Last year, over 6000 of us took the time and effort to engage in debating the future of our MMP system. Would it be too much trouble for the Government to let us know whether there was any point to us doing so?
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What is the alternative to Labour’s energy policy?
Blowing raspberries and calling names is what politicians do when they have nothing else to say. When you have substantive alternatives, and you know they are popular, you argue for those.
Read MoreOld photo reminds us what marriage equality has won
The marriage equality win has made New Zealand a better place, but here's hoping it's been done right
Read MoreCount be wrong, they’ll f__k you up
Involvement in the cannabis trade probably isn't the ideal way to learn how to grow things and sell them to other people. But there's a reason why those who do so need to master some important skills really, really well.
Read MoreA bad week for left activist paranoia
Army to gain new powers over protesters; GCSB spies on New Zealanders; new single government data hub planned... Is Aotearoa en route to Orwell's 1984?
Read MoreDoes National have the numbers to extend GCSB's powers?
John Key began to fight back against the damage being done by the GCSB scandal urging reform for the bureau. But has he jumped the gun before doing the numbers? Let's see what ACT and United Future have said...
Read MoreThatcher Thatcher Milk Snatcher
Thatcher dominated my childhood, and changed politics forever when she declared the end of society. The left and the right is still recovering from her legacy.
Read MoreWho is really responsible for the GCSB shenanigans?
Kitteridge Report suggests "unclear legislation" allowed for GCSB to illegally spy on New Zealanders. But the real responsibility lies elsewhere
Read MoreA week of withdrawals from Key's trust account
New Zealanders instinctively trust John Key as a straight-shooter. But at what point do voters start to see the Prime Minister as tarnished by the Dotcom spying affair?
Read MoreThe Beehive political smelter
The government is in an ideological tangle over the Tiwai Point smelter negotiations, but could there be a local saviour willing to buy the plant?
Read MoreAnd then the hammer came down
Why is it much, much worse for protesters to interfere with oil exploration at sea than on the land?
Read MoreLabour's GST-off policy could yet bear fruit
Labour wants to be fiscally responsible and seems arctic cool on Phil Goff's GST-off fruit and vege policy. But they may be about to switch horses at just the wrong time
Read MoreThe curious dispute over the Falkland Islands
Thirty years after the Falklands War, the dispute over who controls the British outpost simmers on
Read MoreOf marriage, same sex couples and adoption
Following the legalisation of same sex marriage, same sex couples will be able to jointly adopt their children. But which same sex couples?
Read MoreNational out to shrink local government, centralise by stealth
Rather than treating councils as a Beehive branch office, the government should pick up the phone and learn from council's local knowledge
Read MoreAnother press release we'll never see
As a complete rip-off of a recent Andrew Geddis post (respect!), here's another attempt by Pundit to reveal the ridiculous
Read MoreSolid Energy and the battle for economic cred
There's a lot of upside down politics in the Solid Energy saga, but at the end of the tunnel it's all about the next election
Read MoreIf thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out
If you try to say something offensive to Parliament, it doesn't have to listen to you. But why not?
Read MoreBank fees are bad for the economy
Punitive bank fees prevent many people from using banks – and protecting themselves from loan sharks and other dodgy financial services
Read MoreMarriage equality – slipping support & conservative campaigns
With gay marriage back in the headlines, it's telling to look at the numbers and take stock of the campaign to stop marriage equality
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