The Greens will push for legislation to lock MPs' and ministers' pay rises or even cuts to the same dollar amounts ordinary New Zealanders receive.

Conservative Party leader Colin Craig says he is trying to "raise the standard of debate'' with his defamation claim against Greens co-leader Russel Norman.

A mock fundraising campaign launched by Colin Craig to cover his defamation case against Russel Norman has collected $50,000 in less than a day.

Conservatives leader Colin Craig has rejected Russel Norman's suggestion he's limited his defamation claim because he's afraid of what's in his emails about gay Kiwis.

Conservatives leader Colin Craig has backed down from a legal dispute about his comments on homosexuality, saying it would be too expensive and time-consuming.

Questions are being asked about a taxpayer-funded trip for deaf MP Mojo Mathers to be interviewed on a small provincial radio station.

Act's leader is standing by his comments that incestuous relationships between consenting adults should not be illegal, even though he is "very opposed" to it.

The Green Party has suspended low-ranking candidate David Hay for attacking the party's leaders and releasing internal documents.

National and the Greens have been major movers in the latest One News Colmar Brunton poll, with National up six points to 51 per cent and the Greens down by five to 8 per cent.

If there was ever a man determined to keep NZ Post in business, it is Colin Craig, writes Claire Trevett. So far he has had his lawyers send letters off to a satirical blogger, two media outlets, the Broadcasting Standards Authority and now Russel Norman.

Colin Craig has succeeded in keeping his Conservative Party in the public eye over the past few years

Defamation experts say Conservative Party leader Colin Craig has little chance of winning a case against Greens co-leader Russel Norman.

The Green Party’s lawyer says co-leader Russel Norman will “vigorously defend” comments made about Conservatives leader Colin Craig, who is threatening defamation action.

Conservative Party leader Colin Craig has put up his credentials as a cook specialising in meat dishes

Colin Craig needs to harden up and quickly, writes John Armstrong. If Craig's defamation threat against Russel Norman is a stunt, it's poorly conceived and executed.

Kiwis would be able to borrow up to $15,000 to install photovoltaic panels at home and pay back via rates.

The Government will loan households up to $15,000 at low interest rates to help them install solar power if the Greens are elected.

New Zealand First would hold the balance of power if the results of the first major political poll of the year were translated to an election result.

Yesterday, the Green Party co-leader tentatively opened her doors to our photographer - and revealed a wardrobe filled with more blue than green. "I quite like blue," she laughed.

While Conservatives leader Colin Craig writes big cheques, Green Party members hold sausage sizzles.

Justice Minister Judith Collins says Greens co-leader Metiria Turei is a "sanctimonious hypocrite" for championing the poor while dressing in expensive designer clothes.

Two Green Party MPs could struggle to get back into Parliament in this year's election, according to a leaked list which showed they had plummeted in the party's rankings.

The long running tit-for-tat between Metiria Turei and senior Government ministers over her clothes has reignited again with claims of racism and hypocrisy.

Green Party co-leader Metiria Turei has promised a free lunch for all children in low-decile schools.