Audrey Young

Chicken fever hits parliament

7:20PM Friday November 20, 2009

Tokyo diary: Rugby, neon and a 1.5m knife

4:36AM Sunday November 1, 2009

Tokyo diary: All Blacks bigger than NZ

7:39AM Saturday October 31, 2009

Tokyo diary: The stunts of Key

4:36AM Friday October 30, 2009

Tokyo diary - day two

2:51PM Thursday October 29, 2009

Tokyo diary: 6.15pm

4:15PM Wednesday October 28, 2009

Who knew what and when

9:19AM Friday October 16, 2009

Time for Key to exercise leadership on TV bids

11:10AM Wednesday October 14, 2009

Maori parties gutted by Govt counter-bid

2:27PM Tuesday October 13, 2009

We need an independent Civil Defence review

2:11PM Thursday October 1, 2009

Fearless Sue Bradford will leave big gap

1:30PM Friday September 25, 2009

A drive down memory lane with Prebble

1:45PM Tuesday September 22, 2009

New scholarships scheme more a lottery than anything else

12:42PM Wednesday September 16, 2009

Salute to a 'fairly good bastard'

8:09AM Monday September 14, 2009

Petition organiser seeks personal time with Key

12:10AM Monday August 31, 2009

Spat over Maori seats reflects badly on select committee process

9:00AM Monday August 24, 2009

Hide's Maori seats threat - principle or strategy?

2:00AM Thursday August 20, 2009

Tongan ferry victims must not be failed again

1:30AM Monday August 17, 2009

A plague on both their houses

11:22AM Tuesday August 4, 2009

Parochialism alive and well in National

8:06PM Friday July 31, 2009

Paula Bennett, beneficiaries and bullying

6:44PM Tuesday July 28, 2009

Why the fuss over shipping container prisons?

11:41AM Monday June 22, 2009

Winners: Phil Goff - and the pollsters

10:45PM Saturday June 13, 2009

Audrey Young: Worth's exit the best decision

6:22PM Friday June 12, 2009

Goff is right, Key is wrong

12:25PM Tuesday June 9, 2009

Sharples talks at National conference

8:00AM Sunday June 7, 2009

Key's mistake: keeping quiet over Worth

1:42PM Thursday June 4, 2009

Congratulations for Key somersault

1:29PM Tuesday June 2, 2009

Oops! And oops! again

4:18PM Wednesday May 27, 2009

Lee's comments cap horror week for National

2:47PM Thursday May 14, 2009

MPs' spending - lessons from abroad

2:55PM Monday May 11, 2009

Not a mana-enhancing exercise

7:26AM Wednesday May 6, 2009

Govt right to front up on swine flu

7:59AM Monday May 4, 2009

NZ shift in tone on Fiji

5:15PM Sunday April 19, 2009

Haere ra Helen and Heather

1:15PM Saturday April 18, 2009

John's very expensive idea actually Kevin's

7:51AM Monday March 2, 2009

PM's 'we're not whiners' wishful thinking

11:28AM Friday February 27, 2009

I'd rather forget Ramos-Horta encounter

1:25PM Monday February 16, 2009

Mea maximus culpa

11:50AM Friday February 13, 2009

Key sounds like strong captain outlining game plan

2:31PM Wednesday February 4, 2009

National's stroppy women make mark

12:30PM Tuesday February 3, 2009

Obama leads way on open Government

3:31PM Monday January 26, 2009

Obama for breakfast

10:53AM Wednesday January 21, 2009

Things must be bad

1:29PM Thursday December 18, 2008

New Government wrong to ram through legislation

6:56PM Wednesday December 10, 2008

Order for Dr Speaker!

5:39PM Monday December 8, 2008

Key set to chat with George Bush

10:57AM Saturday November 22, 2008

On the eve of the summit

4:44PM Thursday November 20, 2008

Audrey Young: Solo mum a risk worth taking

5:23PM Monday November 17, 2008

Key's minority Govt finishes first round of election talks

3:56PM Monday November 10, 2008

Helen Clark had Plan B all along

12:15PM Sunday November 9, 2008

Herald stands by story

10:56AM Friday October 31, 2008

Get to Monaco toute de suite! officials told

1:35PM Wednesday October 29, 2008

Finally, a breakthrough on the Maori seats issue

5:13PM Tuesday October 28, 2008

John Key cruises on Labour Day

5:58PM Monday October 27, 2008

Green light for the Greens?

3:45PM Friday October 24, 2008

Smiles and gains but not without pain

2:42PM Thursday October 23, 2008

Mild attack ads get first airing

2:48PM Tuesday October 21, 2008

Dunne on the offensive

3:00PM Monday October 20, 2008

Post mortem and posting mortem

11:31AM Wednesday October 15, 2008

"Trust us - even if we don't know what we are doing yet"

5:18PM Tuesday October 14, 2008

Dull National vs energised Labour

1:26PM Monday October 13, 2008

Dogs, rednecks and workplace policy

4:41PM Thursday October 9, 2008

Maori Party making waves

1:44PM Monday October 6, 2008

Last orders for Margaret Wilson

5:37PM Sunday September 28, 2008

Winston Peters fallout continues

4:51PM Wednesday September 24, 2008

Maori Party important in Peters report

2:22PM Monday September 22, 2008

Winston Peters and the ever-changing story

5:12PM Saturday September 20, 2008

Peters' reprieve, thanks to Glenn

1:16PM Thursday September 11, 2008

A question of character - but whose?

12:38PM Wednesday September 10, 2008

What legal advice did NZ First receive?

1:09PM Tuesday September 9, 2008

When did Peters know about the Spencer Trust?

1:06PM Monday September 8, 2008

National in damage control after Williamson comments

10:01AM Monday August 25, 2008

Peters v The Rest, his favourite position

4:48PM Monday August 18, 2008

Resignation is a loss all round

2:20PM Thursday August 14, 2008

Nats sticking together after English's blunder

1:07PM Tuesday August 5, 2008

Strange forces at work at Nats Party conference

5:25PM Saturday August 2, 2008

Winston not keeping to his word

4:42PM Tuesday July 29, 2008

Rice hints at thaw in US-NZ relations

7:30PM Saturday July 26, 2008

Peters in graceless form at Alexandra Park

2:47PM Saturday July 19, 2008

Labour troops told to put on 'hard hats'

10:36AM Tuesday July 8, 2008

Anger at rising prices fuels support for truckies

1:39PM Friday July 4, 2008

Key reminds me of the Mad Butcher

1:13PM Tuesday July 1, 2008

Turbo charged Cullen

6:22PM Wednesday June 25, 2008

Peters' $10,000 charity cheque boomerangs again

12:03PM Wednesday June 18, 2008

Rudd should know who his friends are

10:01AM Friday June 13, 2008

Being in public life means just that

8:15AM Thursday June 12, 2008

Labour's fake Kiwi family obscures bigger sham that is EFA

1:11PM Wednesday June 11, 2008

Where the power of prejudice leads

3:20PM Saturday June 7, 2008

Strains grow between Maori - Greens

7:13AM Friday June 6, 2008

Street sympathy fades

9:38AM Thursday May 29, 2008

The cupboard is almost bare

3:30PM Thursday May 22, 2008

Hallelujah! Auditor-General call is a good one

8:49PM Monday May 19, 2008

Disbelief and sadness over immigration chief's departure

6:25PM Tuesday May 13, 2008

Electoral Finance woes

1:58PM Wednesday April 16, 2008

EFA story probably a shock

1:00PM Monday April 14, 2008

Politics - it's just not cricket. Or is it?

7:14AM Sunday April 13, 2008

Whaadda Week - the week in retrospect

7:13PM Friday April 11, 2008

UK trumps NZ MPs on rights of access

7:41AM Monday April 7, 2008

Decision time for the Electoral Commission

11:46AM Wednesday April 2, 2008

The right way for NZ First? No way

5:00AM Tuesday April 1, 2008

Former Governor-General on Fiji mission

7:00AM Wednesday March 26, 2008

Alarming reports coming out of Fiji

11:11AM Tuesday March 25, 2008

Key dismisses Douglas' proposed national agenda

5:59PM Thursday March 20, 2008

My authorised version of lunatic laws at work

6:00AM Thursday March 20, 2008

Labour's stance on Air NZ pay gap seems inconsistent

10:43AM Tuesday March 18, 2008

Junket just a glorified golden handshake

12:08PM Tuesday March 11, 2008

Foreshore and seabed territorial deals

10:42AM Monday March 10, 2008

Corrections, retractions and rubbish

3:24PM Thursday March 6, 2008

Party's delay on payback

5:00AM Monday March 3, 2008

Peters denies Owen Glenn donation, abuses journos (+audio)

4:41PM Thursday February 28, 2008

It's time for real answers, Winston

5:44PM Monday February 25, 2008

Key changes stance on Hobsonville housing

1:02PM Friday February 22, 2008

Labour should squirm over link to expat millionaire

12:58PM Friday February 22, 2008

Peters fury over handling of millionaire donation story

12:25PM Wednesday February 20, 2008

Blog:

1:12PM Tuesday February 12, 2008

Language just as important as policy

11:17AM Tuesday February 12, 2008

Hardline attack may be counter-productive

11:14AM Tuesday February 12, 2008

Clark's Karetu visit confrontation-free (+photos,video)

3:28PM Monday February 11, 2008

Hikoi heads for treaty ground (+photos,video)

2:22PM Wednesday February 6, 2008

Key makes good early impression at Waitangi

2:52PM Tuesday February 5, 2008

Clark goes from state of the nation speech to vodka palace

10:03AM Tuesday February 5, 2008

Electoral Bill makes MPs all sinners together

1:11PM Tuesday December 18, 2007

When cheques bounce back

11:40AM Saturday December 15, 2007

Let the pre-election campaign begin

5:41PM Thursday December 13, 2007

Thanks but no thanks, says Costello

10:03AM Monday December 10, 2007

Howard faithful sob at concession speech

10:00AM Monday December 10, 2007

Coldplay-lite strikes wrong Key

9:56AM Monday December 10, 2007

Mallard should apologise (+audio)

9:54AM Monday December 10, 2007

End of an era or remarkable comeback for Howard

5:00AM Sunday November 25, 2007

Historic day for Rudd, Labor and Gillard

7:56AM Saturday November 24, 2007

Polls confuse, media split in election's final buildup

2:53PM Friday November 23, 2007

Howard's speech overshadowed by race issues

9:27PM Thursday November 22, 2007

Liberals look ugly and desperate

12:50PM Thursday November 22, 2007

Rudd pushes leadership, leadership, leadership

5:40PM Wednesday November 21, 2007

In the heart of Howard country

8:14AM Wednesday November 21, 2007

Australian election promises know no bounds

6:00PM Tuesday November 20, 2007

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2:44PM Tuesday November 20, 2007

Howard and Costello's happy marriage

12:11PM Tuesday November 20, 2007

Bill's most harmful effects will be unseen

5:26PM Monday November 19, 2007

What they're saying in the back rooms

4:14PM Monday November 19, 2007

Rove's questioning confuses Rudd as Australian election heats up

11:01AM Monday November 19, 2007

Setchell reports increase concerns

2:04PM Wednesday November 14, 2007

Remit tip-toes around cultural sensitivity

8:30AM Monday November 12, 2007

A very Australian affair

10:15PM Wednesday November 7, 2007

Speech well worth a read

11:18AM Tuesday November 6, 2007

Mallard should make a sacrifice for punch-up

11:11AM Tuesday November 6, 2007

Wow factor missing in Cabinet reshuffle

11:10AM Tuesday November 6, 2007

Now for tax cuts

5:06PM Saturday November 3, 2007

Labour on song, but wary of wrong Key

10:00PM Friday November 2, 2007

NZ First passes ambiguous remit

2:05PM Saturday October 27, 2007

Gala weekend of political parties

7:40AM Saturday October 27, 2007

Media relief as leaders shift to lovely Vava'u

5:26PM Friday October 26, 2007

Clark tires of 'Frank' issue

7:31AM Monday October 22, 2007

A little bit of gloating in order over Maharey

7:05PM Friday October 19, 2007

Jonah lends his name to whale conservation project

2:00PM Friday October 19, 2007

'Leper' Bainimarama steps out in style

1:41PM Friday October 19, 2007

Choked-up over Howard's 'One tribe' speech

1:28PM Friday October 19, 2007

Distasteful battle (+audio)

7:30PM Wednesday October 10, 2007

New Christian party - an idiot's guide

3:10PM Friday September 21, 2007

Three cheers

8:34AM Thursday September 13, 2007

NZ First makes mince meat of Burton

4:05PM Thursday September 6, 2007

Air NZ needs to decide what's commercially sensitive

2:15PM Wednesday September 5, 2007

Blog: Clark set to step away from the fray

5:00PM Sunday September 2, 2007

Moore working towards Goff as new Labour leader?

12:18PM Wednesday August 29, 2007

Audrey Young: Key debates the Electoral Finance Bill

2:05PM Wednesday August 22, 2007

Clark unwise to increase Transtasman tension

1:35PM Monday August 20, 2007

Blog: Main players of the Air New Zealand fiasco

5:00PM Sunday August 19, 2007

What the politicians did with the political blog

6:10PM Monday August 13, 2007

Political blog on political blogs

6:00PM Sunday August 12, 2007

Give Hone a break

3:20PM Friday August 10, 2007

Key endures Labour's jabs and jibes

4:47PM Tuesday August 7, 2007

National Party conference update

5:07PM Saturday August 4, 2007

The National Party conference - Part One

4:54PM Saturday August 4, 2007

Transparency lost in therapeutic medicines debate

11:34AM Thursday August 2, 2007

I'm bloody angry with Key

11:55AM Wednesday August 1, 2007

Resolving conflicts of interest

1:15PM Saturday July 28, 2007

Benson-Pope admits involved in Setchell case

4:20PM Thursday July 26, 2007

Double standards and toadyism in Setchell affair

11:04AM Monday July 23, 2007

Nats accused of betraying Maori Party

12:56PM Saturday July 21, 2007

When the gallery becomes a political platform

3:25PM Thursday July 19, 2007

National plays politics for 'lame-duck' jibe (+audio)

12:48PM Tuesday July 17, 2007

Union militancy re-born

8:39AM Monday July 16, 2007

Audrey Young: Hawkes Bay whistleblower's allegations deserve investigatio

12:44PM Thursday July 12, 2007

Audrey Young: The transtasman name game

2:34PM Tuesday July 10, 2007

Audrey Young: Apparent support for Act's new relationship with Labour

12:56PM Sunday July 8, 2007

Junket bandwagon heads for Pacific

1:50PM Thursday July 5, 2007

Labour spends up big with taxpayer's money

2:00PM Tuesday July 3, 2007

About our new Politics blog

2:00PM Tuesday July 3, 2007