Cook Islands' PM Henry Puna has met with Prime Minister Bill English.

The Greens claim their own version of Sanders and Corbyn.

"The sad reality is you have to have money to play."

Pollsters are downplaying a Trump or Corbyn-like shock in the NZ election.

Water and pollution are shaping up to be a key issue come election time.

A quirk in the law means Wellington-based prime ministers can't live in Premier House.

With three months until the election, a poll shows National is in a strong position.

A famously clear spring near Nelson is a step closer to having special status.

The gun was left in a Parliament bathroom accessible by the public for well over an hour.

The money won't be wasted if Labour don't win election, retired judge Robert Smellie says.

A likely focus is the current requirement to maintain the large rail network.

Shane Jones speculation a "game of seven veils".

This summit being run by the Government just doesn't cut the mustard.

'Mr Wolf' throws National a $150,000 bone while Labour gets its own $100,000 donation.

Little says party will take its time on spending plan, announcing it in a few weeks.

Half of workers earning less than $24,000 won't get benefit at all from new Budget perks.

Labour and Greens' deal to work together has not affected their broadcast funding.

Schools have won a funding increase - but less than the rate of inflation.

Proposed law is underhand and threat to race relations, argues Julie Chambers.

Steven Joyce has a surplus to spend on Thursday, but don't expect a lolly scramble.

National's plan to build 34,000 new homes completes a major housing turnaround.

COMMENT:

An angry John Oliver fires back at Bill English in an extraordinary takedown of NZ's PM.

COMMENT: Amy Adams keeps a close watch on her associate minister, writes Audrey Young.

Alfred Ngaro suggested Willie Jackson could lose Govt support for proposed charter school.

A $59.2 million boost will be delivered over four years to eliminate single crewing.

Activists attempted to break through police lines to where Bill English is speaking.

Exclusive: A new type of school without playing fields is being proposed for urban areas.

National is accused of using Eminem's track. So what are the arguments for and against?

Eminem wasn't original, so couldn't be copied, National Party's lawyer tells court.