Two big swings from the RBNZ / Interest rates: not up; maybe down, don’t bet on it / The latest polls / Fabians seeking a united centre-left / Telco network regulation post-2020 / Ministers talking ‘legacy’ / RBA rate decision May 5 could test parity again

RMA reform - no easy options / Irrigation under-spending spurs lobbying / Has Peters nobbled Little? / Major tax simplification project kicks off / Kiwi attitudes to Asians take a turn for the worse / Economy robust, but growth topping out / Parliament sticks to the easy stuff

Northland by-election – what happens if Winston wins? / Green Party leadership / Social housing policy – looking dicey / Auckland needs bigger wharves / Korea FTA signed, Indian deal as far off as ever / Might a rethink of the 1% to 3% inflation target warranted? / Tougher workplace sanctions on the way

Is Peters setting up Shane Jones to lead NZ First? / RBNZ notably more dovish / 1080 scare: why go public? / Mr Groser goes to Washington / Iraq deployment: watch Tikrit / Non-dairy soft commodity prices softer / Earnings strong, but share prices stronger

Labour back at 30% / Last go-round on environmental law reform / Aust-NZ talks – a dead rubber? / Pressure points – Greece and non-Arab OPEC / Electric vehicles – the germ of a powerful idea? / Worth watching – the Indian budget / Earnings season – a contrast among the power companies

Back to work for Parliament / Robertson kicks off new Labour policy process / EEZ Act no developer’s charter / May 21 Budget / The SkyCity conundrum / Mixed signals from the global economy / A Greek tragedy remains unlikely

Two resignations in one day – the implications

RMA reform – more bark than bite / Political role-switch for Nats and Labour? / International education – not all growth is good / The Chch CBD rebuild / Public transport contracting / Will Greece compromise? / What to do with a new gas find

The oil price plunge – pluses and minuses / NZ economy steams on / Politics in 2015 / Sports and alcohol – a political conundrum / EEZ mining – where to now? / New trans-Tasman cable / FMA targets governance standards

Reserve Bank extra: Higher growth, lower inflation through next two years