Little starts well / Key’s whale of a headache / Fonterra payout heading under $5 per kg/Ms? / OPEC vs US shale oil / Victorian election blow for Abbott / EPA’s expert shortage / New TWI to underline China relationship

The US-China climate deal – it matters / Labour leader next Tuesday / India under Modi - special report / More labour reform to come? / Knauf reviews NZ plasterboard market / LVR’s to stay for now / New Parliament’s timetable settled

Where to now for interest rates? / TPP window opens in early 2015 / BIM City / Labour law: Parliament and courts part ways / Dairy bounceback - how realistic is that hope? / Silver Fern Farms targeting $100m equity raise / Goodbye to QE

Security contribution returns as ‘pay-to-play’ chip / RMA reforms to focus on urban land / Labour risks farce over leadership / Social service provision under scrutiny / China, Europe look weak – volatility rises / ECB and Bundesbank at loggerheads / Parliament reopens next Tuesday

A Cabinet next week / Labour Agonises / Employment law reform by Christmas … / … but RMA reforms are less clear-cut / Yellen helps Wheeler’s yellin’ / G20 finance ministers see weak world outlook / Fonterra’s strategy

Post election extra: Full steam ahead as fast as John Key wants

Cabinet extra: John Key’s refreshed Cabinet – key out-takes

What would National have to do to lose? / Third term priorities / Dude, where’s my inflation? / Who will lead Labour? / Life after Winston / Headwinds in China / Russia sanctions hurt global dairy market

Reserve Bank extra: OCR stays at 3.5% for “some time”

National’s pain continues / Summing up the polls / Fiscal policy on track / Fonterra’s new China play / Power companies’ cash-rich dilemma / What to do about Kiwirail?