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
New ZealandLabour leader queries PM's role in letter scandalDavid 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.Watch19 Jun 04:00 AM
New ZealandInternet Party candidates announcedThe candidates list for Kim Dotcom's Internet Party has been announced this morning.18 Jun 11:24 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
OpinionJohn Armstrong: Internet-Mana needs to get crackingGiven the hype and the publicity, Kim Dotcom and his fellow comrades in Internet-Mana have not exactly set the world on fire in yesterday's Herald-DigiPoll survey, writes John Armstrong.16 Jun 09:30 PM
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
New ZealandConservative Party blasted over logoColin Craig's Conservative Party may be buying into a fight over the proposed alternative logo it is trying to register with the Electoral Commission.16 Jun 02:44 AM
New ZealandLabour gets tactical with EpsomLabour has issued its clearest sign so far that it will mount its own tactical voting strategy in the Epsom electorate by encouraging its voters to give their electorate vote to National's candidate, Paul Goldsmith.15 Jun 05:00 PM
New ZealandMuslim woman has MP hopesNew Zealand could soon have its first female Muslim politician in Parliament.14 Jun 05:00 PM
OpinionJohn Armstrong: Deal or no deal? Key's big treble gambitPaul Goldsmith was gasping like a fish out of water, writes John Armstrong. When he did find his voice, he made an absolute hash of answering the reporter's questions.13 Jun 05:00 PM
New ZealandElection '14: Parties ready but are you?With 100 days to go until election day on September 20, the political parties - no doubt fibbing through clenched teeth - profess to be ready. Or close enough.11 Jun 05:00 PM
OpinionBryce EdwardsBryce Edwards: Internet Mana Party - bound to succeed or doomed to fail?Will the Internet Mana Party succeed? To answer this question, one first has to define what success is., writes Bryce Edwards.11 Jun 02:46 AM
New ZealandCivilian's gain major parties' lossIt's the major political parties who lose the tens of thousands of dollars allocated to satirical outfit the Civilian Party for election advertising rather than the taxpayer.10 Jun 05:00 PM
New ZealandTaxpayers Union angered over Civilian Party fundingThe Taxpayers Union is furious a joke political party has been given public money to fund its electoral campaign.07 Jun 10:34 PM
OpinionMike Williams: Higher voter turnout could topple NatsThe announcement of Laila Harre as leader of the Internet Party again put the political focus on the high rate of abstention in the 2011 general election, writes Mark Williams.07 Jun 05:00 PM
New ZealandBanks asked to consider stepping downAct Party leader Jamie Whyte has told disgraced MP John Banks to consider resigning before he is sentenced in August.07 Jun 05:00 PM
New ZealandGreens, NZ First get boost in fundingTaxpayer funding for National and Labour's election campaign broadcast advertising has been cut for this year's election but the Greens and NZ First will enjoy a substantial boost.06 Jun 05:30 PM
OpinionVerity Johnson: If you want to get us to vote, then make politics relevant and sexyThis generation of young people are apathetic. Apathetic young people are a constant of life, like tax and Keith Richards, writes Verity Johnson.06 Jun 05:00 PM
New ZealandPlea to govt to crack down on alcoholChurch and health leaders are calling on all parties in the upcoming election to raise the price of alcohol and phase out alcohol advertising and sponsorship.04 Jun 05:00 PM
OpinionPhil Quin: Jump to left puts Labour on rocky roadSome Labour Party cheerleaders have convinced themselves they can capture the Treasury benches without winning an election. They're wrong.03 Jun 05:00 PM
OpinionJohn Armstrong: Excitement the mark of a party whose time has comeThe Greens are straining at the leash. They are not just hungry for power. They are starving.01 Jun 05:00 PM
New ZealandInternet Party's focus on young peopleThe Internet Party's first leader, Laila Harre, is promising young New Zealanders an "awesome" future in a growing digital economy.01 Jun 02:30 AM
New ZealandGreens unveil bold carbon tax planThe Green Party's new plan to tax companies for their carbon pollution would see farmers charged half-price and all revenue returned to households and businesses.01 Jun 02:07 AM
OpinionMartyn Bradbury: New coalition a practical unionKim Dotcom picked me up on the way to the candlelit vigil outside John Key's house last weekend to protest the unethical drone strikes that have killed more than 2400 people.31 May 07:39 PM
OpinionEdward RooneyEdward Rooney: Press call mix-upLaila Harre's appointment was one of the worst-organised interviews we've attended, writes Edward Rooney.31 May 05:00 PM
OpinionRodney Hide: Lonely Cunliffe must soldier onThe David Cunliffe experiment has failed. Eight months into his leadership Labour is polling below what it was under Phil Goff and David Shearer.31 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandGreens focus on teensTeenagers would get free GP visits and prescriptions under a Green Government, co-leader Metiria Turei revealed this morning.30 May 11:13 PM
OpinionJohn Armstrong: Internet Mana best taken seriouslyDotcom was upfront about his $3 million donation. But that may have been a bit of mischief designed to send a shiver down the spines of other parties, writes John Armstrong.30 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandPam Corkery named as Internet Party leader's press secretaryBroadcaster and former Alliance MP Pam Corkery is back working with erstwhile Parliamentary colleague Laila Harre as the new Internet Party leader's press secretary.30 May 03:56 AM
OpinionBryce EdwardsBryce Edwards: The Morality of the Dotcom-Harawira-Harré dealIs the Internet Mana alliance a con job on the New Zealand electorate, or is it a fair and smart use of the MMP system? This is a debate we can expect to have over the short term, writes Bryce Edwards.30 May 03:44 AM
New ZealandFree uni top of Harre's listNewly reinvented as the leader of the Internet Party, veteran of the political left Laila Harre made an immediate play for young voters with a pledge to tackle "unfinished business" from her last time in Parliament - free tertiary education.29 May 05:00 PM
