Zero Carbon Bill likely next week / Infrastructure pressures and the Stiassny resignation / The case for a Cabinet reshuffle / Is Judith Collins the best defence Simon Bridges has? / MFAT troubleshooter on US social media mission / Heading for a rate cut? / Reminder re HUGOvision

Transformation vs ‘pragmatic idealism’ / Simon Bridges now on borrowed time / Post-CGT tax agenda / Foreign donors to political parties under scrutiny / Shaw puts moral hazard debate on the table / Chilling signal for ‘old China hands’ / How long for Winston Peters?

Ardern in China / Holding pattern on Huawei / Heat back on Bridges / New focus for intelligence services / Social media regulation / Simon Moutter’s departure / The RBNZ’s aggressive easing stance

From terror, a rare global leadership opportunity / Ardern refuels her political capital / Political management remains crucial

Govt floundering on capital gains tax / Huawei – getting harder / NZ First not panicking yet about low polls / Auckland mayoralty / Mainzeal decision / Blueprint for social welfare reform received / Teacher strikes look likely to escalate

A ray of light on gloomy NZ-China relations? / Capital gains tax gambit – fairness vs economic dynamism / Electricity incumbents largely off the hook / The real story of the latest polls: NZ First’s sustained decline / Will the BRRs survive past 2020? / Corporate earnings in full swing

Nats dictate political agenda pre-Waitangi / MFAT’s Brexit juggling act / Employment law reform – digging in on compulsory unions / Maori funding, law reform and water settlement hopes / PM’s ‘state of the nation’ speech

The Year Ahead / How to woo NZ First on capital gains tax / Fair Pay Agreements detail emerges / China relations / KiwiBuild / 5-G / High parliamentary drama guaranteed over social issues

One year in, a blancmange of policy intent / Explanations needed on KiwiBuild CEO / Bridges tries Trump tactic / NZ First – worried as the Greens make nice / First glimpse of the 2019 Wellbeing Budget / A fright for Air NZ / Wishing all Hugo Group members a safe and happy Christmas

Huawei: there will be a price to pay / Centrist interventions shape up in water and UDA / 8 Rivers – plenty of hurdles, including PGF’s credibility / Tax Working Group – heading off the rails? / MMP tweaks on the cards for 2020 referendum / Climate change consensus – on hold till the New Year? / Australia heading to the polls early?