Latest from Election 2014

Cunliffe distances himself from Gibson

Labour leader David Cunliffe has dissociated himself from his Rangitata candidate, Steve Gibson.

Labour 'distracted' - Key

Prime Minister John Key has kicked off the final two weeks of the campaign with his first campaign visit to the Epsom electorate.

Conflict surfaces in debate

New Zealand First's Winston Peters' ongoing rivalry with the Conservative Party's Colin Craig featured in last night's TV One minor parties leaders' debate.

Horan aims to overcome Nat majority to take Bay

Outnumbered and outgunned, former New Zealand First MP Brendan Horan won't be leaving Parliament without a fight.

John Roughan: Craig's day in the sun may dawn

There is something to admire in Colin Craig. I disagree with just about every bullet point in his brochure but I like the character he shows as a complete outsider.

Verity Johnson: Simplify the issues to turn young people on to politics

John Armstrong: Labour the living dead after tax fiasco

Nat voters prefer Craig to Peters

National voters prefer the prospect of a post-election deal with Colin Craig's Conservative Party rather than Winston Peters' NZ First, a <i>Herald</i>-DigiPoll survey suggests.

John Armstrong: Poll indicates National has survived political mauling

John Armstrong asks, "Is it too soon for National to dare to dream of running a government with the Conservatives in tow and Winston Peters locked out?"

Archbishop John Dew: Outrage over dirty tricks healthy

The Greek philosopher Aristotle referred to teaching and politics as the "noble professions".

Boundary changes put Mallard in danger

"Nervous." Trevor Mallard's response about his chances of holding on to Hutt South seems odd, considering he has held the seat for 21 years.

Most voters had wanted Collins gone

A poll taken before Judith Collins resigned from the Cabinet last week suggests that a majority of voters, even then, did not want her back.

Parties target migrants who could decide election

Less than three weeks from the election, Labour leader David Cunliffe is out on a drizzly Sunday campaigning at Sikh temples in Auckland.

Q&A: David Parker on the capital gains tax

Siblings John and Jane Smith's parents own their family home through a trust but John and Jane are the beneficiaries of that trust. John and Jane's parents sell the house. Are they liable for CGT?

Slater wants court to stem hacker's flow

Whale Oil blogger Cameron Slater is going to the High Court to try to stop media publishing information taken by the hacker known as Rawshark.

Editorial: Detail crucial to sell tax on capital gains

David Cunliffe is letting Labour down on the detail of a capital gains tax. The danger is that his imprecision will let down the case for a tax that New Zealand's economy needs.