Barack Obama won the US election thanks to young people, African-Americans, Hispanics... and the rich?
Read MoreLabour's failure of leadership
Appointing Phil Goff as leader is an admission of guilt by Labour, not the visionary step forward it needs. But they had no choice, because the obvious candidate to replace Helen Clark isn't even in parliament yet
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Tuesday November 11
China launches US$586 billion stimulus plan; 70,000 financial sector workers to lose jobs in US; South Korea debates how to push US FTA; Kevin Rudd rides economic crisis to improve popularity; and more
Read MoreNational News Brief, Tuesday November 11
National to form a minority government, keeps allies out of Cabinet; Goff to be named Labour leader today; Vela brothers make late $100,000 donations; Key loves the limos; men living longer; and more
Read MoreThe Hangover Election
Jon damns the media coverage in this campaign, reviews the Clark era, and picks his standout moment of election night.
Read MoreThe good and bad news for National, Labour and the minor parties
Trying to get our head round what Saturday's results mean, we survey the outcomes for each party. You can add your own positives and negatives...
Read MoreNational News Brief, Monday November 10
Key in a rush to establish government; Phil Goff tipped to lead Labour; tax cut legislation before Christmas; NZ First future unclear; property prices down 6.8 percent; and more
Read MoreElection 08 – the Sunday morning analysis
National takes the spoils to lead what looks like a very right-wing government. But if John Key wants to survive more than one term, he will have to stick to his centrist mandate
Read MoreLast polls. No really, this time they're the last polls.
The Roy Morgan poll says it's close, and Pundit can exclusively reveal that internal Labour polling has the centre-left bloc AHEAD
Read MoreThe invisible election
UK-based NZ voters have struggled to find more than a handful of mentions in the papers. And those were hardly helpful
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Friday November 7
Obama moves quickly into transition mode; the power players behind the president-elect; East Asian stockmarkets stumble; Israel sends warning about Iran; and more
Read MoreThe wise blogs vs. the woeful newspapers
The print media has let down its readers today with poor coverage of the last polls. At odds with their reputation, it's the blogs which are offering the superior journalism on the last day of the campaign
Read MoreOur last Poll of Polls
Crunching the numbers in the last, late polls. Is there a swing further right? Is Winston toast? Has the Maori Party lost its kingmaker's crown?
Read MoreNational News Brief, Friday November 7
It's all about the election today: new polls and leaders on the trail
Read MoreWhat New Zealand would look like under a Labour-Greens-Progressives coalition
What impact would the Greens have on a fourth-term Labour-led government? And the truth about the difference between the right and left in this election
Read MoreI too, sing America
A quick, poetic word about yesterday's powerful uplift
Read MoreVoting for our neighbours
The leader of New Zealand's Presbyterian church warns against slogans and utopian visions, arguing the best that we can do on Saturday is to consider the wellbeing of those around us
Read MoreBarack Obama: Yes he did!
If Barack Obama can endure the pressure of expectation, he could bring us another Roosevelt moment. Plus: His acceptance speech
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Thursday November 6
Barack Obama calls for reconciliation after resounding win in US presidential race; Democrats win majorities in Senate and House; floods kill over 100 in China and Vietnam; Israeli raid in Gaza breaks truce; and more
Read MoreThe winds of change... bringing cold showers
If you are hoping for change as New Zealand heads for the polling booths, be careful. You are going to get it – whoever wins
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