Labour Leader Andrew Little says it is just not credible that the Prime Minister did not know about allegations concerning National MP Mike Sabin until late last year.

Labour Leader Andrew Little says he alerted the Prime Minister's office about allegations concerning Mike Sabin in late November.

Gareth Morgan is heading to Orewa to confront what he calls the "ignorance of Brash-think".

National’s plan to sell off state houses will drive up rents for all renters, Labour leader Andrew Little says.

A National Party MP at the centre of reports he is being investigated by police over an alleged assault will remain as chairman of the law and order select committee.

PM John Key has set out plans to expand social housing, sell 8000 state houses and move 5000 better-off state tenants to make way for needier cases.

Audrey Young takes a look at previous state of the nation speeches, and whether he's delivered on the policy promises made in them.

Prime Minister John Key has refused to comment on reports National MP Mike Sabin is under investigation by police but said he would be surprised of Mr Sabin was not at Waitangi this year as the local Northland MP.

An Instagram picture which appeared to show the PM's son with a suspected felon turned out to be a teenage hoax.

Labour's popularity has jumped three percentage points in the first political poll since Andrew Little took over the leadership and the first major poll since the election.

The three-year political career of National Northland MP Mike Sabin is in the balance after a report that he is under investigation by police over an assault complaint.

Investigative journalist Nicky Hager's application for a judicial review into the police search of his Wellington home following the release of his Dirty Politics book will be heard at a substantive hearing in March.

The Government has been told to end alcohol sponsorship of sports clubs and ban any alcohol advertising during televised matches by a ministerial forum.

Prime Minister John Key says bloggers are not a "big part of his day" but he lives in a world where he can't ignore them.

The Countering Terrorist Fighters Legislation Bill is expected to pass tonight under urgency with the support of National and Labour.

A surge in Chinese investment in New Zealand residential real estate is something the Government needs to consider, but at the moment is not a significant issue says John Key.

The singer behind the controversial Kill the PM song swore and joked about raping John Key's son before walking out of a live radio interview.

The number of spin doctors and communications staff in government departments is on the increase again even after National swore to rein in the numbers.

Mass media, citizen media, new media, and politician media management - it all gets frequently evaluated, criticised and sometimes praised, writes Bryce Edwards.

New Zealand has been knocked off its perch as the least corrupt country on earth. Bryce Edwards asks: does this mean we're becoming more corrupt?

Prime Minister John Key and his wife, Bronagh, ticked off 30 years of marriage yesterday - and Mrs Key's gift for the man who has everything was a large white-rabbit ornament.

Prime Minister John Key says he will continue to respond to correspondence from right wing blogger Cameron Slater - but won't be pro-actively contacting him.

Deputy Prime Minister accepts it but says John Key runs the "most transparent government that New Zealand's ever seen".

Leave John Key alone. Give the guy a break. It seems no one this week will speak up for our Prime Minister, write Toby Manhire

The Prime Minister was yesterday insisting he does not speak to Cameron Slater in spite of mounting evidence to the contrary and further calls for him to apologise for working with the blogger to attack political opponents.

Two fiery speeches by Little in the past two days have revealed the demeanour that he intends adopting - essentially bare-knuckle verbal pugilism.