Mt Roskill by-election – polls and punditry as it goes to the wire
Mt Roskill is as Labour as Micky Savage's brainstem. If Labour loses – or even only manages a tight win – the result could be cataclysmic.
Tue, 29 Nov 2016
One of the most basic rules for covering politics is to beware political operatives who sidle up to you and declare they have a private poll which shows them well ahead in whatever electoral race is going on.
The only sensible response is to declare you, yourself, have a private poll which shows