Mental health patients' stories will give most people sleepless nights, one mother says.

Opposition parties reveal what they want to see in the health budget on Thursday.

Consents given to firms to take our water opened taps on furious row.

Shaw called Trump "dangerous", but Labour's Andrew Little reatins faith in US system.

COMMENT: Our wealthy politicians with property portfolios are out of touch with Kiwis.

Just 10 MPs in Parliament do not own a home, while some own more than 10.

Govt's claim it is acting on homelessness is "highly debatable", Opposition parties say.

Beverley Aldridge has never used cannabis but wants it legalised.

Most of those using Government fund to leave Auckland have settled down.

Palm oil labelling is on the agenda at a high-level ministerial meeting tomorrow.

Energy efficiency label still useful to Kiwi shoppers, Green Party says.

The Green Party's new energy policy has been cautiously welcomed by business groups.

Hawke's Bay group says the Greens bill supports consumers' right to choose what they buy.

"To get any help you need to have your child harm themselves or harm other children."

Cross-party group urges condemnation of brutality against gay men

Feminists, conservatives unite as an unlikely coalition.

A Vanity Fair-style photoshoot featuring Green Party candidates is creating a stir.

Almost 170 children were found to be abused in state care during five years.

It's not that unusual to be Green, the party says in its election-year publicity drive.

Chloe Swarbrick and Jack McDonald up - but Hayley Holt way down.

Labour and Green party politicians were in Rotorua to discuss issues around elder care.

Parliament's next environment watchdog will be a former National MP.

Their joint Budget framework is being seen as a significant shift, writes Bryce Edwards.

Labour and Greens are releasing a set of economic promises today.

Labour, Greens and NZ First want an inquiry into claims made in a new book.

OPINION: Let's improve the quality of our debate on the challenge of climate policy.

Labour's Jacinda Ardern has leapfrogged over her leader Andrew Little as preferred PM.

The GCSB will soon be able to spy on Kiwis under reforms passed into law today.

Overhaul of the child protection laws puts emphasis on placing children in a safe, loving home.

Our fresh, clean water is a precious resource, say protesters.