A short history of the ‘primitive combat' that is practiced internally by the ACT Caucus.
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Goudie sparks revolt - MP competence does matter
Opposition MPs walked out on the Law & Order Committee yesterday because of Sandra Goudie's poor chairing--John Key should take action; after all committee work is at the heart of an MP's job
Read MorePigs at the trough and wannabe thespians
After a Fiji holiday, the MPs' spending scandal looks incredibly tame; plus university reminiscences
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"Nigga needs to get got, yo"
Lockwood Smith is sending out a message. No-one disrespects the rules of his crib.
Read MoreHelping the Attorney-General out of a jam
Attorney-General Chris Finlayson has told Parliament that disenfranchising all prisoners cannot be justified in a free and democratic society. So why does it look like he's going to vote for this to become our law?
Read MoreWorst ... resignation ... ever!
Probably not. But Phil Heatley's decision to fall on his sword over two bottles of wine is an awfully extreme act of contrition.
Read MoreThe rhetoric and reality gap: MPs talking crap
We learn to expect a certain standard of behaviour from our politicians—but that doesn’t excuse it
Read MoreThe Foreshore & Seabed review: winners and losers
The Ministerial Review of the Foreshore and Seabed Act 2004 points to a new way forward. Who are the winners from it, and who are the losers?
Read MoreNot too late to avoid a political expenses scandal
We have seen Russel Norman's taxi bill. Now all of his colleagues in parliament need to show us theirs – and tidy up the rules while they are at it
Read MoreThe mother of all parliamentary problems
Westminster is both the legal and the spiritual mother of New Zealand's Parliament. But just at the moment, it looks to be ripping itself apart. Where she goes, will we go? Where she falls, will we fall?
Read More48th Parliament winds up; Peters aims for Maori vote
MPs climb off the benches and onto the campaign trail
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