ANALYSIS: Government takes credit for lower inflation and falling interest rates, but not for insipid economic activity.
ANALYSIS: PM Jacinda Ardern has plenty to think about over the holiday break as Labour trails in the polls.
Was this a good week for the Government or did it simply bow to pubic pressure?
As RBNZ keeps pushing up interest rates and recession looms, the Government’s chances of re-election recede.
ANALYSIS: This week PM Jacinda Ardern was overseas; at home, National created confusion over clean car discounts.
ANALYSIS: The Government will want to avoid doing anything that pushes up prices in election year.
ANALYSIS: Government blames economic woes on largely international factors, voters unlikely to see it that way.
ANALYSIS: National accuses Government of failure; Grant Robertson lists government highlights.
ANALYSIS: Inflation poses threat to Labour as it seeks a third term next year.
ANALYSIS: Grant Robertson was crowing about better-than-expected Government finances but interest rates continue to rise.