Clatyon Cosgrove, Murray McCully and Maurice Williamson have said goodbye to Parliament.

Shock poll: Jacinda Ardern increases a stunning 17.6% in preferred PM poll.

Fact or fiction: were John Key and Bill English just as bad at Metiria Turei?

English said Labour might go up in polls but people "won't vote just on a personality".

Comment: For the first time in a long time, Labour supporters feel in the ascendant.

Kelvin Davis said the Prime Minister had the personality of a rock.

PM announced investment for commuter rail in Auckland and Wellington.

Labour is poised to ask Aucklanders to help pay for a rapid transit network.

We ask parliamentary parties 10 questions on a variety of sporting issues.

COMMENT: Jacinda Ardern does not have to try as hard to keep voters' attention.

OPINION: Electorate battles of National support partners could be critical.

PM faced more questions over his involvement in the Barclay secret recordings controversy.

UK Foreign Secretary speaks of joint sacrifices of past as he unveils new memorial.

Election fever has hit Hawke's Bay with billboards being put up around the region.

Mike Hosking and Mark Richardson receive lashing from Peters.

One policy in Labour's education manifesto gives the party a clear point of difference.

Labour says it will invest an extra $4 billion over four years in education.

The wait list for a state house has risen by 40 per cent in just a year.

English hasn't categorically ruled out the Greens but says they have ruled themselves out.

Candidates quizzed about housing, retirement age, water bottling and more.

We ask Kiwis who they think is most capable of running the Government.

The difference in pay for rich and poor will feature at a pre-election meeting.

Napier's political candidates set to face hard-hitting questions at public meeting today.

National makes a habit of forcing its leader to take a rest before an election.

The Govt is owed $1 billion in missed child support payments, including $4m by one parent.

The Greens are in danger of being outmanoeuvred once again, writes Bryce Edwards.

Labour will boost funding to early childhood education by nearly $200m.

Just about the end of the road as Peters tour heads off snow on Napier-Taupo road.

A mood of goodwill could signal changes are afoot for funding a critical Tauranga road.

A boost for the poor is a boost for everyone, says a social service provider.