Labour MP Louisa Wall says her proposed law change to legalise assisted dying in New Zealand will not go into the private member's bill ballot.

MP Louisa Wall will today table a proposed bill that outlines a process for terminally ill people to legally chose to end their life - a move supported by the widower of Lecretia Seales.

Labour MP Trevor Mallard is the latest victim of notorious electronic bollards at Parliament.

Labour leader Andrew Little says musician Lizzie Marvelly would be "welcome" to run for Labour at the next election.

National has made extraordinary claims against Labour's Mt Roskill byelection candidate following a heated public debate.

COMMENT: The theme of the Labour Party conference last weekend was "Backing the Kiwi Dream", writes Claire Trevett.

NZ First says Labour's jobs promise is the same NZ First's which was scrapped by Labour in 2001.

Labour's annual conference in the weekend was the most boring in living memory. But maybe that's their new winning formula.

A major inquiry into euthanasia is taking place, but the Govt has already concluded it will not lead to any changes in New Zealand.

Labour has hit out at criticism of its costings for a new policy to give unemployed youths up to six months of fulltime community work at the minimum wage.

Sir Michael Cullen has returned to the Labour fold after eight years of self-imposed exile as a Government appointee to NZ Post.

Andrew Little has used his speech at the party conference to rev up delegates and outline new jobs policy.

Labour has proposed a raft of changes including allowing beneficiaries to do voluntary work instead of looking for a paid job and removing work testing for single parents.

On the eve of the annual Labour party conference, Claire Trevett looks at the party's battle plan to to take back Auckland in 2017.

The Government spent hundreds of thousands on Helen Clark's UN bid, including fees for Washington lobbyists.

Labour needs to show Auckland and the country it has the makings of a fresh, modern government.

Greens, a tightwad Mayor and fleshpots were on offer at opening of the Labour Party conference.

Former Labour Leader David Cunliffe is leaving Parliament.

National's Steven Joyce was criticised for 'pork barrel politics' during the Northland by-election. Now he's hitting out at Labour for the same over its $680m Mt Roskill light rail pledge.

COMMENT: Every week in politics makes a difference but between now and Christmas will be a crucial two months for Labour and Andrew Little.

Housing New Zealand says it has only evicted five tenants from state houses on the grounds that their homes were contaminated by methamphetamine.

Who's winning the "class struggle" between business and workers?

Former MPs and their spouses racked up $703,000 on taxpayer-funded travel in the past year, including nearly $25,000 by some couples.

COMMENT: If Labour wins the the byelection no one will notice. There will not be a ripple. If they lose, there will be a political tsunami.

Although no leading politician is likely to claim that "election is rigged", there are numerous problems with democracy and elections that need debating.

As Prime Minister John Key heads to India for trade talks, newly-released documents reveal the scale of fraud being committed by Indian agents representing international students.

Labour MP David Shearer says Government's decision not to meet pro-democracy advocates from Hong Kong following pressure from China is "a bad look".

A raft of changes to safety rules for swimming pools will save lives, the Government says - but some are not convinced.