Opinion - This week Prime Minister Bill English said he had heard, anecdotally, that employers struggled to find enough New Zealand staff who could pass a drug test.
And he continued to not see the point in holding an inquiry into historical abuse in state care, despite all of National's political allies backing the idea.
Toby Morris draws a line between how Mr English - and the media - handled some of this week's big stories.
Employers are still struggling to find enough New Zealanders to fill vacancies, in many cases because they would fail drug tests, Prime Minister Bill English says.
ACT leader David Seymour is the latest to support calls for an inquiry into historical abuse of children in state care.
Drug use among dairy farm workers is a problem, but alcohol abuse is just as big an issue, Federated Farmers says.
Politicians are fond of calling for gangs to be smashed. Many gang members have already been smashed by the state - when they were children. Aaron Smale reports. Video
Opinion - Some say we're in a new era of post-truth politics. Others say that's overblown. Some say "he said, she said" reporting is to blame. Toby Morris and Toby Manhire weigh in.
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