Editorial: Jacinda resists urge to sock the rich
EDITORIAL: Labour right to resist the urge to increase the top rate of income tax.
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Heather du Plessis-Allan: Winston would make good PM
COMMENT: Winston is a smooth operator who might still hold a trump card.
Hide: Labour keeps quiet its tax policy
COMMENT: What's Labour's tax policy? Don't know? Don't feel bad. Neither does Labour.
Why this election won't be won on numbers
COMMENT: Could Bill English be a victim of his own economic success, Asks Liam Dann.
Ponytail pulling saga rears head again
The National Party's new TV ad has come under fire on social media.
National to crack down on freedom camping
National says it will crack down on freedom camping if re-elected.
Labour: 50% will pay $8 or less at doctor
Labour policy will see half of all Kiwis pay $8 or less to go to the doctor.
Seymour labels Peters a 'charismatic crook'
David Seymour labelled Winston Peters a "charismatic crook" in a heated political debate.
Come clean on tax? Let's do that
COMMENT: Voters deserve better than Labour's 'trust us' approach.
Jacinda draws crowds in South Auckland
Crowds flock to South Auckland for Labour's latest policy announcement.
Mahuta: endorsement puts Kingitanga at risk
Labour's Nanaia Mahuta says Kingitanga in "difficult position" if Government changes.
John Armstrong: That ain't lipstick, Gareth
COMMENT: Gareth Morgan has seriously underestimated Jacinda Ardern, says John Armstrong.
Braunias: Secret Diary of election campaign
COMMENT: A pig walks into a bar and asks for some lipstick.
Turei still hopeful of two ticks from voters
Metiria Turei says it would be "a privilege" if voters gave her two ticks.
National waits for 'stardust' to settle
With four weeks until polling day, we are witnessing an unprecedented seismic shift
The Maori battlegrounds
The Maori Party is in a fight for survival. Claire Trevett looks at the odds.
Focus: Does the Jacinda effect stretch to ping pong?
Steve Braunias takes on new Labour leader Jacinda Ardern.
John Roughan: National's forgotten benefit boost
COMMENT: Child poverty figures are not up to date and do not tell us what works.
Editorial: National has a contest on its hands
EDITORIAL: Labour's leadership change has made this a singularly fascinating election.
Ping-pong politics: Ardern vs Braunias
Braunias tackles Labour leader Jacinda Ardern in the great political ping pong tournament.
National goes user pays, Labour rules out PPPs
National says it wants tourists to pay for conservation in NZ, but not through a tax.
Ardern: 'We would review NZ in Afghanistan'
Jacinda Ardern says she would review New Zealand's contribution to Afghanistan.
Focus: Political ad campaign comparison
With NZ election campaigns becoming more 'presidential' which major party is standing out in their latest advert?
Focus: A week in politics with Fran O'Sullivan
Vernon Tava and Fran O'Sullivan give a run down of the week in politics as we lead up to the general election
Dumbing down the PM could mean National kill Bill
Comment: National's strategy with Bill English is a risky one.
Who is most capable to run the country?
More Aucklanders rate English but more Wellingtonians rate Ardern.
Gould: This time Labour has the John Key factor
COMMENT: Jacinda Ardern may be winning on personality so far but she needs to win on more.
Soper: Bill English still winning popularity contest
Ardern will hope lethargic Millennials get out and vote after latest poll.
Heartbeat: Dreams lost and found in Thames
Thames can be a place of opportunity, residents say.
Manhire: Party leaders' big speeches, uncut edition
COMMENT: Toby Manhire reveals what our unedited political leaders were planning to say...
Election Policy Series: Euthanasia, anti-smacking and state care
A look at where the parties are on key social issues.
Hosking: Clarification over Maori Party comments
Hosking says his Maori Party voting comments referred to electorates, not the party list.
Bill's in a high-vis vest, Jacinda in an apron
Out on the campaign trail English heads to Christchurch while Ardern goes to Otara.