Voter expectations could be higher than National realise, and higher than they can afford
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National News Brief, Thursday October 2
Wall St woes hit New Zealand farms; violent crime up 11 percent; Good Samaritan Austin Hemmings farewelled; just how big is a $50 tax cut?; Rob Guest dies; and more
Read MoreCitizen journalism Pundit-style
Share your expertise with the world
Read MoreHere come the Cossacks....
Pundit member Hayden Wilson discusses why the Electoral Finance Act could make this election campaign the nastiest in New Zealand’s history.
Read MoreThe open and closed (and opened again) case of the missing emails
It's taken right-wing political consultant Matthew Hooton 16 months to get answer from police, and even then those answers raise more questions
Read MoreThe "Great TV Debate" Debate
Why Helen Clark and John Key are right—TV networks collude—and MMP purists are wrong
Read MoreJust who voted against the bail-out?
Slate crunches the numbers on where the vote went wrong
Read MoreWorld News Brief, October 1
Wall St suffers worst one-day fall in 21 years; Fed adds more cash to the markets; Two Koreas discuss single train route; Israel installs US missile defence to counter Iran; and more
Read MoreNational News Brief, Wednesday October 1
World financial crisis "not major" for NZ—yet; local business not ready for emissions trading; government to investigate power price increases; more social workers needed at schools; and more
Read MoreWinston Peters: Still this election's enigma
Owen Glenn's mis-steps have given the New Zealand First leader a lifeline. But Helen Clark may just be the one to grab it
Read MoreRevealed: the letter TV3 and TVNZ sent to Clark and Key
TV3 and TVNZ make a joint plea to leaders for multi-party debate
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Tuesday September 30
US bailout plan analysed; Chinese astronauts given heroes' welcome; Thai PM charged with corruption after just two weeks; far-right makes gains in Austria; and more
Read MoreUS politicians' ineptitude exposed by bail-out failure
As the bail-out bill crashes and burns, Bush, Pelosi and McCain are the big losers politically.
Read MoreObama: President for the world
While Barack Obama and John McCain took an interest in world affairs during the first presidential debate, the world started taken an interest in the election much earlier.
Read MoreNew Poll of Polls
Little change in seat numbers. So what will it take to shake up the polls before the election?
Read MoreNational News Brief, Tuesday September 30
National may go early with tax cut plan; TV3 cuts multi-party debate; Contact Energy increases power prices despite high profits; Aucklanders falling out of love with cars; and more
Read MoreHouse defeats bail-out
Bush administration's $700b bail-out is dead in the water. For now
Read MoreFinally, Washington agrees on a financial bail-out
Republicans and Democrats win concessions, but this crisis still has some way to go
Read MoreTVNZ clarifies its YouTube debate rules; promises a minor parties debate
Only some YouTube questions will be posted on the TVNZ website, but we will get to see the third party leaders debate after all. Just on their own.
Read MoreOne News YouTube debate: Who chooses the questions?
YouTube debates won't be as interactive and revolutionary as they'd like you to think
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