If this was such a bad deal, how is it possible that a dozen countries all got sucked in and put their name to the sort of trouble the placard wavers are proclaiming?

Free tertiary education is a daring reversal of the thrust of educational and economic policy of the past 30 years.

Labour leader Andrew Little says any unfairness in Labour's scheme for three years of free tertiary education will only be short term.

In an open letter to Andrew Little, Stephen Jacobi argues Labour should take closer look at the TPP deal.

On today's forecasts, the promise of one free year from 2019 at an annual cost of $265 million is not unrealistic, writes Audrey Young.

Labour has announced a multi-billion dollar plan to provide every New Zealander with three years of free tertiary education.

Anti-TPP policy is strongly favoured by unions and caucus left, writes Audrey Young.

Labour leader Andrew Little instructed his foreign affairs spokes, David Shearer, to apologise to the caucus over comments on the TPP.

Labour has joined the campaign to oppose the deal as the focus turns to the signing in Auckland next week.

National has finished the first year of its third term in as strong a position as it was a year ago, according to the latest Herald-DigiPoll survey.

The "powerful" privileges committee has an unusually full agenda owing to some blatant breaches of parliamentary standards by the Labour Party.

Labour leader Andrew Little has carried out a refreshing reshuffle of his parliamentary line-up.

Maori Party co-leader Te Ururoa Flavell has weighed into the debate over Labour's reshuffle.

Growing numbers of Kiwis risk becoming homeless in old age because of falling home ownership rates, rising rents and static housing subsidies, the Salvation Army says.

The release of a report on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' decision to grant immunity to Muhammed Rizalman bin Ismail will be put off at least until he is sentenced.

A dinner to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the election of the first ever Labour Government will bring together a potentially explosive mix of people.

Spare a penny for the poor? This time around, the poor in question are not the homeless or the children, but the MPs themselves, writes Claire Trevett.

Winning an election requires three ingredients and one condiment. The ingredients are people, ideas and money. The condiment is rat cunning.

Ever since the party's former president, Mike Williams, stepped down there have been murmurs that his successors did not have the same persuasive touch with business donors.

The Labour Party has tried to turn a sow's ear into a silk purse, using a Herald story about its financial woes to ask for donations.

The Labour Party has run at a deficit for at least two years, forcing it to dip into its cash reserves and highlighting one of the problems the party faced last election.

Nutrition experts say Labour's policy to reduce sugar in foods is a good move, but a sugar tax on fizzy drinks is an essential step.

OPINION: It was not only a glass Little smashed in his speech to Labour Party faithful. His speech went a long way to winning over critics, writes Audrey Young.

The Labour Party has dumped policies that would raise the retirement age and introduce a broad capital gains tax.

Annette King says Labour's plan betters National's "feeble attempt" to address obesity.

Labour Party President Nigel Haworth says the party needs to show a united front and stop internal squabbling.

The Labour leader is not known as an expert in fashion, but last week he took the opportunity to offer a bit of advice to Jeremy Corbyn.

Lambshank gives a cheeky peek into Andy's inbox as Labour delegates rev up for Manawatu conference, writes Toby Manhire.