The Conservative Party has confirmed the first five members on its list, which includes a mix of familiar and new faces.

The rejection of the Government's flagship education policy by primary school teachers and principals was "sadly predictable" in an election year, according to Prime Minister John Key.

Prime Minister John Key says nothing has changed after a video emerged from 2011 appearing to contradict his claim he was never told by the SIS it intended to release politically sensitive secret documents to Whale Oil blogger Cameron Slater.

Whale Oil blogger Cameron Slater is being prosecuted for the same thing he is complaining about — using someone else’s private communications without permission.

Cameron Slater and his Whale Oil Beef Hooked website have some passionate advocates. But Slater presents some risks as part of a public relations strategy.

New evidence appears to contradict John Key's claim he was never told about an SIS document release to Cameron Slater - this time from the PM himself.

Labour's support among the elderly has slumped despite making free GP visits for pensioners the centrepiece of its election campaign launch recentl

John Key on who'll be in his Cabinet and what job they'll be doing if he wins power at the election.

More than half of voters surveyed believe the fallout from Nicky Hager's Dirty Politics book will damage Prime Minister John Key.

National has taken a hit in the first poll since Nicky Hager's Dirty Politics was released but the Greens, not Labour, are the big winners so far.

Prime Minister John Key said abolishing the Maori seats would rip the country apart and attract "hikois from hell".

John Key has emphatically restated he was not told of the SIS’s intention to release sensitive documents to Cameron Slater, despite two letters suggesting he was.

John Key's popularity has dived by 8.5 points in the first political poll since Nicky Hager's book Dirty Politics was released, according to a Herald DigiPoll survey.

Primary school teachers and principals have voted overwhelmingly to reject the Government's flagship education policy.

Do you want to know more about your political leaders and what they think but don’t have much time? Here you can watch the party leaders answer Fast Fire questions on a range of issues, talking down the barrel of the camera directly to you. (NZ First declined to take part). Today’s question is what is the best way to address inequality in NZ?

Another document has emerged casting doubt on John Key and former SIS director Warren Tucker’s claims about how secret documents were sent to blogger Cameron Slater.

The inspector-general of Intelligence and Security's decision to investigate the release of SIS documents to Cameron Slater is "hugely significant", writes John Armstrong.

Key figures at the centre of the Dirty Politics furore including beleaguered Justice Minister Judith Collins were yesterday avoiding media but retained at least some support from voters and family yesterday.

David Cunliffe would like to remain Labour leader and take the party into 2017 election, even if the party loses at the September 20 election.

I am a 74-year-old student of politics at the University of Auckland, so I am not uninformed or naive about politics and politicians.

Labour leader David Cunliffe repeated his call to PM John Key to sack Judith Collins.

PM John Key has repeated his belief that New Zealanders were more interested in the economy than politicking after taking numerous questions on the Dirty Politics book and the involvement of National minister Judith Collins, his own staffer Jason Ede and others.

A majority of voters approve of farm sales to foreigners only when it brings a significant advantage over a New Zealand buyer such as jobs, according to the latest Herald-DigiPoll survey. Hear what the political leaders have to say about foreign investment.

Prime Minister and National leader John Key takes the Hot Seat to talk about his plans for the future in series of leader interviews ahead of the September 20 election. He speaks with NewstalkZB host Rachel Smalley, Herald columnists Fran O'Sullivan and Toby Manhire and political editor Audrey Young. The interview was conducted on August 12, before Nicky Hager's book Dirty Politics was released.