Former SFO boss Adam Feeley says he would not have briefed ministers on investigations if he had had any suspicion that information was being leaked to others.

Prime Minister John Key said he believed his campaign was still on track, despite the "bomb" that has been thrown since the release of Dirty Politics.

It is not so much death by a thousand cuts; it is death from being buried by thousands of emails, writes John Armstrong.

Despite the building tension surrounding the election, the first major debate between party representatives on technology and innovation remained relatively civil.

Mai Chen writes: When Judith Collins resigned on Saturday, she asked the Prime Minister to hold an inquiry so she could clear her name.

The job of a Minister of Justice is to protect the integrity of the system and any sign of political interference risks infecting the whole system, writes Josie Pagani.

In the latest in this Herald election series, we look at the main parties' policies on tax and the economy - and what it could mean for you.

John Key has tried to distance himself from claims Mark Hotchin was paying bloggers to undermine the SFO, saying he does not know about the arrangement.

Allegations levelled against former Justice Minister Judith Collins have been described as extremely concerning by the State Services Commissioner.

In Winston's World, John Key is a voodoo doll he stabs with a pin whenever he gets bored.

An inquiry into Judith Collins' downfall is poised to investigate links between former Hanover boss Mark Hotchin and right-wing bloggers who waged a smear campaign against ex-Serious Fraud Office (SFO) chief executive Adam Feeley.

When the Wallabies drew with the All Blacks in the first Bledisloe Cup match in Sydney, it was widely considered almost as good as a win.

Judith Collins' resignation yesterday was weeks, perhaps months, overdue. Yet the offence for which she has left the ministry is less clearcut.

One of Judith Collins’ most relentless opponents, Joe Karam, says the country is better off with her out of Cabinet.

Whale Oil blogger Cameron Slater is backing his mate Judith Collins.

Judith Collins says her decision to quit will allow Prime Minister John Key to focus on the election campaign.

Judith Collins has resigned, effective immediately.

Auckland's home affordability headache won't be solved in a hurry but both National and Labour now have quick fixes for desperate home buyers.

More than 14,000 Herald Online readers have had their say on tonight’s leaders debate - clicking on our “buzzdial” more than 2.6 million times.

The economy, housing and foreign investment featured while Dirty Politics barely came up in the leaders' debate last night.

NZ Herald commentators deliver their verdicts on who won the first leaders' debate between John Key and David Cunliffe.

The battle for the Te Tai Hauauru electorate is almost neck and neck between the Labour and Maori Party candidates according to a new poll on Maori Television.

Political parties - tired of repeated attacks on candidates' billboards - are using motion sensor cameras to catch the vandals, and passing evidence to police.

In the latest Herald series on election policies, we look at whether parties are paying attention to voter's worries about land sales to overseas buyers.

It started well enough, but John Key left Greymouth with a heartfelt plea from the widow of one of the 29 dead Pike River miners ringing in his ears.