David Cunliffe's Trust and the Dinner at Antoine's were not the same. I wish they were, but they just aren't.
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Don't walk away, in silence
Last year, John Key said New Zealand might send any refugee claimants who arrive by boat over to Australia's detention camps. That's not still a thing, is it?
Read MoreWhy do right wing parties not want women?
Some fruit loop Liberal MP in Australia wants her party to lurch to the left by (gasp) doing something to get more women into Parliament. Doesn't she know that parties on the right don't do that sort of thing?
Read MoreWith friends like these... the coalition questions
Uncertainty makes for fascinating elections, and David Cunliffe has added to that by not even being willing to show solidarity with the Greens. But as fun as the tealeaves game is, voters are going to need better answers from the major party leaders
Read MoreFor there are three that testify … and these three agree
David Cunliffe was dumb. The Taxpayers' Union have a challenge. You can say what you like about Colin Craig and gay people.
Read MoreTime to put the punch into ‘punch above our weight’
Words are easy. Don’t just ask the world to vote for New Zealand to get on the UN Security Council because “Our foreign policy has been tested by significant confrontations with some major powers, when we have proved our independence and resilience".
Show the world what we mean. Show we deserve a position of global leadership.
Read MoreLet's all pick on the deaf girl!
Need to know if your MP is giving you value for money? Just ask Jordan.
Read MoreWarning: Annual minimum wage debate could lead to hysteria and unscientific claims
It never ceases to amaze me how outraged the richest people get when you suggest paying poor people a little bit more.
Act’s new leader Jamie Whyte said it was "hard to think of a crueler policy" for people most in need of work than increasing the minimum wage.
Say what? Cruel to pay people on the lowest incomes 50c more? Surely he can think of something crueler than that, like not having a minimum wage at all.
Read MoreWhy the Maori Party could be left, right out
National has put in another commanding poll performance, yet the short-term prospects and long-term ambitions of the Maori Party could yet have a signficant impact on this year's election race
Read MoreNeknominate: the Colin Craig version
Colin Craig is on a one-man mission to rid politics of untruths and distortions. Good luck with that!
Read MoreSex, Lies and Valentines Day.
No, reducing gender inequality doesn’t make income inequality worse.
Read MoreBullies, brown shirts & butter: Shane Jones & the uncomfortable truth about the supermarket business
Shane Jones is demanding an investigation into supermarket practices amidst claims of extortion. But the food business in New Zealand isn't a simply matter of good supplier vs evil supermarkets; what's more, the story begins and ends in your wallet.
Read MoreWhat exactly has Russel Norman done wrong?
There's been a lot of nonsense around Russel Norman the past 24 hours, but one very serious question remains. And if the Prime Minister has reason to believe what he suggested, he should put up or shut up
Read MoreWill no one rid me of this turbulent German?
The final say on whether Kim Dotcom will stand trial in the US may lie with a politician. Which is just the way the law says it should be.
Read MoreTaking away our freedom to fight
New Zealand is stopping people going to fight in the Syrian civil war. Can we do that?
Read MoreWon't someone please think of poor Lesley?
DPF is very, very concerned about how Labour is selecting its Invercargill candidate. Where was that concern back in 2008?
Read MoreACT tilts at windmills, but don't forget other minors
New leaders, new poll, and a new crusade for ACT. But will it end any differently? And what of the other small parties?
Read MoreJohn Key’s horrible weekend
National is in trouble.
Tonight’s TV3 poll put NZ First over 5%, which could make them king maker. No-one knows, least of all John Key, who they’ll pick after the election. But we do know Winston has a case for utu against John Key.
The hasty NZ flag debate – is this the time and place?
So, the ol' flag debate, eh? But is now really the time? And is the process John Key suggested really the best way forward? And as for the silver fern...
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Labour's baby gamble & the return of universalism
Labour's opening ploy this election year combines heart and smarts, but the return of univeralism is fraught with political risk
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