Politics
Latest Roy Morgan poll shows National Party surging to its highest level of support since before the last election
6th Jun 14, 9:52am
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Latest Roy Morgan poll shows National Party surging to its highest level of support since before the last election
Latest Roy Morgan poll shows National Party getting a lift in support after its Budget announced a return to surplus
23rd May 14, 9:56am
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Latest Roy Morgan poll shows National Party getting a lift in support after its Budget announced a return to surplus
Latest Roy Morgan poll shows National Party support falling to 48.5% to 42.5%; lowest level since October last year
8th May 14, 10:07am
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Latest Roy Morgan poll shows National Party support falling to 48.5% to 42.5%; lowest level since October last year
Latest Roy Morgan poll shows National Party support at lowest level since October last year
4th Apr 14, 10:02am
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Latest Roy Morgan poll shows National Party support at lowest level since October last year
RBNZ's latest bulletin says banks' share of low deposit lending has shrunk more than it expected when it introduced LVR 'speed limits'
1st Apr 14, 10:38am
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RBNZ's latest bulletin says banks' share of low deposit lending has shrunk more than it expected when it introduced LVR 'speed limits'
Westpac economists are encouraged by talk the LVR limits will be lifted and say there are 'ominously few' examples overseas of such restrictions ever being removed
31st Mar 14, 1:09pm
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Westpac economists are encouraged by talk the LVR limits will be lifted and say there are 'ominously few' examples overseas of such restrictions ever being removed
Opinion: The Reserve Bank might have just avoided itself a whole heap of trouble as the election looms
28th Mar 14, 12:44pm
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Opinion: The Reserve Bank might have just avoided itself a whole heap of trouble as the election looms
Labour leader outlines his economic vision for New Zealand with major speech in Auckland
14th Mar 14, 11:10am
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Labour leader outlines his economic vision for New Zealand with major speech in Auckland
Winston Peters attacks the politics of 'tribalism' in his 'Real State of the Nation' speech
21st Feb 14, 2:33pm
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Winston Peters attacks the politics of 'tribalism' in his 'Real State of the Nation' speech
Latest Roy Morgan poll shows National Party support at highest since July; Labour hits lowest level since Cunliffe became leader
21st Feb 14, 10:12am
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Latest Roy Morgan poll shows National Party support at highest since July; Labour hits lowest level since Cunliffe became leader
Latest Roy Morgan poll shows National Party climbing to 47%% support; Kim Dotcom likely to struggle
7th Feb 14, 10:26am
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Latest Roy Morgan poll shows National Party climbing to 47%% support; Kim Dotcom likely to struggle
Bruce Wills explains how Federated Farmers achieves its influence on rural issues in the political arena and why online access has cross-party appeal
1st Feb 14, 9:56am
Bruce Wills explains how Federated Farmers achieves its influence on rural issues in the political arena and why online access has cross-party appeal
Labour leader stands down; no replacement yet; 'I realise I no longer enjoy the confidence of a number of my caucus colleagues'
22nd Aug 13, 1:38pm
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Labour leader stands down; no replacement yet; 'I realise I no longer enjoy the confidence of a number of my caucus colleagues'
Latest Roy Morgan poll shows National Party with 51% support; biggest lead since 2011 election
1st Aug 13, 9:08am
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Latest Roy Morgan poll shows National Party with 51% support; biggest lead since 2011 election
Latest Roy Morgan poll shows National Party with 47% support; Labour and Greens both slide
19th Jul 13, 9:33am
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Latest Roy Morgan poll shows National Party with 47% support; Labour and Greens both slide
Labour accuses PM Key of 'handing loaded gun' to RBNZ on high LVRs speed limit policy; Greens want Key to over-ride RBNZ with first home buyers exemption
16th Jul 13, 1:10pm
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Labour accuses PM Key of 'handing loaded gun' to RBNZ on high LVRs speed limit policy; Greens want Key to over-ride RBNZ with first home buyers exemption
Latest Roy Morgan poll shows Labour-Greens deadlocked with the National Party
15th May 13, 3:50pm
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Latest Roy Morgan poll shows Labour-Greens deadlocked with the National Party
Radicalism from the far right
Small swing from National to Labour over last two weeks, but still no plausible left-wing combination for government, iPredict says
23rd May 11, 12:13pm
Small swing from National to Labour over last two weeks, but still no plausible left-wing combination for government, iPredict says
ACT leader Brash says party's economic prescription not hard-right, just wants to get govt spending back to Labour's 2005 level
4th May 11, 5:28pm
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ACT leader Brash says party's economic prescription not hard-right, just wants to get govt spending back to Labour's 2005 level
New ACT leader Brash says former leader Rodney Hide will step down as an MP after election, but will keep portfolios until then
3rd May 11, 1:38pm
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New ACT leader Brash says former leader Rodney Hide will step down as an MP after election, but will keep portfolios until then
Alex's politico-economic blogroll: The Blogosphere's reacts to Don Brash's takeover of Act, and all the old Brash cartoons
29th Apr 11, 3:23pm
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Alex's politico-economic blogroll: The Blogosphere's reacts to Don Brash's takeover of Act, and all the old Brash cartoons
ACT leader Rodney Hide resigns and will be replaced by former National Leader Don Brash
28th Apr 11, 11:17am
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ACT leader Rodney Hide resigns and will be replaced by former National Leader Don Brash
Have your say: Should former National leader and RBNZ Governor Don Brash take over leadership of the Act Party?
26th Apr 11, 9:57am
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Have your say: Should former National leader and RBNZ Governor Don Brash take over leadership of the Act Party?
RBNZ's Bollard wary of drought impact on economy, particularly given more dairy farms now than in past
9th Dec 10, 1:46pm
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RBNZ's Bollard wary of drought impact on economy, particularly given more dairy farms now than in past