangement over the Epsom electorate, so why is Richard Worth still fighting?
Read MoreEpsom Meet the Candidates - tonight
I'm moderating a debate between Epsom electorate candidates at Somervell Presbyterian on Remuera Rd from 7.30pm tonight
Read MoreDoing the Bipolar Flip
From BEFU to PREFU, from budget to election, our politicians are having to flip and flop to make their policies fit the times
Read MoreWhy National still has a problem with Maori...
A new Maori Television poll shows Maori support for Labour and Helen Clark remains high
Read MoreThe solution to the TV debates row: Follow America
Clark and Key aren't arrogant, they'd just rather campaign than debate
Read MoreFortuna and the politics of big change
Jon explores the 'four torrents' of New Zealand's political history, concluding that in this year's campaign the big ideas that could represent our next big change period are being subsumed by small ones.
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