Susan St John accuses me of “visionless pro-work rhetoric” for writing in my blog about Labour’s position on extending the Working For Families tax credit to families not in work.
Read MoreHow David Cunliffe is like Scarlett Johansson
Labour has to take the blame for creating a bizarre mystique around David Cunliffe's motivations, and his supposedly aloof nature. The problem is not really Cunliffe, it's PR
Read MoreNot another column about the Labour leadership
Time to stop talking about the Opposition and focus on what will really effect us over the next three years: what will the National government do to protect Kiwis from another looming recession?
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Thursday September 25
World leaders at UN Climate Summit commit to fight climate change; China pledges emissions limits; Japan and US begin high-level talks on Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade pact; India sends orbiter to Mars; US drone strike in Pakistan kills six; Nicaraguan farmers protest new canal; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Wednesday September 24
US launches airstrikes in Syria; Uighur scholar in China sentenced to life in prison; police and students clash in Hong Kong during pro-democracy protest; Liberia and Norway sign logging deal; British photojournalist appears in second ISIS video; and more
Read MoreWhat Labour forgot: You've got to earn it
Whether or not Labour changes its leader, the MPs gathered in Wellington today need to stop blaming everyone else and take a long, hard look at themselves
Read MoreLabour and Greens voters are more alike than different
If voters can see the commonality between Labour and the Greens, why can't political analysts?
Read MoreThe truth about our 'rockstar economy'
A softening of the housing market, falling dairy prices and potential weakening of the Chinese economy do not bode well for New Zealand
Read MoreA healthy dose of humble pie
In which your author admits to (at least) two big mistakes about the 2014 election, and then proceeds to risk making another one.
Read MoreLabour must change
If just changing the leader was the solution, then Labour would have solved its problems long ago. We've had three leaders since 2008.
Read MoreThe Key to a 4th term
An emphatic win for National raises a whole series of questions, especially for a left-wing struggling to understand middle New Zealand... and then there's Dotcom
Read MoreThe story's not done yet - a final post
Will Judith Collins cost John Key his third term?
And other assorted closing thoughts on this most unusual of election campaigns.
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Friday September 19
US House of Representatives agrees to arm Syrian opposition; China lowers borrowing costs; 15 arrested in Australian anti-terror raids; journalist killed in Afghanistan; Scotland votes; and more
Read MorePerson votes vs Dollar notes
On the eve of the election, let's not forget the influence of 'dollar-voters' on the outcome
Read MoreWhat Winston Wants – the campaign edition
New Zealand First is well placed to return to parliament next term and tomorrow night could end up holding the balance of power. So what might happen next?
Read MoreWe need to talk about Colin (Craig)
Rachel MacGregor's resignation will raise doubts in the swing voters giving the Conservatives a hard look, but what about its top policies? Do its numbers add up?
Read MoreVoting, mental capacity, and the law
Should people with intellectual disabilities be allowed to vote? What about those with dementia?
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Wednesday September 17
Obama to expand efforts on ebola; China finds natural gas in South China Sea; Philippines government orders evcuation of volcano region; US steps up Iraq airstrikes; new tax breaks for Brazil; and more
Read MoreA firm prediction about what will happen on September 21
Or, rather, some speculative ruminations on what will happen if Winston Peters holds the balance of power and won't commit to supporting either bloc in the House.
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