The expectation now is that the Reserve Bank will make another big cut to the OCR in February.
ANALYSIS: Nicola Willis promised an announcement on the ferries by Christmas, but it fell flat.
ANALYSIS: Labour is looking to introduce more taxes, while the Government is focused on making users pay.
ANALYSIS: Government takes credit for lower inflation and falling interest rates, but not for insipid economic activity.
Shane Jones says tens of thousands protested about a bill that will never become law.
ANALYSIS: Political consensus around the formal apology over abuse in State care but plenty of division over the Treaty Principles Bill.
ANALYSIS: Peter Dunne says the election of Donald Trump has diminished hopes that America would not become more divided.
ANALYSIS: Divisions grow over Government's amendment to the Marine and Coastal Areas Act.
ANALYSIS: Opponents and supporters of three strikes criticise the Government’s legislation.
Winston Peters and Rawiri Waititi exchanged insults over who would last five seconds in a fight between the two men.