'Do not go there'. That was the warning given by Prime Minister John Key to Labour MP Chris Hipkins in response to no fewer than four questions from the Opposition over allegations of impropriety in what is increasingly being dubbed 'cash for access'.

The contrary view to Labour's plan for monetary policy and savings goes broadly like this: It is a cute idea but it won't work, writes Brian Fallow.

John Key will be hoping the public has Judith Collins fatigue. It has turned into a war of infinitesimal detail, writes Claire Trevett. Details of who met whom, what was said

National has taken a 6 point dive in the latest Roy Morgan poll, below the combined support of Labour and the Greens at 45.5 per cent.

David Cunliffe has done a 'mini reshuffle' of his party MPs today - prompted by the resignation of Shane Jones.

Labour is considering blocking former TVNZ broadcaster Shane Taurima as a candidate if a TVNZ investigation is too damaging for him and the party.

Labour is still facing delays in selecting its candidate in the key Tamaki Makaurau seat as a result of broadcaster and potential candidate Shane Taurima's TVNZ problems.

National fired a broadside yesterday at Labour's plan to control interest rates with the help of compulsory KiwiSaver.

The Government and its political allies have gone on the attack over Labour’s ground-breaking interest rates and savings policy, after signs the plan was getting traction.

Labour could still win power at the next election, National deputy leader and Finance Minister Bill English said in a speech warning against complacency.

This has been by far the best week for Labour this year, due in equal parts to the Williamson scandal and Labour's management of an important policy, writes Audrey Young.

The National Government is highly vulnerable on the Williamson scandal, especially because it comes on topic of other similar scandals and allegations, writes Bryce Edwards.

More than 300,000 business owners and self-employed people would be exempted from Labour's new policy to make workers pay more into KiwiSaver to dampen inflation.

Claire Trevett looks at a week of politics dominated by policy announcements and the resignation of Shane Jones from the Labour Party.

What we got from Labour's finance spokesman David Parker on Tuesday was a much broader economic policy than that would imply, writes Brian Fallow.

The sensible move should have been to fast-track the proposed market, thereby ensuring the drugs being smoked by young NZers have been tested and are "safe", writes Brian Rudman.

If Labour finance spokesman David Parker is proposing a job swap with the Reserve Bank Governor he should say so, writes Fran O'Sullivan.

Finance Minister Bill English has rubbished Labour's new Kiwisaver plan, but the policy has received support from employers.

Kiwibank has increased its interest rates just as the Labour party gears up to reveal its proposed changes to monetary policy this morning.

Labour has extended its deadline for the Tamaki Makaurau seat for the third time as it waits for a TVNZ report into the actions of potential candidate Shane Taurima.

Shane Jones has become a lightning rod for the discussion about the state of the Labour Party, and about what it means to be leftwing in 2014, writes Bryce Edwards.

PM John Key says leaving some synthetic drugs on the market was “a mistake” and Government should have banned all products until a rigorous testing regime was in place.

New Zealanders whose lives have been blighted by the dangers of legal highs are thrilled by plans to pull them from sale within a fortnight.

A register tracking convicted child sex offenders could be introduced by the end of the year.

When Shane Jones walked away from Labour this week, he may have taken thousands more voters just like him.

Editorial: Kelvin Davis is the pawn in one of the most vexed strategic decisions facing David Cunliffe and the Labour Party strategists this election.