Should Peter Dunne be New Zealand's Bradley Manning?

 In the wake of Peter Dunne's resignation as a Cabinet minister I can't but help think of the old AC/DC classic song Dirty Deeds.

The Beehive's Ninth Floor struck out against Judith Collins and the National Party's Far Right faction over the weekend through the release of what have become known as the 'Lusk Papers.'

 We've been treated to the latest series of opinion polls and they've been bouncing around like crazy.

 "That's what they're all thinking! That cartoonist guy is saying what people are afraid to say openly!"

 Yesterday, the media trumpeted the Government's 2013 Budget as the first light at the end of the tunnel.

 I have a simple question to ask and it's this - why did the National Party put Aaron Gilmore on its list when they knew he was a plonker?

 This morning's terrorist actions against the Boston Marathon were horrific. 

 Margaret Thatcher passed away overnight in London. Her death will be a sad one for her family, friends and former colleagues. 

 Having Danish right-wing MP Marie Krarup at a Maori powhiri has turned to be like having ACT's Louis Crimp attend one. Their reactions on race relations issues aren't far apart it seems.