If National maintain current polling and both the Conservatives and New Zealand First get to five percent, Key will be in the catbird seat. But which might he choose and why?
Read MoreWinston Peters
What if you want the govt to change but not to change the govt?
The Conservatives have now found their turangawaewae - they're offering the same but different whereas Peters has to figure out how to sell his 'wait and see' approach to coalition
Read MoreWho says organisation, says oligarchy
If a political party doesn't want you, can you get a court to tell it that it has to have you?
Read MoreDirty polls, what Winston wants & debates
The latest poll suggests trust issues are moving some voters, the risk of giving Peters what he wants and debate expectations...
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 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
Read MoreMate, has Winston put the Conservatives in check?
Winston Peters has just moved his King to East Coast Bays and put Labour and the Greens' capital gains tax pawns under threat...proof that New Zealand First is still a player
Read MoreColin Craig is asking for the impossible
Colin Craig has just one thing he wants from National in any post-election deal. Unfortunately, it's something that National isn't able to give him.
Read MoreI'm right, Winston's not, so there
NZ First wants to charge straying MPs $300,000. I say they can't do it. Winston says I'm wrong. Where does the truth lie?
Read MoreGreens: Everywhere they look, Peters is there
As the polls stand, all roads to a change of government lead through New Zealand First. And that makes the Greens little more than by-standers
Read MoreLabour does not need to promise a coalition with the Greens
The Greens were getting ahead of themselves with their offer to Labour to campaign as a coalition government in waiting, and Labour was right to reject the offer.
Read MoreQuestion time with Simon Bridges
The transcript of Wednesday's question time in the House is not yet available via Hansard. Fortunately, I am able to roughly recreate it below (with some possible inaccuracies, although minor in nature).
Read MoreNZ First conundrum - the road more or less travelled
New Zealand First, we know, could go either way. And this weekend we learnt a little more about what Peters and his crew will be considering if they end up as the pivot party
Read MoreCollins & Cunliffe – how to win friends & influence people
Perception matters immensely when it comes to politics, but reality matters even more. So let's talk about realities
Read MoreWhat exactly has Russel Norman done wrong?
There's been a lot of nonsense around Russel Norman the past 24 hours, but one very serious question remains. And if the Prime Minister has reason to believe what he suggested, he should put up or shut up
Read MoreKey's coalition list a sign of weakness for National, re-birth for Peters & Dunne
It was a day for two Comeback Kids, as John Key announced who he might dance with on election night and Winston Peters & Peter Dunne returned from the wings to take centre stage
Read MorePoll of Polls update – stopping the rot & what Winston wants
We've got the latest polls all mixed up together and come up with some thoughts on Winston Peters and a bunch of questions for you to discuss. So off you go...
Read MoreEven a stopped clock ...
The Speaker has found that Peter Dunne could not have commited a contempt of Parliament. Told you so.
Read MoreOn coming first, yet losing
John Key is claiming that the party with the most seats after the next election has a "moral mandate" to govern. Well, you would expect him to think that, wouldn't you?
Read MoreAnd the winner of the Ikaroa-Rāwhiti by-election is ... Winston Peters?
The Ikaroa-Rāwhiti by-election result is bad news for the Maori Party. That's good news for Winston Peters and New Zealand First.
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