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Editorial: Greens' wage policy has to be affordable for country

The Green Party's policy to lift the minimum wage by almost $4 to $18 an hour by 2017 is undoubtedly smart politics.

Farmers to fence off waterways - Greens

A Green Party policy would require all farmers to fence off rivers, lakes, waterways and wetlands from stock with a buffer zone for vegetation by mid-2017.

Minor party leaders debate: Who won?

Who came out on top in tonight's minor party leaders' debate? The Herald's top political correspondents make their picks.

Peters refuses to pick PM

Winston Peters would not state a preference for the next Prime Minister during tonight's minor leader's debate - and Colin Craig sought to use it against him.

Minor party leaders debate

Minor parties will almost certainly make up part of the next Government and the leaders are facing off over dinner tonight. Click here for the latest updates.

Election 2014: Greens unveil wage changes

Under the Greens new labour policy, youth wages and the 90-day trial period would be scrapped and the minimum wage would rise to $18 an hour by 2017.

John Armstrong: What does sitting on cross benches actually mean?

Winston Peters' talk of sitting on Parliament's cross benches after the election - rather than entering a coalition or propping up a minority government - has never sounded totally convincing.

Vote will decide control of power cost

Power bills have been rising relentlessly. The two sides of politics are divided on house best to rein that in - competition or regulation.

Greens free travel a hit with students

New Zealanders are strongly in favour of a proposal to give tertiary students free trips on public transport, a Herald-DigiPoll survey shows.

Prime Minister takes pot-shot at Greens

John Key has taken a shot at Russel Norman, saying he must have been smoking dope to believe the Greens could pay off debt faster than National.

Election: Free visits big gun on battlefield

In health, the election has become a bidding war focused on the new centre ground of free doctor visits.

Infrastructure report: A big issue for the voters

Choice between the carrot and the stick

Voters comparing social policies at this election have a clear choice: "Unrelenting focus on work" with National, or a softer line if Labour wins.

Editorial: Green Party's move on benefits not the answer

The Green Party is offering a simple answer to child poverty: give beneficiary parents the same wage subsidies paid to low and middle income earners with children. That, the party calculates, would give beneficiaries an extra $60 a week.

Greens' top tax rate hike about fairness

Greens co-leader Metiria Turei says the policy of raising the top tax rate is not about penalising the rich but sharing the benefits of wealth more fairly.

Greens unveil plans for new top tax rate

The Greens say their policy of raising the top tax rate to generate close to $1b to tackle child poverty was not about penalising the rich but sharing the benefits.