Latest from Election 2014

Winston for PM? No way, say leaders

John Key and David Cunliffe have both ruled out any power sharing agreement with Winston Peters as coalition possibilities featured in the final leaders debate.

Brian Fallow: Free study numbers don't add up

Policy is pretty easy for the minor political parties.

Louise McNally: Kids who get into politics now, vote later

According to the University of Victoria, more than half of New Zealanders aged between 18 and 30 did not vote in the last general election.

Dr Jackie Blue: Women need to feel more welcome at our Parliament

MMP initially saw the percentage of women MPs increase from around 20 per cent to 30 per cent but this is roughly where it has stayed for the past 18 years.

John Watson: Which party would God vote for?

Act leader Jamie Whyte calls the Green Party "not so much a political party as a religious movement, worshipping snails and ferns and all things Gaia".

Internet Mana would grant Snowden residency in NZ

The Internet Mana Party says it would push for the next Government to give NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden safe passage and residency in New Zealand.

Key v Cunliffe: Who won the debate?

John Key and David Cunliffe have faced off in round four of the pre-election debates, but who came out on top? The Herald's top political correspondents make their picks.

Election 2014: Act rules out deal involving NZ First

As it happened: Final leaders' debate

Click here for Claire Trevett's live blog from the leaders' debate between Prime Minister John Key and Labour leader David Cunliffe.

$10m focus on engineers

The National Party wants to double the number of people studying engineering at university in a bid to get more graduates into jobs in the high-tech sector.

Whanau ora bottom line for Maori Party

Most parties avoid talk about "bottom lines" for fear of sounding too uncompromising.

Campaign takes leaders to schools

David Cunliffe faced a lecture theatre full of students at Waikato University and had smoko with workers at a Te Rapa factory.

Peter Calder: An open letter to our leaders

Dear John and David. Please forgive the first-name familiarity. I'm older than you are so it doesn't feel terribly out of order.

Fran O'Sullivan: Key wins - now let's focus on real issues

John Key goes into the home straight of the election campaign with his integrity publicly intact after the Kim Dotcom fiasco.

Peter Lyons: Trickle-down is part of the problem, not an answer

The term "trickle-down effect" should be used only to describe an unfortunate ailment that can affect the elderly.

Greens plan gift packs for newborns

The Greens want every newborn child to get a "welcome pack" at birth including a bed, clothes and other essentials, says co-leader Metiria Turei.

Cartoon: You want Eminem?

Craig's party heads towards 5 percent

Conservative Party leader Colin Craig would push for a code of conduct for MPs to help cleanse the system of behaviour highlighted in Dirty Politics.