Internet-Mana press secretary Pam Corkery offered to resign after swearing at journalists at the party's launch, but she says she won't apologise to the reporters.

Kim Dotcom says he's not behind the hacking of the Whale Oil blog, and he's not paid out any of a $5m bounty he'd offered for information to help his legal case.

The Internet Mana party launched their campaign with a promise to create 50,000 jobs - but the message was overshadowed by a tirade from press secretary Pam Corkery.

Kim Dotcom was hailed as "New Zealand's newest super hero" as the Internet Mana Party kicked of its campaign today.

The chief executive of the KiwiYo company says he is deeply sorry that a Whangarei teenager quit her job after she was told not to greet customers with a traditional "kia ora".

In the lead-up to the election, the Herald is delivering political leaders as they're meant to be seen. Under the grill.

Hone Harawira sees the Internet Mana alliance enduring beyond the election because he and Laila Harre are synchronizing so well.

Live updates from the first public debate in the Epsom electorate, where National is urging its supporters to give their electorate votes to Act.

Internet Mana's coffers have swollen by more than $600,000 as a result of the two parties' merger.

The Internet Party is seeking legal advice after Prime Minister John Key linked a video of an effigy of himself being burned by jeering youths with the party.

Invercargill Mayor Tim Shadbolt must be wondering whether New Zealand society has changed at all in 50 years.

An Internet-Mana Party video clip of a frenzied crowd cheering on Kim Dotcom and chanting "F*** John Key" is being compared to Nazi Germany propaganda.

Labour’s Te Tai Tokerau candidate Kelvin Davis says he will donate money given to his campaign by National-aligned bloggers to Rape Crisis.

You cannot teach an old dog new tricks. Or so they say. Well, just try telling Winston Peters that.

The icing on the cake for Mr Dotcom is that the stand-off will occur in his home electorate of Helensville.

The Dark Horse actor Cliff Curtis was a no-show at one of the Mana Party's campaign events yesterday and says his "supposed attendance" had been misconstrued.

John Armstrong writes: If any spies from the Labour, Green or Maori parties infiltrated yesterday's Internet Mana rally, they would have come away worried.

The Mana Party will campaign to close down the Israeli Embassy in Wellington, according to spokesman John Minto.

Labour leader David Cunliffe has all but ruled out including Internet Party leader Laila Harre and Mana leader Hone Harawira as ministers under a future Labour Government.

Election day may be September 20 but parties across the political spectrum are gearing up for a fierce battle during the two weeks before that.

Bill Urale, aka Hip Hop artist King Kapisi, has been made youth culture and Pasifika ambassador for the Internet Mana Party.

This gaming of the system is not new, writes Brian Rudman. What is different this election is that instead of it being nudge-nudge, wink-wink, it's become formalised.

A Herald-DigiPoll survey showing the Internet Mana Party would get two seats in Parliament means the alliance is at "first base" but needs to hit a home run, Laila Harré says.

We can assure people that their votes will count, because we have our foot in the door through the one-seat threshold, writes Laila Harre and Hone Harawira.

New Herald poll shows Internet-Mana would get two MPs, as their success eats into the Greens vote while National is still well ahead of Labour.