Southern Say

Not every issue politicians debate is a matter of life and death but on Wednesday that was, literally, the topic of the day.

Father Christmas came early this week, in the form of Regional Economic Development Minister Shane Jones and his Santa Sack, otherwise known as the Provincial Growth Fund.

A few years ago, Parliament reviewed the rules concerning member's Bills, partly in the hope of allowing more MPs a chance of getting their proposed law reforms considered.

In a race of any kind a clean get-away is essential, and Invercargill National MP Sarah Dowie has managed just that.

This day two years ago, overseas postal voting for the 2017 election had just started.

Former National Prime Minister Keith Holyoake's famous advice that first-term backbench MPs should learn to "breathe through their nose" before trying to make their mark on Parliament has echoed...

Politicians often say they want to know what voters are thinking. While the cynical may have their doubts, generally, that is actually the case.

Politics this week offered proof that if at first you do not succeed, you should try, try and try again.

Computers and government have been a major issue this past fortnight with the fallout from National accessing Budget data still proving dangerously radioactive to a range of politicians and civil...