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Political risk to convention centre deal: analyst
A senior equities analyst has raised questions about Labour potentially scrapping SkyCity Entertainment Group's $402 million convention centre.
A senior equities analyst has raised questions about Labour potentially scrapping SkyCity Entertainment Group's $402 million convention centre.
Has the political landscape really changed during the time shift from BC (Before Cunliffe) to AD (After David)?
David Cunliffe has come under pressure to reveal whether a Labour-led Government would tear up National's pokies-for-convention centre deal with SkyCity.
The key question is whether Labour will stay on song with the bilateral positioning that has assured NZ extraordinary clout in trade negotiations, writes Fran O'Sullivan.
Former Labour MP Chris Carter says he was lucky to escape possible death after a suicide car bomb exploded metres away from his Afghanistan home.
Labour's caucus meeting today will be the first MP Trevor Mallard has attended since he was demoted by new leader David Cunliffe.
A Labour Party candidate in the first Super City elections denies he committed electoral fraud.
The Labour Party under David Cunliffe already looks sharper than the David Shearer version, writes Liam Dann, when it comes to picking up on business and economic issues and turning them into ammunition for political attack.
Former Labour Cabinet minister John Tamihere's bid to test the water for a political comeback has landed him a seat on the Waitakere Licensing Trust Board
The Labour-Green plan for reducing power prices through a centrally managed bulk buying scheme has certainly set the cat among the pigeons, writes Gehan Gunasekara.
Labour MP David Shearer will continue to push for free breakfasts and lunches in poorer schools despite no longer being leader of his party.
Labour's trade spokesman and a former Trade Minister Phil Goff says he understands why the Government is not releasing text of the Trans Pacific Partnership agreement.
Former Labour Cabinet minister John Tamihere admits he is testing the water for a full-scale political comeback by standing for election to two local government positions.
Almost 100,000 Kiwis have had personal details accidentally released under National, says Labour leader.
Labour's new leader, David Cunliffe, is having something of a dream run, writes Brian Rudman. For nearly a month, the party's leadership roadshow dominated the political news headlines.
David Cunliffe had said his new front bench would be based on merit rather than composed along factional lines, says Matt McCarten.
Labour's Phil Goff is back in business, adding his strong and rational voice to New Zealand's advocacy for the completion of the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP).
When it comes to commenting on opinion polls, there is a simple rule that all politicians should follow. Don't do it.
Labour leader said to have singled out economy, inequality gap, environment and strengthening national identity.
Hereditary leaders belong in the pages of old copies of the National Geographic, writes Brian Rudman
For the first time in almost five years the Labour Party is "back in the game", as they are saying of Oracle.
Sue Moroney and Nanaia Mahuta have stepped up in prominent roles in new Labour leader David Cunliffe's frontbench reshuffle.
John Key remains well ahead of new Labour leader David Cunliffe as preferred Prime Minister, a new poll shows.
After five dark years, the Labour Party have their mojo back, says Matt McCarten.
Dear David, or do you prefer Dave? As one son of a preacher man to another, here's some gratuitous advice to add to the torrent you've no doubt already been inundated with.
It may be too soon to say what sort of leader David Cunliffe will make for Labour, but it's not too soon to say what sort of leader he wants to be.
I celebrated the 120th anniversary of women's suffrage by going down to Parliament to stand in the public galleries while Labour MP Lianne Dalziel made her valedictory speech.
David Cunliffe had been Labour leader for barely 24 hours before he was boldly declaring he had put his party on a "war footing".