PM Jacinda Ardern comments on a potential South Island move to Level 1. Video / Mark Mitchell

James Shaw, Winston Peters and Grant Robertson were all in Judith Collins' line of fire with their use of government funds and Covid-19 response. Video / Mark Mitchel

New series Youth Wings is just like the election campaign but better and less old. Youth Wings was made with the support of NZ On Air. Video / The Spinoff

Speaker of the House Trevor Mallard forces National to take down a ‘misleading’ ad on social media. Video / Parliament TV

Judith Collins attacks government's green school funding. She also responded to criticism of her husband's use of social media to attack the Prime Minister. Video / Mark Mitchell

PM Chris Hipkins and National leader Christopher Luxon in final Question Time of Parliament term

This election New Zealanders will vote on whether or not to legalise euthanasia.

PM Jacinda Ardern and Judith Collins go head to head over no extension to the wage subsidy and Covid-19 testing. Video / Parliament TV

PM Jacinda Ardern speaks after announcing four-day lockdown extension. Video / Mark Mitchell

The first nine days of lockdown were unlawful, a High Court decision says. New Zealanders were not actually required by law to stay at home in their bubbles until April 3, more than a week into lockdown, today's ruling has found.

Judith Collins put the blame on the government's cabinet ministers for COVID-19 border problems. Video / Mark Mitchell

Five hundred more Defence Force staff are being deployed to managed isolation facilities and the Government is also directly hiring security guards to help control the centres. It comes as officials report six new cases of Covid-19 today, one of which is in managed isolation.

After an ever-so-brief period of campaigning, political rivals Jacinda Ardern and Judith Collins went toe-to-toe in the House again this afternoon.

National leader Judith Collins has slammed the testing of border workers as a "complete failure" and says the public has been misled. Video / Mark Mitchell

The Government's extended wage subsidy scheme is expected to cover 470,000 jobs - and will cost about $510 million, the Government says.

Chief electoral officer Alicia Wright says the Electoral Commission is in the process of adjusting its plans. Wright said existing arrangements can be catered for, given the new date. "These are challenging times for everyone."

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has decided to delay the election until October 17. Announcing the decision this morning, Ardern said the re-emergence of Covid-19 in the community was a cause for concern during the election period.

PM Luxon speaks to the media

National leader Judith Collins has called for the election to be delayed. She called on PM Jacinda Ardern to shift the election "until a date later in November". Video / Chris Tarpey

Act leader David Seymour gave his views on the lockdown and the PM's role. Video / Mark Mitchell

Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters labels Judith Collins ‘careless and irresponsible’ act of saying the Government allowed community transmission. Video / Jason Walls

Labour leader Jacinda Ardern won't reveal how she would vote in the upcoming referendum to legalise cannabis for recreational use. Video / Mark Mitchell

With a new poll showing voters back Judith Collins to change the flagging fortunes of the National Party, the leader is hitting the campaign trail in Auckland today.

With a new poll showing voters back Judith Collins to change the flagging fortunes of the National Party, the leader is in studio today with Newstalk ZB's Kerre McIvor as she hits the campaign trail.

From the Auckland farmer's market, Jacinda Ardern addresses speculation that Labour could encourage Northland to NZ First.

Judith Collins joined by National Party president Peter Goodfellow revealed a few surprise moves in National's new list rankings. Video / NZ Herald

Jacinda Ardern launches Labour campaign with a $300 million jobs fund in front of a packed crowd of party faithful at the Auckland Town Hall. Video / Will Trafford

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has not carved her name into her office desk, yet. Video / ZM

Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters and Transport Minister Phil Twyford along with Mayor Phil Goff opened the third main rail line project at Onehunga’s Southdown terminal as part of a $1.1 billion spend. Video / Will Trafford