In health, the election has become a bidding war focused on the new centre ground of free doctor visits.

If this election was a boxing match, the referee would have stopped the fight months back given the non-stop punishment and eight counts David Cunliffe's taken.

Voters comparing social policies at this election have a clear choice: "Unrelenting focus on work" with National, or a softer line if Labour wins.

Internet mogul Kim Dotcom has denied another accusation by Cameron Slater that he was responsible for hacking Slater's blog website earlier this year.

The Labour Party has called on Prime Minister John Key to publicly name the National staff member the party admitted infiltrated Labour's website server in 2011.

Labour has released documents it says proves its website was hacked by people working for the National Party.

Senior Labour MP Phil Goff visited a police station in the wake of a murder to ask after a woman who was later charged with the alleged crime.

In the lead-up to the election, the Herald is delivering political leaders as they're meant to be seen. Under the grill.

Labour leader David Cunliffe's student-friendly promises earned him a mostly warm reception on the campaign trail.

Hone Harawira sees the Internet Mana alliance enduring beyond the election because he and Laila Harre are synchronizing so well.

Epsom election candidates faced off at a public debate last night, with one promising to name a convicted sex offender with name suppression under parliamentary privilege.

'Do you want to leave now?' asked the host of last night's Helensville debate of Prime Minister John Key - who came closest to being kicked out.

When policymakers in the modern world worry about the cost to future taxpayers of ageing populations, pensions are only part of it - healthcare also contributes to the bill.

There were tough questions, soft questions, and sometimes no questions at all as Labour leader David Cunliffe took to the Auckland suburbs to sell the party's policies.

The spate of race baiting, ethnic slurs and off-colour jokes that have marred this year's election campaign continued yesterday.

The song that welcomed Labour leader David Cunliffe on stage at his campaign launch yesterday was Don McGlashan doing a cover of Split Enz's Time for a Change.

Labour's health package, along with its recent youth employment policy, lifts its score by $1.36 billion on the Herald's Porkometer.

Labour leader David Cunliffe has announced over-65s will be added to the groups who get free doctors' visits under a major funding boost for primary health care.

Pregnant women would get free dental care, doctors' visits and prescriptions under a Labour Government in a plan to be unveiled at the party's campaign launch.

Election emails fall from time and space on to the desk of columnist Toby Manhire - who shares them with you today. What do the say about NZ politics?

Labour and the Green Party have conceded that a capital gains tax would not be a "panacea" for New Zealand's unaffordable housing crisis.

Labour Leader David Cunliffe yesterday adopted an even tougher stance on the proposed sale of the huge Lochinver Station to China's Shanghai Pengxin.

Labour's plan for a royal commission into the public service to address issues such as poor advice from officials.

Prime Minister John Key says he is happy for a Chinese company to buy a central North Island farm so long as the correct process is followed.