The long-suffering Labour Party faithful have given those MPs in the Labour caucus who cannot stomach David Cunliffe a collective bloody nose.

Pressure on newly elected Labour leader to get it right The Labour Party can count its first open leadership election a success.

Former Labour leadership contender Shane Jones has thrown his "unstinting support" behind new leader David Cunliffe.

David Cunliffe has defeated Shane Jones, and Grant Robertson to become the new leader of the New Zealand Labour Party.

Labour leadership candidate Grant Robertson says he is disappointed to lose to David Cunliffe but the new party leader has his “100 per cent loyalty”.

The Labour Party starts afresh today. A new leader enables a party to ditch the negatives and build the positives.

If the Labour Party's deputy leader, Grant Robertson, is not the winner of its leadership election tomorrow, there will be some who say it was because he is gay.

The last minute scramble to woo wavering MPs in the very close Labour leadership contest is underway and will continue up until Saturday night, at least.

Claire Trevett hands out awards for contestants in Labour's leadership following a fortnight of entertainment on the hustings.

Grant Robertson could still win the Labour leadership on Sunday, despite public polling showing David Cunliffe is well in front, writes Audrey Young.

The Labour Party is in the process of choosing a new leader because members believed the party could not "win" the election with David Shearer as leader.

Four of the six unions affiliated to Labour now favour David Cunliffe to win the leadership contest that finishes next Sunday.

Some things are immediately obvious, like which is the faster boat. When I watched the contenders on television last weekend the likely winner was clear at the first cross.

Why doesn't earthy Shane Jones just come out and say it? "I'm not just another Labour 'soft cock'."

Labour MP Shane Jones says MPs supporting his rival Grant Robertson in the Labour Party leadership contest should back him instead, following a 3 News poll last night.

TV blogger Paul Casserly watches on as Heather Du Plesis Allan and Guyon Espiner get romantic with the men of Labour.

It's now half way through the leadership roadshow of the Labour candidates, known as the 'Three Stooges' by National, writes Claire Trevett.

Rumours are circulating again about the role Helen Clark had in moves to roll David Shearer as Labour's leader just before he resigned.

The candidates for Labour's top job are in an awkward position. They're campaigning for votes - aware that anything they say can be used in evidence against them.

Green Party co-leader Russel Norman joins us at 10:30am for a live chat on the upcoming asset sales referendum.

With Big Brother presumably in mind, John Key last week likened Labour's leadership contest to the reality TV show, writes John Armstrong.

David Cunliffe's attempt at marae-style humour might have fallen a bit flat at Labour's leadership meeting last night, but he rallied with fish talk.

In Shane Jones' heartland of Northland, the man himself is strolling down the street in Whangarei.