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OPINION: Do you tell your boss, and risk making a fuss, knowing that it will leave you labelled as a “buzz kill”? Or move on?

Simon Bridges' book might not be an insider’s tell-all, but it reveals what is inside the mind of a politician.

Thank God someone said it: Finlayson says National Party members back his little outburst Newshub 7 hrs ago © Newshub Nation Watch: Former National MP Chris Finlayson appeared on Newshub Nation on Saturday. Chris Finlayson has defended his recent comments saying the National Party is self-destructing and deserves "everything thats come to them". The former National MP recently told Stuff the party was guilty of self-inflicted "brand destruction" over recent years, and said it needed to ge...

Analysis - New rules are coming for masks and scanning, but the question is asked: has the government itself become complacent? The prime minister gets herself in a muddle with proposed hate speech laws and takes a lashing from the media, a former National minister berates his own party and the Three Waters proposals run into problems. Top from left: Jacinda Ardern, Kris Faafoi, Chris Finlayson and Nanaia Mahuta. Photo: RNZ / Getty Images Ardern said use of the app was consistently low across...

Finlayson: Ritual disembowelling of Todd Muller a lesson to other MPs Finlayson: Ritual disembowelling of Todd Muller a lesson to other MPs Wed, 30 Jun 2021, 12:20PM Former National MP Chris Finlayson says if Judith Collins "ritual disembowelling" of Todd Muller is what it takes to stop MPs sniping about each other to media, then he fully backs it. Finlayson has spoken out about the plight his party is in, saying former PM John Key had told them after the 2020 election to ei...

Winston Peters isnt backing down after calling the National Party a bunch of sex maniacs Winston Peters isnt backing down after calling the National Party a bunch of sex maniacs 23 June 2021 The New Zealand First leader yesterday reacted after the slur prompted Chris Penk to take to Twitter - in a now-deleted post - aiming expletives at him. Peters says the comment refers to the Nats record with former candidate Jake Bezzant and Rangitata MP Andrew Falloon. He says it was a throwaway line...

"Who is responsible? And can the party clean up its candidate selection process to fix the problem?" asks political analyst Dr Bryce Edwards.

OPINION: Labour took one transport plan to the election, now it is doing another, more expensive one and calling it the same thing.

From Jami-Lee Ross to Mill Rd: This is how the NZ Upgrade Programme came together, and then came apart.

OPINION: The social media adventures of politicians, or aspiring politicians, can be amusing, risky, or outright woeful — and this week we have seen all three.