COMMENT: Will concerns about inequality, poverty have an impact on this year's election?

The first signs of panic are starting to set in for Labour, writes Claire Trevett.

COMMENT: Will the Greens be rewarded or punished for co-leader Metiria Turei's confession.

Flavell: Peters claim he is hiding behind Maori language harks back to 19th century.

PM faced more questions over his involvement in the Barclay secret recordings controversy.

Some of the most interesting items to consider when it comes to referendum debate.

COMMENT: Jones has air of over-confident club player convinced he should have been an AB.

NZ First has vowed to give police the power to veto boxing and wrestling matches.

EDITORIAL: Maori seats have long been a distinctive feature of NZ's political landscape.

The issue of the Maori seats has been dormant but this election could seal their fate.

Comment: Mike Hosking admires Winston Peters, but says no-one wants him in government.

NZ First leader Winston Peters says he was much misunderstood on Maori seats.

English hasn't categorically ruled out the Greens but says they have ruled themselves out.

Candidates quizzed about housing, retirement age, water bottling and more.

The Maori seat debate - what difference would it make to Hohepa Bloggs?

We ask Kiwis who they think is most capable of running the Government.

NZ First leader Winston Peters hints referendum on Maori seats could be for Maori only.

COMMENT: Green co-leader Metiria Turei's confession carries legal and political risks.

EDITORIAL: If Peters joins a coalition with a low-polling Labour Party, he could be PM.

COMMENT: Winston Peters has a very thin skin when it comes to criticism from the Greens.

It's an election year, and the kingmaker of Kiwi politics is on the rise once again.

Greens co-leader Metiria Turei is not backing away from her criticism of NZ First.

The regions are finally being noticed, writes Barry Soper.

Green MP Barry Coates said a Labour-NZ First Govt would be 'unacceptable' to his party.

Just about the end of the road as Peters tour heads off snow on Napier-Taupo road.

More advertising dollars are likely to be spent on social media in 2017.

A mood of goodwill could signal changes are afoot for funding a critical Tauranga road.

Winston Peters has taken aim at freedom campers and their reputed toilet habits.

COMMENT: What is it about Winston Peters that we like above other leaders? Personality.

Labour leader Andrew Little is now fourth in the preferred Prime Minister rankings.