Ardern recorded a thumping victory that will further raise her profile in election year.

OPINION: Like a school sports day, the Mt Albert by-election was reduced to being about participation rather than competition.

Jacinda Ardern has taken an unassailable lead in the Mt Albert by-election.

Isaac Davison takes the pulse of the parties to reveal who is in good health and who is a dead man walking.

COMMENT: The Mt Albert by-election result could be more crucial than many realise.

Andrew Little joined Jacinda Ardern for the final day of Mt Albert campaigning.

A massive under-spend of more than $330 million for a flagship Government educational policy has been revealed.

The least bitter rivalry in New Zealand politics has broken out in Mt Albert.

A veteran Auckland councillor is concerned change is being held back by political fears of activating young voters.

Former Labour MP Raymond Huo will return to Parliament if Jacinda Ardern wins the Mt Albert by-election on Saturday.

Labour has still not settled on who its new MP will be if Jacinda Ardern wins the Mt Albert by-election on Saturday.

Kelly_Makiha_FEB16.epsWhat_do_you_think_circle_3cp.eps Waiariki MP Te Ururoa Flavell isn't taking another win in the Waiariki seat

There are 13 candidates running for Parliament in Mt Albert. Here they say why you should vote for them.

Former Prime Minister John Key is consigned to a distant memory as PM Bill English inherits almost all of Key's support in new poll.

COMMENT: Peter Dunne's time in Parliament may be coming to an end.

The Green Party will not to run a candidate in Ohariu to give Labour a better chance at beating United Future leader Peter Dunne.

Two women will vie to be Labour's Whanganui electorate candidate to contest September's general election. Nominations closed on

The gap between housing supply and demand in New Zealand is growing by 40 homes a day.

He stayed clear of the stage, unlike his predecessor John Key who was booed off last year's event.

Deborah Russell has been announced as the Labour Party's candidate to contest the New Lynn electorate in the general election.

COMMENT: Andrew Little started the year well but the Willie Jackson debacle has damaged his leadership and the party, writes Audrey Young.

Radio host is unperturbed about ruffling quite a few feathers in his shock-jock career as he jumps into the big red waka, reports Claire Trevett.

COMMENT: I was sitting at home doing nothing much when I heard a knock on the door. I thought to myself, "That'll be the door."

Housing New Zealand has avoided being hauled back to Parliament to explain its incorrect figures on state houses.

A new, Opposition-led inquiry into the state of aged care in New Zealand kicks off tomorrow.

Willie Jackson and Labour MP Poto Williams have met to talk about her concerns over his candidacy.

Willie Jackson's move to Labour has upset some in the party - but leader Andrew Little has told them to keep their concerns in-house.

Protesters want the legalisation of medicinal marijuana to be an election issue.

Andrew Little's choice of Willie Jackson as a Labour candidate has raised further concerns about his past comments and support for charter schools.

COMMENT: Wherever you spend your Waitangi Day, I hope you have a happy day with friends and family, and that the weather smiles on you, writes Andrew Little.