There's lots of stuff we know and lots we don't know following the latest round of Dirty Politics interviews... Here's my take on what we know so far and what it means
Read MoreThe politics of vilification
The specifics in the Hagar book are devastating. To focus on them, the left should take Nicky Hager’s advice and avoid the politics of vilification.
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Friday August 15
North Korea fires rockets as Pope begins five-day visit; Okinawans protest relocation of US military base; US tightens control on arms transfer to Israel; Brazil mourns presidential candidate; and more
Read MoreA crazy day in dirty ol' NZ politics
Dirty Politics could have the unintended consequence of harming all New Zealand politicians... and the Prime Minister's terrible stand-up
Read MoreDon't rely on the Herald, just read Pundit
If the NZ Herald wants its editorials to be taken seriously, it should stop using them to mislead its readers.
Read MoreYou can't slate Key on the radio
The Electoral Commission is right to say the Planet Key song can't be played on the radio. That's because we have a stupid and outdated law in place.
Read MoreHas it really got the Spark?
Changing your business name and branding is a risky proposition. Has Telecom, now known as Spark, made the right choice?
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Wednesday August 13
Iraq's political crisis intensifies; US to increase Navy presence in Australia; Indonesia to wade into South China Sea dispute; Liberia to receive experimental ebola drug; Russia sends aid convoy to Ukraine; and more
Read MoreLabour sticks to its knitting and wins
Labour’s campaign launch was a hit yesterday for one reason; Labour does best when it talks about making ordinary people better off.
Read MoreYou see? It's okay. He saw it on the television
Can TV3 keep Colin Craig out of its debates? Maybe, or maybe not.
Read MoreBy all means, let's do what the Swedish do!
Jamie Whyte thinks Sweden's example of how to approach indigenous peoples is a good one to follow here. That means he supports a separate Maori Parliament for New Zealand.
Read MoreThe trouble with Kelvin Davis
Reports of Labour's Kelvin Davis 'going rogue' have been exaggerated
Read MoreDear Taxpayers' Union, please remember that we are not morons
If the Taxpayers' Union really want to be taken seriously, they really shouldn't put out press releases that lie to the media.
Read MoreIs foreign land ownership the issue to define this election?
Is the Lochinver Station sale John Key's 'Corngate'? Voters may surprise us
Read MoreHold your breath and think of Cairo
As of writing the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas holds. It is now up to the negotiations in Cairo to produce something that allows both sides to save face by going home with 'Wins'. Possible? Sure. Likely? Worth holding your breath for.
Read MoreAbsence of evidence is not evidence of absence
How far may the Police go in tricking someone to "confess" to murder? Well, I can talk about what happens in Canada ... .
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Wednesday August 6
Egypt brokers brief cease-fire in Gaza; China refuses to suspend development in South China Sea; Armenia and Azerbaijan pledge $200 million to fight ebola; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Tuesday August 5
US-Africa summit focuses on ebola outbreak; Japanese PM wraps up Latin America tour; Chinese earthquake kills 400; ISIS captures Kurdish territory; Russia to hold war games near Ukraine border; and more
Read MoreHas the world finally had enough Palestinian casualties?
It is now incumbent on the world outside the horror of Gaza to prevent the status quo ante from being reinstated once Israel determines that it has bombed enough tunnels....let alone actual people who have nothing to do with its military ambitions.
Read MoreWinston Peters' line in the sand... or farmland
We all know New Zealand First takes a hard line on foreign ownership. But with the Lochinver sale that line just got a little bit harder
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