New Zealand'I'm sorry for being a man'Labour leader David Cunliffe says he’s sorry that he’s a man because men commit most family violence but Prime Minister John Key says the comment is 'silly'.04 Jul 04:00 AM
OpinionToby ManhireToby Manhire: The leaked #TeamKey strategy emailsPolitics columnist Toby Manhire leaks his version of the secret emails between the top players in Team Key.03 Jul 11:50 PM
OpinionOpinion: Labour pains - why it's failingI bet Labour wishes it wasn't an election year, writes Mike Hosking.03 Jul 09:30 PM
OpinionLabour donations policy misses targetEditorial: The Labour Party has always struggled with the concept of "voluntary" school donations.03 Jul 05:00 PM
New ZealandLiu case: MP intervened three timesA former Labour Minister intervened three times in the immigration bid of Donghua Liu including waiving the English language requirement for the millionaire businessman.03 Jul 04:48 AM
New ZealandPrincipal backs Labour's fee planLabour's plan to help struggling parents by tackling school donations is a political ploy- but at least it recognises the 'voluntary' nonsense, one principal says.02 Jul 05:00 PM
OpinionBrian FallowBrian Fallow: Tax initiative sets Labour apartIf the Budget Bill English delivered in May was fiscally responsible and appropriately countercyclical.02 Jul 05:00 PM
New ZealandLabour's plan to end school donationsLabour wants to end "voluntary" school donations by offering a grants of $100 per student to schools that stop asking parents to fund "day to day" spending.01 Jul 11:27 PM
New ZealandLabour support speeds homes billThe Government is hoping to pass home affordability legislation to limit council charges on developers in the eight sitting days left before the election.01 Jul 05:00 PM
New ZealandCunliffe mows down Mallard's moa planDavid Cunliffe says Trevor Mallard's plan to resurrect and reintroduce the moa to Lower Hutt is "not going to fly".01 Jul 12:00 AM
New ZealandUnions back Labour and Greens with $120,000The Labour and Green party coffers will receive a $120,000 boost for the election from unions that are also hoping to mobilise thousands of members to push for a change of Government.30 Jun 05:00 PM
BusinessHouse affordability falls, consents upWages have only gone up $34.53 annually against house prices, which are up by $38,000, according to a new report. Which regions fared the worst?29 Jun 11:20 PM
New ZealandEPMU pours money into Labour, GreensThe Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union has donated $60,000 to the Labour Party and $15,000 to the Green Party, the union announced this morning.29 Jun 10:36 PM
New ZealandLabour looks at reuniting Pacific familiesLabour wants to end the dislocation of Pacific Island families who are split apart for years by New Zealand's immigration rules.29 Jun 05:00 PM
OpinionJohn Armstrong: Strategy creates a clever route to block Labour-GreensThe roading announcement was also part of a wider strategy to convince voters that the Greens will be the driving force of any post-election coalition, writes John Armstrong.29 Jun 05:00 PM
OpinionJohn Armstrong: Voter turnout a worry for National PartyNot so much your typical party conference; more a group-hug exercise in exorcising evil spirits.28 Jun 09:18 PM
OpinionMartyn Bradbury: David can still stone the National GoliathThe problem with political journalism in New Zealand is that we have MMP elections covered by a First-Past-the-Post Press Gallery.28 Jun 05:00 PM
New ZealandClarification on Liu's spendingThe Herald on Sunday last week reported details from a statement signed by businessman Donghua Liu which said he spent "close to" $100k on a bottle of wine at a 2007 Labour Party fundraiser.28 Jun 05:00 PM
OpinionRodney Hide: Risky response to donor rowDeny, deny, deny. Attack, attack, attack. That's been Labour's response to businessman Donghua Liu claiming he donated tens of thousands of dollars to the Party.28 Jun 05:00 PM
New ZealandLabour to further incentivise immigration to regional NZLabour want to increase incentives for immigrants to accept jobs or establish businesses in regional New Zealand to take the pressure off Auckland.28 Jun 08:00 AM
OpinionJohn Armstrong: Parker's brazen Budget ray of hope for LabourLabour's alternative Budget manages somehow to be both cautious and audacious - and is all the better in political terms for being so, writes John Armstrong.27 Jun 05:30 PM
New ZealandLiu hires QC to deal with LabourMillionaire businessman Donghua Liu has hired a high-profile Queen's Counsel to deal with any legal action from the Labour Party.27 Jun 05:00 PM
New ZealandFired-up MP defends crossing floorFired-up West Coast-Tasman MP Damien O'Connor says he would probably have crossed the floor in Parliament last night with or without the blessing of the Labour Party.27 Jun 03:27 AM
OpinionToby ManhireToby Manhire: Soap operas aside, policy rules in this campaignIf it seems a dismal beginning to the election campaign, there is cause to hope that this has been a flash flood, rather than the start of a long storm, writes Toby Manhire.26 Jun 09:30 PM
New ZealandEpsom to Northland, money mattersThe highest earning households in New Zealand are in the electorate the Prime Minister lives in, according to Census figures.26 Jun 05:00 PM
New ZealandWar of words over paid parental leaveA war of words has broken out between United Future's Peter Dunne and Labour's Sue Moroney over the paid parental leave bill which has been scuppered by filibustering.26 Jun 12:47 AM
New ZealandLabour targets top earnersLabour plans to sock wealthy New Zealanders and multinationals for hundreds of millions of dollars in new taxes to fund new spending initiatives while posting slightly larger surpluses than National.25 Jun 05:00 PM
New ZealandLiu: $100k not just for wineControversial businessman Donghua Liu says he bid at Labour Party auctions and made anonymous donations to some MPs.25 Jun 05:00 PM
OpinionEditorial: Labour's plan to tax rich unnecessary and flawedEditorial: Taxing the rich seems a defining policy of the Labour Party. It plays especially well to its left wing.25 Jun 05:00 PM
New ZealandTax cuts 'likely' in Labour's new planLabour's new tax plan would see the top rate lift to 36c in the dollar, and it is dangling the prospect of tax cuts if it got a second term, but not for the wealthy.25 Jun 03:32 AM
New ZealandDonor Liu's new statementControversial businessman Donghua Liu has issued a new statement to the Herald confirming "close to" $100k in total payments to Labour and its MPs.25 Jun 02:03 AM
OpinionJohn Armstrong: Cunliffe and Key shadow boxing on dodgy election dealsYesterday the Labour leader had to pick himself up off the floor, writes John Armstrong. David Cunliffe succeeded - just. He had John Key near the ropes if not on them, albeit very briefly.24 Jun 05:00 PM
