Prime Minister John Key has confirmed National will not pull its candidate in East Coast Bays to give Conservative leader Colin Craig a clear run and ruled out any last minute change of mind, even if it could cost National a third term in Government. Mr Key formally announced National's proposed electorate deals today, although they were already well signalled in advance.
Transport Minister Gerry Brownlee and two of his staff deliberately bypassed airport security at Christchurch airport this morning. He offered his resignation as Transport Minister, but that was swiftly rejected by the PM.
Co-leader Metiria Turei announced the key election social policy this morning, aimed to ensure "that every child has enough to thrive".
Labour leader David Cunliffe says the party will fund an extra 2000 teachers under its policy to reduce primary class sizes to 26 students by 2016, if elected. Video / Mark Mitchell
He voiced strong support for Mr Cunliffe, saying he was "a passionate advocate" for education for New Zealanders.
Labour leader David Cunliffe says he's sorry that he's a man because men commit the most family violence but Prime Minister John Key said his comments were insulting to New Zealand men.
Winston Peters talks about the economy and NZ First policies.
Prime 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 September 20 election.
John Key discusses Colin Craig and working with the Conservatives.
Prime Minister John Key spoke more on Donghua Liu's donations to the Labour Party today. Video / Mark Mitchell
US Secretary of State John Kerry says he knows New Zealand stands with America on Iraq - and he doesn't need to ask to know that. He used his long-scheduled press conference with Mr Key to comment on Iraq after President Barack Obama announced that up to 300 US military personnel would be dispatched as advisers to the Iraq Government and have not ruled out "targeted action" - air strikes.
David Cunliffe has questioned how Prime Minister John Key knew about a letter Mr Cunliffe wrote for Donghua Liu weeks before it was received and released by the media.
Sue Bradford, one of Mana's founding members talks to New Zealand Herald's Adam Bennett about Hone Harawira's Mana Party signing an election year deal with Kim Dotcom's Internet Party - prompting the senior Mana member to quit.
Laila Harré brought political polish and signs of a coherent policy platform to the official announcement of her leadership of the fledgling Internet Party.
Finance minister Bill English today put answers to the questions that were asked after his Budget 2014 announcement.
Prime Minister John Key says Thursday's Budget is a return to surplus.
John Key speaks on Shane Taurima's potential as a leader in the Labour party.
Prime Minister John Key today condemned the kidnapping of more than 200 schoolgirls by Boko Haram militants.
Mr Williamson today resigned his ministerial portfolios after the Herald revealed he phoned a senior police officer about the criminal charges that Liu was facing. Prime Minister John Key said today Mr Williamson "crossed the line", despite assuring him that he did not intend to influence the prosecution.
National MP Maurice Williamson crossed the line in making a phone call to police over the case of a wealthy businessman, Prime Minister John Key says. Mr Williamson told a senior police officer that the businessman, Donghua Liu, who was facing domestic assault charges, was "investing a lot of money in New Zealand" and urged police to be on "solid ground", according to internal police emails.
A law setting out legal rights of Ngati Toa Rangatira over the haka Ka Mate Ka Mate was passed in Parliament today but nothing will change for the All Blacks, Army or Police or other groups performing the haka. The law specifically says the right of attribution do not apply to performances of the haka. But it will allow the iwi to get recognition or reach agreements when it is being used for commercial gain. Courtesy Parliament TV
In the run up to the election, Otago University politics lecturer Dr Bryce Edwards is hosting a series of live interviews on political issues. Winston Peters is in the studio with Bryce five months out from the NZ General Election.
Prime Minister John Key has disputed a suggestion that the issue of absentee foreigners buying houses has always been a bottom line for New Zealand First.
Prime Minsiter John Key gave a pre-budget speech ahead of the National-led Government’s sixth budget.
Prime Minister John Key made a pre-budget address in Auckland, revealing some of what National will announce in the Budget 2014.
Mr Dotcom launched the online membership drive for his party this afternoon under the cloud of claims his ownership of a rare copy of Hitler's book Mein Kampf is evidence of Nazi sympathies. Mr Dotcom also addressed issues around hundreds of thousand of dollars owed to former staff and contractors by the company which runs his large luxurious home which was the scene of a paramilitary raid by police in early 2012. He said he had now paid all of them.
Labour Party Leader David Cunliffe values having Shane Jones at his side and says, 'we are a united caucus and we are here to win this election and that's what we're going to do'.
Labour Leader David Cunliffe says Labour has set a vision for a high value sustainable economy which will create better jobs and higher wages for all New Zealanders. 'We need to work on the three I's to get there, Investment, Innovation & Industry in order to build that high value economy'.
Prime Minister John Key has announced that this year's election will take place on September 20.
Prime Minister John Key has confirmed the Government will go ahead with the partial privatisation of Genesis Energy over the next month or so but has underlined the sale will be the last one under a National Government.
John Key gets questioned on how he knew about Winston Peters meeting with Kim Dotcom and the Australian supermarket fiasco.
John Key answers Labour leader David Cunliffe's questions on the effect on New Zealand exporters in regards to the 'buy-Australian' campaign.
A Japanese whaling vessel reportedly tailed an anti-whaling ship close to Otago's coastline - inside New Zealand's exclusive economic zone - against the wishes of the NZ Government.
Prime Minister John Key has called Labour leader David Cunliffe an 'idiot' over his comments about Kiwis' entitlements in Australia.