COMMENT: The Mt Albert by-election result could be more crucial than many realise.

Andrew Little joined Jacinda Ardern for the final day of Mt Albert campaigning.

A veteran Auckland councillor is concerned change is being held back by political fears of activating young voters.

Gareth Morgan has accused the Act Party of gunning for his political party by making petty complaints about its election campaign and party rules.

Former Labour MP Raymond Huo will return to Parliament if Jacinda Ardern wins the Mt Albert by-election on Saturday.

Labour has still not settled on who its new MP will be if Jacinda Ardern wins the Mt Albert by-election on Saturday.

There are 13 candidates running for Parliament in Mt Albert. Here they say why you should vote for them.

With a week to go, the Mt Albert byelection is shaping up as the quietest and most inconsequential on record.

Mt Albert voters should have their voting packs by now - but they still have time to enrol.

Denise Roche has won the Green Party nomination for Auckland Central over newcomer Chloe Swarbrick.

Advance voting kicks off in the Mt Albert by-election today, but one of the main candidates is worried no one will turn up.

New Zealand will go to the polls on September 23, Prime Minister Bill English announced this afternoon.

Opportunities Party leader Gareth Morgan has announced the party will compete in the Mt Albert by-election.

Labour and the Greens say they have dropped plans to cut electoral "deals" in marginal seats,

Auckland mayoral candidate Chloe Swarbrick will challenge sitting MP Denise Roche for the right to represent the Green Party in Auckland Central.

COMMENT: The feel-good start to the year with the Greens carries risks for Labour, writes Audrey Young.

Comedian Guy Williams says his MCing of the Labour-Greens State of the Nation event was one of his best-ever gigs.

These are the high points from Labour and Greens' State of the Nation speeches this afternoon.

Through international fame and fortune, Chris Liddell has remained loyal to New Zealand business and causes.

The new school year starts next week as the number of empty teaching places in secondary schools is the highest in almost a decade.

Laila Harre has been accused of false accusations against her former Green Party colleagues by a Green Party MP, who has now backtracked.

The new school year is weeks away but schools are struggling to find teachers.

The NZQA website is running slow as anxious students scramble to check their results.

The wait is over - NCEA results are now available.

Green MP Julie Anne Genter has been confirmed as her party's Mt Albert byelection candidate - and is promising a 'respectful' style of political contest.

COMMENT: Let's set the facts straight; the Albert-Eden Local Board is not removing golf from Chamberlain Park. That was never on the agenda.

The intruder allegedly burgled the Auckland family's unit, stopping to flash a light on the mother who had just put her daughter to sleep.

Nikki Kaye has been confirmed as National's candidate in the Auckland Central electorate for next year's general election.

A little boy who loves his rubbish truck driver got to give his hero an early Christmas gift.

The National Party's decision not to contest the Mt Albert byelection can be well understood, but that does not make it right.