Labour leader Phil Goff says he was given unanimous support from his front bench after meeting with the 11 MPs in Dunedin today, the first party meeting since it emerged chief whip Darren Hughes was the subject of a police complaint last we

Former Labour MP Darren Hughes has been the subject of allegations about another late-night incident after a boozy evening out, the Herald on Sunday has learned.

Reports have emerged of a naked man on the street near Mr Hughes' home on the night a youth complained to police about an incident of a sexual nature.

Darren Hughes' resignation from Parliament was inevitable from the moment it became public knowledge that he was under police investigation.

Labour leader Phil Goff told a hastily-arranged press conference in Auckland this evening that he had accepted MP Darren Hughes' resignation.

Amid cries of racism and snipes between the Maori Party and its former colleague Hone Harawira, the Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Bill was passed yesterday.

Labour leader Phil Goff has announced that his MP Darren Hughes has been stood down from his portfolios while a police investigation into him is completed.

It was meant to come across as fighting for the suffering people of Christchurch. But it ended up sounding petty, senseless and bordering on offensive.

Government permits its MPs to comment after attempt to speed up progress on legislation fails

Hone Harawira says it was "dumb" and shameful that he forgot to vote on the bill that was the main reason for his break with the Maori Party.