Wellington moves to Waitangi / Nats fall in behind Bridges’s NZ First gambit / The Maori Party - a spirited, but shaky revival / Crunch time for TOP/Sustainable NZ / What to make of the coronavirus? / Has the govt really spiked National’s guns?

September 19 election day? / Light rail decision getting close / Detail imminent on $12b infrastructure spend / Rate cut argument further diminished / Election year factors / Auckland port decision / Nats and NZ First

Robertson’s slow reveal / Auckland port move / Slower growth, fewer surpluses - does it matter politically? / EU-NZ trade talks dragging - quelle surprise / Local govt infrastructure funding progress / Compliments of the season

Reserve Bank capital requirements / RBNZ listens, up to a point / More angst in fuel study

Northport edging ahead as Auckland’s best option / Nats roam further from liberalism / NZ First’s fundraising problem / More MPs inevitable? / The govt’s media headache / New foreign investment rules / Confidence improving

Northport shift not a done deal / Govt’s plans for publicly funded news / Pressure rising for electricity tariff resets / Civil liberties erosions on several fronts / Nats’ education policy fresher than Tomorrow’s Schools? / RBNZ remains master of surprise / A shabby week for NZ First

Big end of town gives ‘greening finance’ a big push / Freshwater proposals the next ag/govt battleground / High wholesale electricity prices hit Flick and smelter / Twyford in the gun - again / Chile’s halo slips / Crunch time for minnow parties / TV3 sale - no govt appetite to intervene

FPAs - the smoke clears a bit / ‘Good things take time’ / Polls - what are they good for? / NZ First - expect a united front / Inflation has bottomed out - why cut more? / TV3 sale comes with news-sized political headache / Orr: embattled but unrepentant

Tax losses to be more liberally treated? / NZ First’s ethics problem / Third party experts endorse RBNZ on bank capital / A squib of considerable dampness / Pressure on to move PoA north / Fonterra’s reset / Todd Property’s big sell-off

Risks to Brand Jacinda / Ihumatao - it’s back / Signs of a land grab by financial regulators / Notable govt agency board appointments / Tough times for transport fuel sector / Internal turmoil for Labour will persist