It's not exactly what I would have done, but National's process for reviewing electoral finance laws is largely to be commended
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Helen Clark: frighteningly inspiring
Austere, tough, and cockroach-like in her ability to survive political fallout, yet in her 28-year Parliamentary career Helen Clark inspired a legion of loyal staffers
Read MoreAfghanistan – what is the new govt's strategy?
President Obama is in Europe this week to sell allies on a new strategy for
So much rubbish: a story in search of some facts
Our politicians seem incapable of giving us straight facts on the serious matter of waste reduction. If only MPs would talk more rubbish...
Read MoreNational's big test: A 'brave budget' with no tax cuts
Unless the G20 saves the world or the recession suddenly does the u-turn, National has only got a month before it must bite the bullet and cancel next year's tax cuts
Read MoreJust how far should "self-defence" stretch?
Virender Singh's time in the limelight raises the question – just what should we be allowed to do to "defend" ourselves?
Read MoreFinance failures – our $6 billion blame game
The PM and the eternal dilemma that will reveal him
John Key wants to cut taxes, maintain spending and not saddle future generations with debt. But no country can cut its revenue and increase expenditure at the same time, so conflicted Key faces a hard choice
Read MoreCorrections’ woes grow
Corrections chief Barry Matthews may have a plan to fix the careless handling of offenders on parole, but now he faces more serious trouble—inside the prison walls.
Read MoreLost in Opposition: Where's Labour's mojo gone?
Labour MPs can't seem to land a glove on the government, even given the ACC beat-up and the disappointment that is the nine-day fortnight. Perhaps the miners will put some steel in their spines
Read MoreTitular land titles to be reinstated
New Zealand on track for feudal land system, says Parliamentary Correspondent David Lewis Esquire
Read MoreSuper Fund: some debt good, other debt bad
If the government opts to cut contributions to the Superannuation Fund, it will be effectively telling New Zealanders 'don't bother to save' and further exposing its zealous love of tax cuts above all else
Read MoreIn praise of Steve Crow?
Steve Crow, Aotearoa's porn king, isn't necessarily the sort of free speech hero we might want to celebrate. But his fight with the Auckland City Council is one we all should support
Read MoreKey to the WSJ: no fiscal stimulus please, we're Kiwis
It took a foreign newspaper to finally say what I've been saying for months. The question is: Why didn't local newspapers write this piece months ago?
Read MoreCheerleader-in-Chief: John Key's days avoiding definitive answers seem numbered
John Key has been the PM who cain't say no, playing the perky Noddy to Bill English's serious Big Ears. Yesterday, that began to change
Read MoreShock! Horror! ACC costs money!
National has issued yet another announcement starkly warning of dark days at ACC. Is it really that bad? Really?
Read MoreJobs Summit ignores the rural recession
The Great Job Summit Show goes on the road around the regions this week. It played pretty well in the
Biking through the recession
Let's all ride our bikes merrily down the length of New Zealand, laughing in the face of the economic disaster that's made the rest of the world resort to actually doing stuff
Read MoreHold the tasers... they're not all they're volted up to be
Before New Zealand police get too attached to stun guns as the preferred method of controlling "non-cooperatives", perhaps they should take a close look at the taser inquiries underway in Canada
Read MoreIt's not just what Government does, its the way that it does it
National's first 100 days of action are over and its legislative trophies are there for all to see. But has it stretched the rules in getting what it wants done?
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