It was at the old Portland Hotel restaurant in Wellington in 1998 that David Cunliffe was told his time had come to stand for Parliament.

Editorial: It is easy to sympathise with Local Govt NZ's misgivings about Labour's plan to take EQC levies off insurance premiums and add them to rates bills.

Karen Price could be NZ's next "First Lady" but says she will always be a mother and lawyer before she is a politician's wife, and people will "take me as they find me".

Homeowners and landlords could see hundreds of dollars added to their rates bills under Labour proposals for a sweeping overhaul of the disaster insurance regime.

When Labour leader David Cunliffe went to a Women's Refuge forum and apologised for being a man, he was trying to make an important point.

Labour is proposing a sweeping overhaul of New Zealand's disaster insurance regime including shifting EQC levies from insurance premiums

Labour leader David Cunliffe is "premature" to rule out ministerial spots for Internet Party leader Laila Harre and Mana leader Hone Harawira, Ms Harre said yesterday.

The Opposition's role is to hold the government to account plus present itself as an alternative administration.

Schools could get as many as 21 extra teachers under Labour's election-year policy, according to new calculations.

Labour has turned it guns on one of areas it believes National is most vulnerable in the lead up to the election.

NZ's political parties are making it official on Twitter. Both Labour and National are targeting the 'twitterati' and offering social media hashtags to campaign.

It was at the same venue as the National Party's conference the week before, but the Labour Party "congress" came in a different colour.

Labour has opened the final day of its annual conference, with Party President Moira Coatsworth telling the delegates Labour expected the election to go “down to the wire.”

Labour has unveiled its campaign slogan for the 2014 election will be "Vote Positive."

Labour's new teaching policies are response to National's proposal to pay good teachers and principals more and require them to work with others.

In 1898 New Zealand was favoured with a visit from Sydney and Beatrice Webb. This English couple were early members of the Fabian Society, a progressive political movement that was an important driver in the formation of the British Labour Party.

The true donations scandal in New Zealand politics was reported this week without comment. It's the Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union's $60,000 donation to Labour.

The Australian Labor Party leader said he believes improvements can be made to the rights of NZers living in Australia, but stopped short of making any specific commitments.

Labour leader David Cunliffe has all but ruled out including Internet Party leader Laila Harre and Mana leader Hone Harawira as ministers under a future Labour Government.

Labour leader David Cunliffe says Labour will ensure all school children from Year 5 to 13 have their own personal tablet or netbook by 2017 under a plan estimated to cost $109 million over three years.

Tomorrow's keynote address by Cunliffe to what is Labour's election-year "congress" will delve deeply into personal stuff - his background, education, motivations and so on, writes John Armstrong.

Today we investigate David Cunliffe's family background, outline his life up until he entered politics and discuss ambition, love, scandal, duty, faith and trace his lineage to "King Dick" Seddon.

Most Labour voters prefer the Green Party to NZ First if Labour only needs one of them after the election.

The top 10 unknown facts about Labour leader David Cunliffe, including his links to King Dick Seddon and the Brunner mine disaster.