3 News political editor Patrick Gower joined Ali Mau to talk about the year in politics and give out the first annual Paddy Awards.
THE PADDY AWARDS
1. BEST POLITICIAN:
Winner: Winston Peters
Runner-up: Bill English
Commended: Kelvin Davis.
2. WORST POLITICIAN:
Winner: Michael Woodhouse.
Runner-up: Sam Lotu-Iiga.
3. BEST SURPRISE:
Winner: David Seymour
Runner-up: James Shaw.
4. BIGGEST MOVES:
Best: John Key’s Iraq decision
Worst: Labour’s Chinese sounding names
Watch the video for the full segment.