What the start of the Labour leadership campaign tells us about the candidates...
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The Inquiry into the Inquiry into the Inquiry into the Inquiry
How it all came to pass
Read MoreLabour needs more than a new leader - it needs change
David Shearer was elected leader of the Labour party because he had an outstanding leadership record outside parliament and he represented a chance for Labour to make a new beginning.
He never found a way to show us his skills and he never created the new beginning Labour needs.
Read MoreDavid Shearer goes ... who next for Labour?
The five key points to consider when choosing the next Labour leader
Read MoreJohn Key and those GCSB questions
I confess: The GCSB bill has me going back and forth. So after considering the politics played by the PM this week I lay out my main qualms about the bill and seek your advice...
Read MoreThe secret behind the housing debate -- and 3 ideas
We're going to need just about every one of the housing policies being thrown around at the moment because any big fix is going to be down to lots of small change... and it's going nuts out there
Read MoreSecond thoughts on Tiwai Pt – wrong deal, wrong time
I tried showing a little sympathy for Bill English last week. That'll teach me. The Tiwai Pt deal has fewer reedeming features that I dared hope and may make little difference to the Meridian float
Read MoreTiwai Pt - just more expedience and poor dealing
The Tiwai Point subsidy buys time, but ultimately is just the latest in a series of deals by governments of different strips that sees the taxpayers stumping up for political reasons. Will it ever end?
Read MorePoll of Polls update – stopping the rot & what Winston wants
We've got the latest polls all mixed up together and come up with some thoughts on Winston Peters and a bunch of questions for you to discuss. So off you go...
Read MoreThree strikes and you’re out, Fonterra.
This is the third infant formula crisis that Fonterra has been involved with. Time to go.
Read MoreWho's to blame for the abuse on Andrea Vance?
We're not at the bottom of this story yet, but I can't help but wonder if those of us in the media need to have a good hard look at ourselves
Read MoreBradley Manning verdict a lesson for our Defence chiefs
The Bradley Manning verdict sends a clear message to the chiefs at the top of our Defence Service (and Parliamentary Services). They should listen and hang their heads in shame. Investigative journalism is not treacherous.
Read MoreThose stupid knuckleheads, whom I respect enormously
Presented for your consideration, and without any further comment, I give you John Key's oddly divergent views of the media.
Read MoreMorale was deteriorating and it was all Yossarian's fault
The country was in peril; he was jeopardizing his traditional rights of freedom and independence by daring to exercise them.
Read MoreEvery end is a new beginning
I thought I'd written the last word on New Zealand electoral law. Then bloody Judith Collins tells the world she's going to make a whole lot more.
Read MoreThe princely question: Go republic? Or Keep Marm & Carry On?
Should the new prince born today be long to reign over us? Or should he never inherit the throne? I confess the question's thornier than I thought
Read MoreDavid Shearer's last round. Ding, ding
With three pretenders to see off and an active destabilisation campaign underway, Shearer's hold on the leadership looks precarious. Does he have one big push left in him? And if not, what happens next?
Read MoreEven a stopped clock ...
The Speaker has found that Peter Dunne could not have commited a contempt of Parliament. Told you so.
Read MoreRemember the ladies, and be more generous and favorable to them than your ancestors
Who'da thunk proposing that women should get representation equal to their share of the population would be such a controversial notion?
Read MoreAbout that 'Man Ban'
Labour stuck talking about 'man-bans' and social engineering rather than jobs and social mobiltiy. How have they let this happen again?
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