OpinionToby ManhireToby Manhire: The leaked #TeamKey strategy emailsPolitics columnist Toby Manhire leaks his version of the secret emails between the top players in Team Key.03 Jul 11:50 PM
OpinionOpinion: Labour pains - why it's failingI bet Labour wishes it wasn't an election year, writes Mike Hosking.03 Jul 09:30 PM
OpinionMcCully has more apologies to considerEditorial: Foreign Minister Murray McCully owes the state of Malaysia a huge apology for suggesting it was to blame for immunity in the diplomat sex case.02 Jul 05:00 PM
OpinionEditorial: Nation needs something more spicy than roadsEditorial: Looking for an electoral gift to unwrap at the National Party conference last weekend, the Government issued a hardly inspiring programme of roadworks.01 Jul 05:00 PM
BusinessHouse affordability falls, consents upWages have only gone up $34.53 annually against house prices, which are up by $38,000, according to a new report. Which regions fared the worst?29 Jun 11:20 PM
New ZealandKey hints at pre-ballot tax cut vowPrime Minister John Key gave the strongest hint yet that modest tax cuts for low- and middle-income earners will form part of National's pre-election promises.29 Jun 07:38 PM
OpinionJohn Armstrong: Strategy creates a clever route to block Labour-GreensThe roading announcement was also part of a wider strategy to convince voters that the Greens will be the driving force of any post-election coalition, writes John Armstrong.29 Jun 05:00 PM
New ZealandKey's roading spend upPrime Minister John Key has announced a $212 million roading and construction package in a bid to shoreup National's vote in regional New Zealand for the election.29 Jun 05:31 AM
New ZealandElection between far left and centre-right, says PMThe three National MPs effectively forced to retire at the coming election appeared to boycott a ceremony at the party's conference yesterday to thank all 12 retiring MPs for their service.28 Jun 05:00 PM
New Zealand'Anything could happen'The prospect of the Internet Mana alliance teaming up with Labour has been a recurring theme at the National Party conference.28 Jun 12:42 AM
New ZealandProtest banners at party conferenceAnti-oil exploration protesters have put up banners in Wellington ahead of the National Party's Annual Conference.27 Jun 10:33 PM
OpinionFran O'SullivanFran O'Sullivan: Maintaining discipline key for PMOne word jumped out when I read John Roughan's book on the PM yesterday. That word is "disciplined", writes Fran O'Sullivan.27 Jun 05:00 PM
OpinionToby ManhireToby Manhire: Soap operas aside, policy rules in this campaignIf it seems a dismal beginning to the election campaign, there is cause to hope that this has been a flash flood, rather than the start of a long storm, writes Toby Manhire.26 Jun 09:30 PM
New ZealandJohn Key: I thought about quittingJohn Key briefly considered walking away from the job about 18 months ago and his new biography reveals he sacked two Ministers for 'nothing in particular'.25 Jun 07:30 PM
New ZealandDonor Liu's new statementControversial businessman Donghua Liu has issued a new statement to the Herald confirming "close to" $100k in total payments to Labour and its MPs.25 Jun 02:03 AM
OpinionBrian RudmanBrian Rudman: Wealthy buffoons hold our democracy hostageNational's little Act Party poodle seems to be running scared of the attention-seeking yapping of wannabe Conservative Party lapdog Colin Craig, writes Brian Rudman.24 Jun 05:00 PM
New ZealandLiu donation confirmedA donation from Donghua Liu to a rowing club linked to a former Labour Cabinet minister has been confirmed.24 Jun 02:58 AM
New ZealandLiu should reveal his evidence, says KeyPrime Minister John Key has added his voice to calls for Donghua Liu to put up or shut up over his donations to Labour.23 Jun 05:00 PM
New ZealandI'm no Nat, says Labour candidateLabour's Tukituki candidate rejects a claim that she was once a National supporter, despite a photograph of her and PM John Key tweeted in 2011.22 Jun 10:00 PM
New ZealandNZers not bothered about much - PMKiwis are interested in very little, if the PM is to be believed. The America's Cup is the latest in a long list of things Mr Key has declared NZ to be unconcerned about.20 Jun 05:00 PM
OpinionJohn RoughanJohn Roughan: Politics and life of John KeyJohn Roughan writes: Nine months ago, I received an offer that gave me excitement and trepidation. Would I like to write a book on John Key? Would I!20 Jun 05:00 PM
New ZealandLiu: 'I gave to Labour'Millionaire businessman Donghua Liu has confirmed for the first time that he donated to the Labour Party.20 Jun 05:00 PM
New ZealandGovernment's Liu letters kept secretLetters of support from two Government MPs for Donghua Liu's citizenship bid have been kept secret - despite two Labour politicians' letters for Liu being released this week.20 Jun 02:45 AM
OpinionBrian RudmanBrian Rudman: Nats miles in front, but it's still the season of rortsThis gaming of the system is not new, writes Brian Rudman. What is different this election is that instead of it being nudge-nudge, wink-wink, it's become formalised.17 Jun 09:30 PM
New ZealandCabinet Clubs bad look, even to NatsAlmost half of National's own supporters believe the fundraising tactics the party uses with its "Cabinet Clubs" are a bad look, according to the latest Herald poll.17 Jun 05:00 PM
New ZealandMcCready takes aim at PM over BanksRetired accountant Graham McCready is pursuing a private prosecution against the Prime Minister over the Banks' case and says it's not a waste of court time.17 Jun 12:25 AM
New ZealandNats fly high, new party nibbles GreensNew Herald poll shows Internet-Mana would get two MPs, as their success eats into the Greens vote while National is still well ahead of Labour.16 Jun 09:20 PM
OpinionEditorial: Polls show National is on a rollYet another poll - the <i>Herald</i>-DigiPoll survey today - suggests National is heading for a decisive re-election in September.16 Jun 05:00 PM
BusinessColman's $50k Nats donation disclosedEx-NBR owner Barry Colman recently gave the National Party $50,000 - the first time the wealthy publisher's contribution has had to be disclosed.15 Jun 10:56 PM
New ZealandNat Party Kelston candidate selectedList MP Claudette Hauiti has been selected as the National Party candidate for Kelston.14 Jun 11:43 PM
