Phil Goff has pleaded ignorance about how his "Nationhood" speech ended up with the same title as Don Brash's infamous Orewa address.

Treasury now believes unemployment will peak at 7 per cent, less than what it predicted when the recession first hit, John Key told Parliament today.

The Labour caucus backs "the tone and content" of a speech in which Phil Goff accused the Govt of reopening old racial wounds.

The PM has left the door open for Labour to work with the Government on a solution to the problematic foreshore and seabed law.

Labour leader Phil Goff has rubbished claims that his nationhood speech didn't sit well with party president Andrew Little.

Labour's president, Andrew Little, reveals "personal concerns" over Phil Goff's nationhood speech with other Party members also unhappy.

Privately run prisons are on the Government's agenda after Parliament today passed a bill allowing them to be handed over.

The State Services Commission has ordered an investigation into a Labour Party complaint about National MP Paul Quinn.

Labour MP Shane Jones has attacked the Maori Party for a racially divisive attitude that makes it "the mirror image of Don Brash at Orewa".

Labour MP Trevor Mallard has outed himself for using his taxpayer-funded travel perk to jet to London to watch the All Blacks play.

The path to a free enterprise nirvana is being blocked by an ignorant, nervous electorate.

The Govt says it will repeal the Foreshore and Seabed legislation but not until it has a viable alternative.

TVNZ says it always intended to phase out the 45 second ad for TVNZ 7's 'Focus on the Economy' series over the next few days.

Labour has written to TVNZ asking it to pull an ad it says gives National about $1 million in free publicity.

Rick Barker says keeping his pollsters' party loyalties secret prevents people from giving biased answers.