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Molesworth & Featherston (Weekend) – 5 August 2005
Friday, 5 August 2005, 3:46 pm | Molesworth and Featherston
The turnaround in Labour’s fortunes in the rash of polls at the end of last week have shot it back in front in our rolling poll of polls, leaving it with a new-found confidence; and all the options. So the numbers are (assuming sitting leaders are ... More >>
Molesworth & Featherston (Weekend) - 29 July 2005
Friday, 29 July 2005, 3:01 pm | Molesworth and Featherston
Can we just say we told you so? Thanks - Not a ripple of surprise among our readers, we trust, at the news this week the election will be held on September 17. We’ll update our exclusive rolling average poll of polls early next week with fresh data ... More >>
Molesworth & Featherston (Weekend) - 22 July 2005
Thursday, 28 July 2005, 3:23 pm | Molesworth and Featherston
M&F WEEKEND UPDATE Molesworth & Featherston replaces its free Lobby Edition with a new, reformatted Weekend Update edition. RISKY BUSINESS The trail of bodies mounts at the Herald’s business section. The boss and his deputy are the latest to go. More >>
Molesworth & Featherston (Lobby Edition) – 15/7/05
Friday, 15 July 2005, 10:20 am | Molesworth and Featherston
Michael Cullen is keen to get National's tax cut policy out in the open as soon as possible to give the longest time to attack it. So the theory that an August poll date would surprise National and give it no time to sell the tax pack seems more ... More >>
Molesworth & Featherston (Lobby Edition) – 8/7/05
Friday, 8 July 2005, 2:56 pm | Molesworth and Featherston
SWITCH National takes the lead in our exclusive rolling average poll. ECONOMY As we told you to expect last week, the OECD found something for everyone, while Treasury confirms the slowing economy and looks at house prices. More >>
Molesworth & Featherston (Lobby Ed.) 30 June 2005
Friday, 1 July 2005, 2:55 pm | Molesworth and Featherston
National went within a breath of claiming the lead in our rolling poll of polls after this week’s New Zealand Herald Digipoll gave them a four point lead over Labour. Today’s NBR poll will put National in front. More >>
Molesworth & Featherston (Lobby Edition) – 23/6/05
Friday, 24 June 2005, 2:31 pm | Molesworth and Featherston
This week the rolling poll makes it very close. New tax figures present the finance minister with a bundle of cash he might not want just now, reasons to think about selling your house, a sample of economic data and analysis from the Governor’s Edition ... More >>
Molesworth & Featherston (Lobby Edition) – 16/6/05
Friday, 17 June 2005, 11:46 am | Molesworth and Featherston
One of our top business leaders gets poached by the Aussies, we preview the visit of President Musharraf, update scuttlebutt from the media rounds and a few other bits and pieces. This is a condensed, complimentary edition of Molesworth & Featherston… More >>
Molesworth & Featherston (Lobby Edition) – 10/6/05
Friday, 10 June 2005, 12:10 am | Molesworth and Featherston
Our rolling poll shows Labour has lost the ability to form a government of less than four parties, while National does not yet have numbers to reach power. In related news, we are sticking our neck even further out on the election date. ‘Told you so’ ... More >>
Molesworth & Featherston (Lobby Edition) – 2/6/05
Thursday, 2 June 2005, 2:53 pm | Molesworth and Featherston
Labour’s lead and coalition options are narrowing in our rolling average poll of polls. The Greens get ready for a conference. MPs widen their privilege protection. There are plans for much more wind power, the PM visits China and we take a look ... More >>
Molesworth & Featherston (Lobby Edition) – 26/5/05
Friday, 27 May 2005, 12:24 am | Molesworth and Featherston
This week we look back at the Budget (and send out a hunting party for the Government’s vaunted spin machine), outline a battle over when 5 per cent is more, or less, than 5 per cent, find the Auckland bus drivers dispute getting back into gear, and finish ... More >>
Molesworth & Featherston (Lobby Edition) – 20/5/05
Monday, 23 May 2005, 10:55 am | Molesworth and Featherston
It was Budget week so we have a few comments and the main economic and fiscal points. House prices took a dip. The government’s digital strategy didn’t impress us much. More >>
Molesworth & Featherston (Lobby Edition) – 13/5/05
Monday, 16 May 2005, 1:06 pm | Molesworth and Featherston
This week Labour’s poll lead narrows following the series of controversies in immigration, the former Police Commissioner and more. Treasury thinks the economy will bounce back before slowing. We look at lessons for New Zealand from the UK election, and ... More >>
Molesworth & Featherston (Lobby Edition) – 5/5/05
Friday, 6 May 2005, 11:33 am | Molesworth and Featherston
The Government confirmed the level of the carbon tax to be introduced in 2007. Labour maintains a substantial lead in the rolling poll of polls, as we take issue with a few poll reports. A new report says our superannuation scheme is skimpy. Rumbles ... More >>
Molesworth & Featherston (Lobby Edition) – 29/4/05
Monday, 2 May 2005, 11:11 am | Molesworth and Featherston
Molesworth & Featherston comes to you delayed this week by the shortened ANZAC week, though it was a quiet week. The Reserve Bank held interest rates. We investigated how seriously to take reports of falling business confidence and list our top near-term ... More >>
Molesworth & Featherston (Lobby Edition) – 21/4/05
Friday, 22 April 2005, 1:02 pm | Molesworth and Featherston
New data shuffles the numbers in our exclusive poll of polls. There’s also new data from the world bank, showing New Zealand’s income is not too flash – and there are useful tax comparisons to make, too. We wrap up the John Tamihere business, at least ... More >>
Molesworth & Featherston (Lobby Edition) – 14/4/05
Thursday, 14 April 2005, 2:41 pm | Molesworth and Featherston
John Tamihere gets a reprieve for now, but we think he’s more or less done as a Labour MP now. Treasury tells ministers the economy has peaked, but doesn’t seem to have a care in the world about the current account monster in the closet. Our new aid ... More >>
Molesworth & Featherston (Lobby Edition) – 7/4/05
Thursday, 7 April 2005, 1:13 pm | Molesworth and Featherston
John Tamihere’s comments about his colleagues, and the subsequent anguish, have not affected the data yet but Labour is up in our rolling poll of polls. That could be the reason National is importing help. We are arguing there won’t be an early election ... More >>
Molesworth & Featherston (Lobby Edition) – 17/3/05
Tuesday, 29 March 2005, 10:37 am | Molesworth and Featherston
As ministers signed off the budget this week, the pressure went on to cut future spending as Treasury rolled back its estimates of the government’s future income. Labour selects its list, National’s social conservatism has its doubters and United ... More >>
Molesworth & Featherston (Lobby Edition) – 17/3/05
Thursday, 17 March 2005, 2:37 pm | Molesworth and Featherston
With its major review of New Zealand’s aid agency due, the OECD argues international aid can too often be a raw deal for both the recipient of aid and taxpayers who fund it. Their argument appears in full for the first time in Molesworth & Featherston. ... More >>