Looking back over New Zealand elections past, 1963 is another with a familiar look about it
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2002 repeat? Nah, it's 1951 all over again
If we want to gain insight into this election by looking at elections past, we have to look way back – to the last time National was as dominant in the polls, to a time with some uncanny similarities
Read MoreIgnorantia legis neminem excusat
For the Police to act inconsistently with their own governing legislation once is bad. For them to do it twice is even badder
Read MoreEyes off the ball while their eyes will be on the ball
National are starting to act like they've got the election in the bag - and if they weren't confident enough already, the Rugby World Cup is just another thing in their favour
Read MoreSeriously, no-one is an island. No-one.
If John Key wants to talk about obligations and responsibilities, he should listen more to Warren Buffett and less to David Cameron. Building community is about everyone sharing those old rights and responsibilities
Read MoreTrading Freedoms - Voluntary Unionism or the Right to Silence?
Simon Power needs Act's support to pass the Criminal Procedure (Reform and Modernisation) Bill. Will he tell Act to stuff Heather Roy's Voluntary Student Union Bill where the sun doesn't shine, unless they hold their noses, and support grossly illiberal legislation which does away with the right to silence?
Read MoreRadio With Pictures – give it a crack!
The latest move to breathe new life into public broadcasting services is a proposal to turn Radio New Zealand into a multi-media operation. Here’s why it’s worth a crack.
Read MoreDavid Parker in Epsom – stepping up or giving up?
David Parker has been touted as a future Labour leader, so what does his decision to stand in Epsom tell us about his ambitions?
Read MoreGovt moo-turn, adidas and a fair share
Oscar Wilde warned against knowing the price of everything, but the value of nothing. This week we've seen the government realise the value of milk and opt to find out the price, while adidas know the price of a rugby jersey, but not the value...
Read MoreAfter Farrar: Laffer laughter
And when poodles armed with noodles in a fiscal muddle scuffle, they call this a fiscal-feudal muddled poodle Laffer laughter ever after addled prattle battle
Read MoreDunne: All snow related sports to be banned
Kronic must go because it might hurt some people who think taking it is fun. A good start, but how about we deal with the real problem our nation faces?
Read MoreWhat are you prepared to sacrifice for our kids?
Sacrifice isn't a popular word, but the government green paper on vulnerable children poses some tough questions for all of us. For one, if we're to really help the worst off, are we prepared to stop judging them?
Read MoreBennett's Green Paper an excuse to party – but what about the kids
Paula Bennett releases Green Paper for Vulnerable Children – a great campaign photo op – but how about some real commitment to help the most vulnerable children right now – those growing up in deepening poverty?
Read MoreA polling scandal, and a saviour on the Horizon?
In which Chris Trotter tries to make sense out of a poll he does not like, and a bunch of people get confused about online polls
Read MoreJohn Key & Barack Obama - the wedding night & other negotiations
President Obama says the NZ-US relationship is growing stronger by the day. Why? What's in it for both countries? And do we have to be careful about not getting too carried away?
Read MoreTVNZ kills ad-free channels to grow profits
Official papers show Television New Zealand won $79 million in government funding for its advertising-free channels TVNZ 6 and TVNZ 7, by claiming they would be self-funding by 2012. Now they are closing the new channels down to enhance profits.
Read MoreTax Burdens: Some Facts (For a Change)
Bill English and David Farrar spent last week telling fibs about the tax burden high-income families assume. I want to set the record straight with some details about how much the top 10% really pay
Read MoreWhat if Hone had crossed his fingers?
The Speaker says Hone Harawira has to say the magic words that make you an MP in the right way, and he only gets one chance to do it each time. Is this taking legal formalism just a bit too seriously?
Read MoreHow John Key tried to do a 'Reagan' on Labour, and failed
Labour was meant to have been caught in a fiscal trap, but with its capital gains tax it has wriggled free and got back on track
Read MoreGreed is good, as long as it's green
Green capitalism on a roll - Pure Advantage campaign and Green Growth paper launched last week - Green Party right in on the action, and making hay while the sun shines
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