Nats tough on repeat offenders; Brain Drain Kiwis heading home; eligible voters have not registered; minor parties have launched their campaigns, but does anyone care?; Wellington keeps WOW Awards; Key attracts the ladies
Read MorePalin survives to rewrite the rules of political debates
Sarah Palin didn't crash and burn in the vice-presidential candidates debate, but then she didn't actually debate, opting instead for a recital of pre-scripted lines irrespective of the questions asked.
Read MoreUS politics pork-style
The crazy world of arrows and tax exemptions that got the Senate to vote yes
Read MoreHooton's hollow complaints
On Pundit's invitation, Nicky Hager argues that Matthew Hooton's attack on police this week is just another smokescreen
Read MoreVP debate and McCain's poll slide
How Joe Biden and Sarah Palin failed to debate each other as McCain gives up on Michigan
Read MoreGiving up your day job
I'll have what he's having
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Friday October 3
US Senate passes bail-out bill, House may vote Friday (UST); US envoy extends Korean trip; Mbeki stays on Zimbabwe job; EU leaders hold financial summit; and more
Read MoreIt's not getting better Over There
The myth of the fatter Australian pay packet
Read MoreNational News Brief, Friday October 3
Dairy prices to drop; Cullen favours US bailout plan; National and Maori Party "cosy up"; Reserve Bank makes money trading the Kiwi dollar; Agent Orange blamed for veteran's death; and more
Read MoreFear of crime out of proportion
Despite all the crime news, crime is trending downwards
Read MoreOf television hosts and plastic ponies
A plea to Sainsbury; how the financial crisis will affect the wine market; Palin's hair secrets; My Little Pony turns 25; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Thursday October 2
US hands over Sunni patrol groups in Baghdad; Iraqi security forces suffer increased casualties; Diplomats try to talk down North Korea on nukes; Taliban leader said to be "fit and well"; and more
Read MoreWhen is a $50 tax cut not a $50 tax cut?
Voter expectations could be higher than National realise, and higher than they can afford
Read MoreNational 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
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