Feature Stories

Armed with a Massey University degree, Wairarapa's Sam Woodhouse now plans on returning to her Pongaroa home and putting it use.

A one-liner from an anti drink-drive television advert has been voted quote of the year in a Massey University competition to find the top ten New Zealand memorable quotes of 2011.

Elections are bad for business because economic uncertainty increases during political campaigns, according to a newly-published study by a Massey University researcher.

By Grant Duncan: Although it's impossible to predict the exact numbers at the election this Saturday, we can at least see some overall trends in opinion polls - and we can speculate about options for...

By Claire Robinson: Many will be familiar with the Tip Top Trumpet "Undies" advertisement when a man in a bathing suit walks away from a beach into a town, while the question is asked "how far away...

By Grant Duncan: Students of New Zealand politics may look back at the 2011 election and see the so-called teapot tape as the political turning point.

By David Tripe: One of the topics of recent financial news from around the world and New Zealand has been credit ratings. Both the United States and countries in Europe have suffered downgrades,...

By Claire Robinson: Valid questions were asked on Sunday morning's Mediawatch about the role of television in political impression formation, and the focus of the punditry (me included) on the...

Three-time Rugby World Cup winner Dr Farah Palmer says she understands why France may want to field an understrength side against New Zealand this weekend, but the ploy could backfire.

By Grant Duncan: It's Election year. How boring! National sleep-walking back into office, while Labour has only the hardest of hard-core support to save it from oblivion.