Marama Davidson, the Green Party candidate in Ikaroa-Rawhiti, will set out a jobs package proposal for the electorate today in a bid to blunt criticism that her anti-mining stance is also an anti-jobs stance.

Political parties routinely drop policies that, for whatever reason, are thought to be hindering their electoral prospects.

Green Party co-leader Russel Norman has accused Prime Minister John Key of conspiring to establish a surveillance state in New Zealand.

When you are claiming that you are committed to "transparent and democratic politics" - as the Greens have been emphasising in recent weeks - you have to be cleaner than clean.

The Green Party has been accused of silencing its grassroots members by making it more difficult for local branches to have a say at the party's annual meeting.

Muldoonist? John Key? Russel Norman cannot be serious, writes John Armstrong. Norman is correct in saying National is displaying worrying levels of cynicism.

The Green Party's deep secrets are out - its MPs sometimes fall asleep in Parliament and they think some other politicians are "thick".

The Green Party will have to fight to hold on to its identity if it enters into a coalition with Labour at next year's election, an Australian Greens politician says.

The Greens say a nurse will be put in every low decile primary and intermediate school if the they are elected to govern New Zealand.

Green Party co-leader Russel Norman has all but shut the door on working with National after the next election.

Greens co-leader Russel Norman today launched a scathing attack on the PM, the Govt, and SkyCity.

What had Labour seething was the errant wording of a question in the 3News Reid Research poll, writes John Armstrong. The mistake may have been a simple oversight...

When Russel Norman snarls about business and profits, it repels the mainstream Labour needs if it is to get close to the 40 per cent it needs, writes John Roughan.

In eighteen months, three or more Green MPs could become Cabinet ministers for the first time in the party's history.

The Green Party will increase pressure on the Government to rule out testing of synthetic drugs on animals by holdings its own hearings today.

Kiwi sports stars have thrown their support behind a new campaign to protect what they say is a major threat to New Zealand beaches.

Handing state homes over to community providers may benefit corporate developers, the Green Party says.

Editorial: Naturally enough, the Government was keen to put the entire blame for what happened on "politicking" by Labour and the Greens.

A restructure and the loss of more than 70 full-time roles from DoC will have a negative impact on the environment, conservation advocates say.

The Greens have joined the Maori Party in calling for a review of the jailing of Teina Pora, who has served 20 years for the rape and murder of Susan Burdett.

The Green Party is calling for the restructuring of the Department of Conservation to be put on hold.

Labour and the Greens have defended their controversial electricity policy after New Zealand's business leaders issued an open letter asking them to withdraw it.

The Labour-Greens' proposal has created a major dilemma for potential Mighty River Power investors - should they invest in a company that could be subject to major regulatory change, including a dramatic adjustment to its business model?

It didn't take David Shearer long to zero in on the million dollar-plus pay packets of chief executives running the country's power cos as the next stage of his campaign for govt control of the market.

If Meridian Energy had already floated, it's a fair bet that its share price would have dropped after the Opposition unveiled its electricity policy a week ago.