MMP

If nobody moves, then nobody, or at least nobody in the top one percent of income earners, is going to get hurt

If nobody moves, then nobody, or at least nobody in the top one percent of income earners, is going to get hurt

PM and National leader Christopher Luxon says if re-elected he would hold a referendum on MMP, NZ First and Greens accuse National of 'power grab' while Labour says Luxon has 'let the small parties ride roughshod over him'

PM and National leader Christopher Luxon says if re-elected he would hold a referendum on MMP, NZ First and Greens accuse National of 'power grab' while Labour says Luxon has 'let the small parties ride roughshod over him'

Natalia Albert says making sure NZ is a stable liberal democracy is more important for the PM than ruling potential coalition partners out before the election

Natalia Albert says making sure NZ is a stable liberal democracy is more important for the PM than ruling potential coalition partners out before the election

John Key proved that National did not need a global pandemic to win half the voting public

John Key proved that National did not need a global pandemic to win half the voting public

Whether Chris Hipkins survives this week is almost beside the point. Labour has no coalition architecture. That does not change whoever is at the podium

Whether Chris Hipkins survives this week is almost beside the point. Labour has no coalition architecture. That does not change whoever is at the podium

Would our political parties get past the Fair Trading Act? Chris Trotter assesses how each political party in Parliament differs between what they promise and what they deliver

Would our political parties get past the Fair Trading Act? Chris Trotter assesses how each political party in Parliament differs between what they promise and what they deliver

Chris Trotter asks: If New Zealand can neither win, nor afford, to enter an arms race against China, then why not initiate a peace race instead?

Chris Trotter asks: If New Zealand can neither win, nor afford, to enter an arms race against China, then why not initiate a peace race instead?

Chris Trotter says Tamatha Paul is welcome to seek the protection of the Mongrel Mob in a dark alley. Most New Zealanders, however, will continue to call the cops

Chris Trotter says Tamatha Paul is welcome to seek the protection of the Mongrel Mob in a dark alley. Most New Zealanders, however, will continue to call the cops

Chris Trotter says if Christopher Luxon secured his promised New Zealand-India FTA by giving India what it most wants, NZ First would have all it needed to campaign against its former coalition partner with every prospect of increasing its tally of seats

Chris Trotter says if Christopher Luxon secured his promised New Zealand-India FTA by giving India what it most wants, NZ First would have all it needed to campaign against its former coalition partner with every prospect of increasing its tally of seats

Will institutions with billions of dollars at their disposal invest them in a country so obviously in a deep funk?

Will institutions with billions of dollars at their disposal invest them in a country so obviously in a deep funk?

The next question after 'will Luxon really go?' is, of course, 'will that work?'

The next question after 'will Luxon really go?' is, of course, 'will that work?'

Richard Shaw looks at the Coalition Government a year into its term, noting it's complex and can be unpredictable

Richard Shaw looks at the Coalition Government a year into its term, noting it's complex and can be unpredictable

No government can survive the level of anger driving one quarter of a major city’s citizens onto the streets, Chris Trotter says

No government can survive the level of anger driving one quarter of a major city’s citizens onto the streets, Chris Trotter says

Chris Trotter argues governing is now about fulfilling private interests’ objectives whilst trying to pass them off as your own

Chris Trotter argues governing is now about fulfilling private interests’ objectives whilst trying to pass them off as your own

A nation reinvented: 40 years on from its 1984 victory, the Fourth Labour Government still defines NZ, Richard Shaw says

A nation reinvented: 40 years on from its 1984 victory, the Fourth Labour Government still defines NZ, Richard Shaw says