John Armstrong: One question sorted... and another one raised
The terse, four-paragraph press statement issued by Labour Party president Moira Coatsworth did not say very much. But in not saying very much, it said it all.
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New Zealand First leader Winston Peters said his concerns about the bill had widened beyond the four he specified in his first reading.
Shearer axes 'distracting' man-ban plan
Labour leader David Shearer has quashed his party's proposal for women-only candidate selections.
Man-ban dumping 'entirely appropriate'
Labour has dropped its controversial plan to hold some women-only selections after its leader David Shearer asked for it to be withdrawn.
John Armstrong: High Noon showdown over man ban
In getting the proposal off the table, Shearer has finally drawn on the well of authority inherent in his role as leader to bring the party to heel, writes John Armstrong.
Speak-out day for Shearer on man-ban
Labour leader David Shearer will have to respond today to his party's proposal for a quota of female MPs after spending the weekend avoiding questions.
Key reaches out over GCSB bill
Prime Minister John Key has handed the Labour Party an olive branch over the GCSB bill.
Editorial: Voters will decide value of 'man ban'
Just when the country imagined women were doing well in politics, particularly in the Labour Party, the party's organisational wing says they are not.
Kerre McIvor: Policies count, not ovaries
Kerre McIvor asks: Who on Earth does Labour hope to appeal to with its proposal to have some electorates run women-only candidate selections?
MPs snub pro-women seats
No Labour MPs other than Manurewa's Louisa Wall will publicly back a proposal to have women-only selection short lists for some electorates to boost female MP numbers.
Fran O'Sullivan: It's time for more women at the heart of democracy
Congratulations to Party Central for putting gender equality ahead of diversity when it comes to the ranking criteria for selecting the next crop of Labour MPs.
David Shearer against 'man ban'
Labour Leader David Shearer has come out against his party's proposed "man ban" on male candidates running in some seats.
Pro-women plan rattles Labour
Former Labour president Mike Williams says a proposal to allow the party to stop men from seeking selection as candidates in some electorates is "discriminatory".
Labour: More female candidates needed
The Labour Party is set to introduce a new rule under which electorates will be able to prevent men from seeking selection as a candidate by restricting it to women only.
John Armstrong: Sharples' resignation may be too little, too late
Pita Sharples' resignation may be too little too late as far as strengthening the party's chances of surviving as a parliamentary force goes, writes John Armstrong.
John Armstrong: Little joy for Labour, worse news for Maori parties
David Shearer's claim that Labour pulled off an "outstanding" victory in Saturday's Ikaroa-Rawhiti byelection is hogwash, writes John Armstrong.
12 Questions: Trevor Mallard
Longtime Labour MP Trevor Mallard is one of Parliament's last remaining renegades - being thrown out during question time with some regularity and remembered for his 2007 punch-up with National MP Tau Henare.
Poll shock: Labour, Shearer take dive
Voter support for Labour and its leader, David Shearer, has slumped in the latest Herald-DigiPoll survey which he's admitted came as 'a surprise'.
John Armstrong: Time for the unthinkable for Labour
Labour desperately needs to review both how it takes the fight to National and how it should treat its would-be partners in government - the Greens and NZ First.
No second chance for United Future
Labour's Trevor Mallard says United Future leader Peter Dunne should not have his funding restored even if his party re-registers.
All red on campaign trail
The candidate is easy to spot - Meka Whaitiri stands on the footpath in a red duffle coat next to a bright-red people-mover with Labour signage and her name splashed over it.
Toby Manhire: Off boil Labour checking all wrong boxes
The Labour argument has looked as unswerving as the windsock at Wellington airport, writes Toby Manhire.
PM: Labour guilty of 'deep hypocrisy'
Labour has confirmed four of its MPs were hosted in SkyCity's corporate box at Eden Park for the All Blacks versus France test last weekend.
Mallard bullying police - Tolley
The Labour Party has been accused of bullying after one of its MPs appeared to threaten a high-ranking police official's job.
John Armstrong: Labour and Greens are Siamese twins
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...
John Roughan: Labour-Greens tango a fizzer
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.