Labour's current deputy leader has the skills, experience and respect crucial for the next election.

Labour MP Kelvin Davis is giving this country good value for his seat in Parliament.

A New Zealand Labour MP is waiting on Christmas Island to hear if he'll be granted access to an Australian detention centre where Kiwis are being held.

Kiwis needed to be aware, she said, of attempts to belittle and deride those who dare speak out against official wisdom.

Labour's proposed course of action on the TPP would constitute the most reckless act by any NZ government of the post-Muldoon era.

Labour's leader, Andrew Little, faces a dilemma over what sort of deputy he needs.

Labour wants a minimum qualification requirement for all early childhood educators, seeking to curb the rapid growth of taxpayer-subsidised nannies and au pairs.

Labour has been pivotal in shifting public opinion, shifting its own position last year from a pro starting point to a neutral one.

Ballooning numbers of preschool kids being taught at home by under-qualified grandparents and nannies - at the taxpayers' expense.

The TPP could halve the number of major foreign investments in New Zealand which need to pass "good character" and business experience tests.

The advantages of a generational swap between King and Ardern are fewer than they initially appear, and the risks are greater.

On Tuesday the Greens showed they're working closely with Labour and on Wednesday that they will act independently of Labour if need be.

Labour leader Andrew Little was badly shown up by the Greens this week.

Audrey Young looks back at the five biggest moments of John Key's third term.

The Labour leader is only just in front of NZ First leader Peters in the preferred PM stakes but says he will not entertain the suggestion of sharing the top job.

The real estate agent sacked after the Labour Party was leaked confidential sales data on Asian buyers is back in the Auckland property market.

Jeremy Corbyn will shake up British politics and represents a reaction against the legacy of former Prime Minister Tony Blair, Labour leader Andrew Little says.

Next week is an anniversary Labour leader Andrew Little and his predecessors will remember but won't be celebrating.

Many commentators have noted Labour's caucus is more united, more disciplined, than it has been since Helen Clark, writes Rob Salmond.

Labour thrives when it approaches the future with gusto, not trepidation, writes Phil Quin. Merchants of doom might fill the airwaves, but they rarely win elections.

Rugby league legend Graham Lowe alarmed Jacinda Ardern after he described her as "a pretty little thing" when asked if she would make a good Prime Minister.

Worm farming is a dangerous industry, according to the Government's health and safety reform bill.

Labour leader Andrew Little has come out swinging against workplace health and safety regulations proposed by the government.

Labour MP Stuart Nash has dismissed criticism of him by senior minister Steven Joyce for marching and speaking at an anti-TPP rally in Napier.

Our senior business leaders are becoming increasingly concerned about the slowing economy, the Government's strategy and our reliance on China and dairy exports.

Andrew Little says another bad season for dairy farmers could cause New Zealanders to lose some of the country's best agricultural land to offshore buyers.

John Armstrong writes: NZ First is marooned in a time bubble of the economic boom of the 1950s along with the suffocating social conformity of that era.

The Labour leader is walking a tightrope in delivering trade messages, writes Claire Trevett.