‘Nine long years’ is a jazz standard in political debate. Using opinions and mathematics we have settled on the moment from which it is no longer acceptable to use this rhetorical device
There are so many issues facing the nation but one rises above them all. Madeleine Chapman goes on a quest to find the worst seat in the House.
Primary teachers begin rolling strikes today. Here's the essential FAQ.
A new group seeks to challenge the orthodoxy, starting with a call to establish an independent Conflict Prevention Unit
A NZer on what he learned campaigning with the Democrats in New York, and the key to overcoming Trump in 2020
Labour is getting crapped on from the left and right after loosening its restrictions on people making capital gains off KiwiBuild houses
Former long-serving MP Peter Dunne explains what will determine the immigration minister's fate.
The PM must swiftly condemn China on its mass detention of minority groups if her UN speech talking up the virtues of kindness and justice is to hold credibility
Trump has proven once again that he is an impressive electoral campaigner with a crude but effective grasp of strategy – and shown that scaring people works
We rake the leaves of the JLR saga – and the mini-crises confronting the government.
In campaigning, Ardern’s party proffered a range of bold railway intentions. Now we’re waiting for the bold coalition blueprint.
Howdy, and welcome to The Spinoff's live blog of the 2018 US midterm elections, brought to you by Catherine McGregor, Toby Manhire, Alex Braae, and maybe some of your other mates at The Spinoff.
There is an enormous mismatch between the size of the damage caused by tobacco, alcohol and unhealthy food and the amount invested in preventing that damage
The time to start tuning in, the races to look out for, the chances of a Democratic 'blue wave', and why today's result could completely alter the course of American politics.
If anyone in Pittsburgh lacked motivation to get involved in the midterms, Trump’s ham-fisted response to the synagogue shooting provided it, writes a New Zealander living there.
Days out from critical midterm elections, Tim Watkin attends a Donald Trump rally, where it's not about facts and figures, but tribes and theatre.
New Zealand has a severe lack of political polls and, without polling, political coverage relies on the opinions of a few Wellington-based journalists. Michael Appleton explains why that's a bad thing.
