Progressive MP Jim Anderton is expected to make an announcement about his political future on Sunday.

An increase in excise tax is among likely recommendations of a report into alcohol to be released next week, the Bill English says.

Wigram MP Jim Anderton is not ruling out running for the Christchurch mayoralty but says he is undecided.

Jim Anderton fears that opponents of the All Blacks at the Rugby World Cup could be forced to avoid a hailstorm of beer cans.

A new PM defied the odds as the Govt struggled to deal with the worst recession in decades, and Labour played catch up politics.

Speaker Lockwood Smith has dethroned Prime Minister as 2009's top parliamentary performer, a newsletter claims.

ACC Minister Nick Smith today described his comments about ACC suicide victims as an "unfortunate analogy".