Is National really what it seems on welfare reform? I don't know about you, but I'm getting really mixed messages. I'm also not sure the second child/one year policy will survive the election
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Election Debate 1: My verdict
Remember the Bush-Gore debates in 2000? We may see the same thing in NZ with the 2011 Election debates. Goff would have surpassed the expectations of many, but that doesn't necessarily win elections
Read MoreFinally, we see the elephant in the room
A question to Q+A about those welfare bludgers emphasises why the conversation about superannuation reform is so vital... but also comes with risk
Read MorePolitics on the radio without pictures
The opening addresses for three of the political parties were on TV tonight. So how did they sound on the radio?
Read MoreIt's stupid to borrow to save, right? The Super Fund conundrum
Contributions to the Super Fund have been suspended since 2009, until the country is back in the black. But does the logic behind that decision make any sense at all?
Read MoreLabour launches for Election 2011... or does it?
Labour's big bang campaign strategy is high risk... But is there a bigger plan at play here?
Read MoreThe injustice in Simon Power's last stand
National wants to deny prisoners the right to any compensation whilst behind bars, but a shameful attack in 1993 raises questions about the messages such a law sends
Read MoreMapp flunks his final Afghan Torture Test
Defence Minister Wayne Mapp flunked his final Afghan Torture Test last Friday when he slid the long awaited New Zealand Defence Force Report on detainee treatment into the public domain under the cover of the Grand Final of the Rugby World Cup.
Read MoreMoneyball in the classroom
What educationalists in New Zealand can learn from newspapers in Los Angeles.
Read MoreWhy Epsom matters - a lesson in reading billboards
National, Labour, the Greens and ACT have all set out on different routes to victory in the country's toriest seat. The billboards dotted around the electorate lay the strategies bare
Read MoreCampaign 2011 begins: Ta da, the big issues are here
At last, some major policy announcements. And not just any old BPAs, but arguably the biggest ones of all -- savings and wages. Two sides of the same indebted coin and at the heart of building a prosperous New Zealand
Read MoreFlaming the blame game is shameful and lame
Is the government responsible for the Rena disaster? Is it to blame? Does it matter?
Read MoreIs this really how we have to remember Simon Power?
If torturing a prisoner will lead to more money for victims of crime, then isn't that a good thing to have happen?
Read MoreYou have the right to free speech as long as you're not dumb enough to actually try it
"Everyone has the right to freedom of expression, including the freedom to seek, receive, and impart information and opinions of any kind in any form." Discuss.
Read MoreLuck has an unlady like way of running out - just ask John Key
It's been a bad week for the government and good for the Greens. Is the luck of the parties turning?
Read MoreThe turning tide for fossil fools
As black waves wash in to the Mount today from Rena, and political gods laugh in the face of adversity, has the tide turned for our PM and risen for the Greens?
Read MoreWayne Mapp's final Afghan torture test
Defence Minister Wayne Mapp faces his final torture test this week, when UNAMA releases a critical report on mistreatment of prisoners in Afghan detention centres.
Read MoreThe battle for the north – Hone's close call
Hone Harawira hung onto Te Tai Tokerau in the June by-election after he left the Maori Party. But things have changed since then, which means Mana can take nothing for granted
Read MoreSome praise for Parliament, rare though that may be
The Justice and Electoral Committee has done a good job on the issue of covert video surveillance. Mostly.
Read MorePolling update: Labour's loss is Greens' gain
Three new polls reinforce an unchanging overall political landscape and underscore a recent trend that is bad for Labour, good for the Greens, and bad for the left generally
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