Election fever has hit Hawke's Bay with billboards being put up around the region.

EDITORIAL: Maori seats have long been a distinctive feature of NZ's political landscape.

Mike Hosking and Mark Richardson receive lashing from Peters.

The latest chapter in the great political ping pong tournament. It's not what you think.

The Maori Party has announced six Pacific Island candidates.

Policy would provide skills boost in provincial 'hotspots' while integrating newcomers.

English hasn't categorically ruled out the Greens but says they have ruled themselves out.

Green MP Barry Coates said a Labour-NZ First Govt would be 'unacceptable' to his party.

A new "IwiRail" network is the Maori Party's answer to regional stagnation, unemployment.

Andrew Little and Bill English both down by three points as preferred Prime Minister.

He's Malaysian-Chinese, speaks three different Chinese dialects and understands Malay.

Conservationists say Govt will face a furious backlash if it changes conservation laws.

Govt is holding firm on its decision not to hold an inquiry into abuse in state care.

Associate Health Minister challenged on the focus on abuse of illegal drugs.

MP Todd Barclay has only kept his job to maintain National's majority, Labour says.

Team NZ were smarter, faster, and "delightfully laid-back", Winston Peters says.

A bill allowing 300 new homes on prime coastal land in Auckland is set to pass into law.

Cracking down on window washers has come at a big cost to the Auckland Council.

With three months until the election, a poll shows National is in a strong position.

Labour and Greens' deal to work together has not affected their broadcast funding.

Locals can help others in need by passing on pre-loved clothing to families with newborns.

Just 10 MPs in Parliament do not own a home, while some own more than 10.

Maori families living in sheds and buses have been offered zero-deposit homes.

A proposal for a separate Maori prison is not Labour policy, leader Andrew Little says.

An Australian legal victory could pave the way for plain packaging in other countries.

Govt's claim it is acting on homelessness is "highly debatable", Opposition parties say.

COMMENT: There was an obvious answer to Labour having no Maori in its first 15 places.

The Green Party is looking to the Maori seats to boost its vote at the election.

We asked our local candidates what they think should be done to solve our gang problem.

Three years after leaving TVNZ, Shane Taurima will stand for the Maori Party.