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Fran O'Sullivan: Look out for the kids when you swing that axe, Mr Key
NZ should hope John Key shows some common sense - tempered with heart - when he goes about trying to reduce from 328,000 the number of Kiwis on solo parent, sickness and invalid benefits, writes Fran O'Sullivan.
Brian Fallow: Europe's leaders at beggar's crossroads
The tumult on global financial markets is a vote of no confidence in political leaders on both sides of the Atlantic.
Fran O'Sullivan: China ready to fight for its pound of flesh
Trade Minister will be under pressure in Beijing to live up to the terms of the FTA.
Liam Dann: Private capital needed to bridge the infrastructure gap
With the benefit of hindsight, the Government's infrastructure strategy at this time last year looks blissfully simple.
Susan Guthrie: Rich-poor gulf hard to measure
The gap between rich and poor is an important issue that rarely gets discussed by our economic mandarins.
Liam Dann: GFC II? We haven't solved the first one yet
It's nice to know the world has confidence in the NZ economy, but that may be of little comfort to struggling Kiwis.
Bernard Hickey: 10 things Key and Bollard can do with the dollar
John Key says there's nothing he can do about the high currency. He means there's nothing he wants to do about the high currency.
Bryan Gould: An outcome no political salesman can disguise
It is a measure of how subdued is the national mood and how modest are our current ambitions that we expect so little of our elected governments.
Success: Homegrown system, worldwide reach
Business software developed in NZ attracts growing interest in the US.
Bernard Hickey: 'I'll let you do the dirty work'
It's official. We now know that John Key and Alan Bollard secretly love our high dollar.
Geoff Simmons: Time to unsheath RB's secret weapon
Economic data is reading a little bit like the zombie apocalypse at the moment: the dollar hit an all-time high this week while inflation is the highest it has been in 21 years.
Peter Bromhead: The Screws of the World
While not shedding any tears over the demise of the News of the World, I am still sorry to see a historic newspaper ruthlessly executed by the "Dirty Digger" - as Private Eye aptly describes Rupert Murdoch.