In which John Key plays the part of the scarecrow and David Shearer the cowardly lion
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Who you gonna call (out)? Bill English or the Greeks?
Budget 2012 lays the ground for the battle of the narratives that will decide Election 2014. Yes siree, the campaign begins now, with the blame game
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Friday September 23
Palestinian Authority to submit UN membership application despite opposition; Global markets plunge on perception Fed is running out of ideas; Greece comes to a standstill due to strikes; Yemen deaths grow prompting fears of civil war; China opposes US-Taiwan fighter jet deal; and more
Read MoreLatest polls - conservatism triumphant & the accidental leader?
For all the volatility in the latest round of polls, not much has changed. Indeed, change seems to be the last thing voters want right now
Read MoreNational News Brief Thursday, February 12
NZ man arrested "trying to enter al Qaeda stronghold"; international students coming to NZ for a bargain; $100 million electricity grid upgrade; haka part of historic Treaty deal; heavy rains today; David Bain to get another court hearing next week
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