New ZealandAbout the Herald's Hot Seat seriesIn the lead-up to the election, the Herald is delivering political leaders as they're meant to be seen. Under the grill.13 Aug 05:00 PM
New ZealandCandidates face off in EpsomEpsom election candidates faced off at a public debate last night, with one promising to name a convicted sex offender with name suppression under parliamentary privilege.12 Aug 05:00 PM
New ZealandKey close to getting boot from debate'Do you want to leave now?' asked the host of last night's Helensville debate of Prime Minister John Key - who came closest to being kicked out.11 Aug 08:30 PM
OpinionEditorial: Free doctors visits unfair on taxpaying generationWhen policymakers in the modern world worry about the cost to future taxpayers of ageing populations, pensions are only part of it - healthcare also contributes to the bill.11 Aug 05:30 PM
New ZealandCunliffe out to show his street-credThere were tough questions, soft questions, and sometimes no questions at all as Labour leader David Cunliffe took to the Auckland suburbs to sell the party's policies.11 Aug 05:00 PM
New ZealandHeat on in race debate ahead of electionThe spate of race baiting, ethnic slurs and off-colour jokes that have marred this year's election campaign continued yesterday.11 Aug 05:00 PM
OpinionClaire TrevettClaire Trevett: Floating happily on a sea of redThe song that welcomed Labour leader David Cunliffe on stage at his campaign launch yesterday was Don McGlashan doing a cover of Split Enz's Time for a Change.10 Aug 09:30 PM
OpinionJohn Armstrong: Spend-big politicians play into National's handsNext month's election is fast turning into the Spend, Spend, Spend election, with some parties making the proverbial drunken sailor look like the very model of abstemiousness in comparison.10 Aug 09:30 PM
New ZealandHealth and youth packages lift Labour's totalLabour's health package, along with its recent youth employment policy, lifts its score by $1.36 billion on the <i>Herald</i>'s Porkometer.10 Aug 05:00 PM
New Zealand$280m health plans target older votersLabour has opened up a new front in the election, targeting older voters with a major funding injection to pay for free doctor visits for about 700,000 senior citizens.10 Aug 05:00 PM
New ZealandLabour: Free GP visits for over-65sLabour leader David Cunliffe has announced over-65s will be added to the groups who get free doctors' visits under a major funding boost for primary health care.10 Aug 02:53 AM
New ZealandLabour plans free care in pregnancyPregnant women would get free dental care, doctors' visits and prescriptions under a Labour Government in a plan to be unveiled at the party's campaign launch.08 Aug 05:00 PM
OpinionToby ManhireToby Manhire: Huffing and puffing on the hustingsElection emails fall from time and space on to the desk of columnist Toby Manhire - who shares them with you today. What do the say about NZ politics?07 Aug 09:30 PM
New ZealandCapital gains tax not housing 'panacea'Labour and the Green Party have conceded that a capital gains tax would not be a "panacea" for New Zealand's unaffordable housing crisis.06 Aug 10:36 PM
New ZealandCalls for civil service inquiry growLabour's plan for a royal commission into the public service to address issues such as poor advice from officials.06 Aug 05:00 PM
New ZealandLabour promises to block Lochinver saleLabour Leader David Cunliffe yesterday adopted an even tougher stance on the proposed sale of the huge Lochinver Station to China's Shanghai Pengxin.06 Aug 05:00 PM
New ZealandJohn Key happy with Chinese farm dealPrime Minister John Key says he is happy for a Chinese company to buy a central North Island farm so long as the correct process is followed.03 Aug 09:49 PM
New Zealand$17m policy aims to get youth jobsThe Labour Party is promising to put $17 million into a new agency to help people on to the right career path.03 Aug 05:00 PM
New Zealand'Gotcha' backlash Labour's slim hopeLess than two months out from the general election, some of our big-gun politicians are already beginning to shoot themselves in the foot.02 Aug 05:00 PM
New ZealandJoyce accuses Labour of xenophobiaEconomic Development Minister Steven Joyce has accused Labour of "xenophobia" in their opposition of the potential sale of Lochinver Station.01 Aug 11:15 PM
OpinionJohn Armstrong: National the only game in town for PetersYou cannot teach an old dog new tricks. Or so they say. Well, just try telling Winston Peters that.01 Aug 05:00 PM
OpinionMary HolmMary Holm: Labour's tax talk nothing to fearQ: I was listening to the radio and I heard a Labour MP say that under Labour not only would KiwiSaver be compulsory but a capital gains tax would apply to it.01 Aug 05:00 PM
OpinionClaire TrevettClaire Trevett: Parting shots in the HouseMPs have headed off on the campaign trail with one last blast at their rivals.31 Jul 09:30 PM
OpinionMike HoskingMike Hosking: Bias? Not me - I just call it as I see itLast time I wrote in this esteemed organ, I proffered an idea or two as to why Labour wasn't exactly breathing down National's neck, writes Mike Hosking.31 Jul 09:30 PM
OpinionPhil Quin: Inept Labour needs to aim higherTo paraphrase US comedian Lily Tomlin, no matter how dire Labour's political management reveals itself to be, it's impossible to keep up.29 Jul 05:00 PM
New ZealandThe election 'Porkometer' returnsEight weeks out from the election, Labour's new spending promises are running streets ahead of National's.27 Jul 05:00 PM
