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Trevett on Tolley

In their third feature in a series, Claire Trevett rates Anne Tolley’s first year in the job: Anne Tolley was reportedly given the job of National’s education spokeswoman because of her reputation as...

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All about Hone

First an interview with Michelle Hewitson. I think the interview is in fact very perceptive, and worth a read. I asked her son if only his mother was allowed to keep her shoes on. “Pretty much.” How...

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Augury v haruspicy

Claire Trevett reports at NZ Herald: Labour MP David Cunliffe returned from a five-week trip around Europe like some new-age Arnold Schwarzenegger, fizzing at the bung with his dimpled chin as smooth...

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Trevett on the tape

Claire Trevett at NZ Herald writes: When Shearer first revealed on 3 News last week that his sources within GCSB reported that Key had made a comment about Dotcom in the staff room after a February...

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Armstong’s 10 reasons why National remains so high in the polls

An interesting article by John Armstrong on why he thinks National was at 49% in their last poll. A summary of his 10 reasons is: Key’s sky-high rating as most preferred Prime Minister  Key’s moderate...

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Trevett on Sir Douglas

Claire Trevett at NZ Herald writes: When Prime Minister John Key was asked about the Tuhoe settlement this week, he referred first to Sir Douglas and his critical role in the Treaty settlement process...

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If polls were roads

Claire Trevett at NZ Herald writes: If polling tracks were Roads of National Significance, then National is in a people-mover on the Waikato Expressway, occasionally zooming up and down gentle inclines...

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Trevett on Twitter

An amusing article by Claire Trevett on MPs and Twitter: Justice Minister Judith Collins is the biggest surprise in this regard. While many MPs delegate tweetery to their staff, Collins runs her own...

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An apt summary

Claire Trevett at NZ Herald reports: Cunliffe has had a dramatic, but possibly short-lived, transformation into a middle-class Che Guevara. He has decried the dirty freemarket, the crony capitalists,...

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Trevett’s Labour Leadership Awards

Some amusing awards from Claire Trevett: The Artful Dodger award for picking pockets:  David Cunliffe. Grant Robertson announced the living wage – five minutes later Cunliffe did too. Shane Jones...

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Trevett’s political awards

Claire Trevett hands out some political awards for 2013: Oscar Wilde award for best insult But the best single insult goes to Finance Minister Bill English, who, after revelations Cunliffe’s CV was a...

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Trevett on MPs and summer

Claire Trevett writes: After a year of travels, both domestic and international, Mana leader Hone Harawira also decided to follow in the footsteps of his ancestors, the great explorers, and set up an...

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Labour’s woes

John Armstrong writes: Could things get any worse for David Cunliffe than they did this week? It is quite conceivable they might, of course. Cunliffe’s leadership of Labour still has a way to go before...

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Trevett on Labour and Northland

Claire Trevett writes: For Labour the nod is a short-term gain, an attempt at a humiliating poke in the eye for National and a result that would make it harder to get a majority on legislation such as...

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Trevett says deal may have handed National the next election

Claire Trevett writes: It may indeed be historic but the agreement between the Green Party and Labour today may also effectively have handed the 2017 election to National on a platter. Labour’s leader...

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Is the Mallard as endangered as the rat?

Claire Trevett writes: Trevor Mallard has taken a more unusual evolutionary pathway. Rather than relying on his electorate for safety, Mallard this week announced he was giving it away in 2017 and...

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Twyford’s Twitter Tantrum

See what Labour’s campaign chair does if a journalist dares to run a report they disagree with. Phil Twyford commences a public bullying session on Twitter, where he incites people to climb in and...

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Labour copying the fundraising they condemned National for doing

Claire Trevett writes: The reason is it very quiet is because this all looks suspiciously like National’s ‘Cabinet Clubs.’ At least, they used to be called Cabinet Clubs but underwent hasty name...

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Little may be safe as no one wants the job?

Claire Trevett writes: MPs are certainly thinking about the next leader if Little can’t pull it off and they remain in Opposition. Little might even survive if Labour’s vote rallies, especially if the...

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Winston’s week

Claire Trevett looks at Winston’s week so far. Not impressive: Missed his slot on the AM show for the second week in a row Confused over the winter payments for superannuitants being opt out...

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