THE new National-led government has come through its first year with the honeymoon extended well beyond the usual 100 days.

But as our IN DEPTH team of Kylie Klein-Nixon, Tory Regan, Melissa McDonald and Daniel Simmons Ritchie found, the Foreshore and Seabed Act repeal may put an end to wedded bliss with electors.

This NewsWire analysis of some of the political landscape’s big issues finds unemployment and, unexpectedly, the run-up to the Rugby World Cup are other ticking bombs for our new leaders.  READ MORE>