ANALYSIS: Capital director and political commentator Ben Thomas would be surprised if a former Labour MP wasn’t featured prominently on NZ First’s list for next year’s general election.
ANALYSIS: The latest poll continues to show strong support for centre-right parties.
ANALYSIS: National is still under pressure over its tax cut plan.
ANALYSIS: Next Tuesday’s pre-election update will show tax revenue falling below forecasts.
ANALYSIS: National’s tax policy has prompted plenty of debate.
ANALYSIS: National pledges to fund 13 new cancer drugs, while Labour focuses on maths, reading, and writing.
ANALYSIS: Removing GST from fruit and vegetables was not an economic decision. Had it been purely that, no change would have been made.
ANALYSIS: All parties are putting out new policies, often with little detail about how they would work.
ANALYSIS: Poor polling was not the Government’s only challenge this week.
ANALYSIS: Despite Labour’s difficulties, polls are still close.