Guy Body's take on the Northland byelection.

PM’s regular ‘disappointment’ with racheting salaries hits crunch time, John Armstrong writes.

If elections were won on fast starts and noise, NZ First leader Winston Peters would have Northland sewn up.

Taking such an early lead over his National rival in the campaign will give Winston Peters' bandwagon even more momentum, writes John Armstrong. Peters' support registered at 35 per cent in the poll,

The first poll of the Northland byelection shows NZ First leader Winston Peters has taken an early lead.

The self-appointed Pied Piper of the North, New Zealand First leader Winston Peters, has the words "Follow Me" on the back of his campaign bus.

Andrew Little is wise to have ignored the pressure that was coming even from Labour quarters.

The Northland byelection had the makings of a real nailbiter if Labour had stood aside and made it a two-horse race.

Peter Dunne says he would look at revisiting his post-election concessions from the National Party if New Zealand First leader Winston Peters wins the Northland byelection.

My mother was in Garry Knapp's campaign team in the Torbay electorate.

New Zealand First leader Winston Peters called an expansion of the SIS's surveillance powers "Nazism" in Parliament last night.

A surge in Chinese investment in New Zealand residential real estate is something the Government needs to consider, but at the moment is not a significant issue says John Key.

Opposition parties blew an "unloseable" election partly because Dirty Politics author Nicky Hager mishandled the information he had, NZ First Leader Winston Peters says.

NZ First is boycotting a committee which will decide how the public votes on the national flag, saying the referendum was an expensive exercise.

New Zealand First has pulled out of a committee which will decide how the public votes on the national flag, calling it a distraction.

The lowest-ranked NZ First MP is refusing to say what job he did before politics.

If loyalty to the leader is highly valued, it's not hard to see why new New Zealand First MP Fletcher Tabueau rocketed his way up the party list.

Mumbai born and educated New Zealand First MP-in-waiting Mahesh Bindra says he is living proof the party and its leader Winston Peters are not anti-immigration and anti-Asian.

Winston Peters yesterday appeared dead-set on taking a leading role in opposition against John Key's new Government but some of his MPs won't shut the door on National.

National's campaign director Steven Joyce says Winston Peters "lining himself up for the argument of leading the opposition".

Winston Peters has hit out at National’s economic management, Labour’s infighting and Colin Craig’s Conservatives in his election night address to supporters.

Election 2014 was a night to forget for the minor parties as the National juggernaut left the Conservative Party, the Greens, New Zealand First, internet-Mana, the Maori Party and Act reeling last night.

Green Party co-leaders Russel Norman and Metiria Turei were in a defiant mood despite polling about a third less votes than they had hoped for.

A Conservative Party pamphlet comparing it with rival party New Zealand First has been ruled inaccurate and in breach of the advertising code of ethics.

Dumped NZ First MP Andrew Williams says items have been stolen from his Parliamentary office, but Winston Peters says it's a 'humbug' complaint without merit.

Political parties are tailoring all manner of policies for Auckland, or more precisely at 1,030,125 enrolled Jafas, to win their vote.