Rod Emmerson's take on Shane Jones' departure.

Editorial: When a senior MP walks out of his party four months before a general election, he makes it obvious he does not like its chances.

Labour party leader David Cunliffe said he did not try to convince Shane Jones to stay with the party when he received news of his resignation yesterday.

National's audacious poaching of Shane Jones could be seen as a cynical ploy to undermine the electoral chances of the Opposition, writes Bryce Edwards.

Labour's Tukituki candidate says she won't delete a 2011 tweet in which she called David Cunliffe, now her party's leader, a "bully".

Shane Jones says he's not a 'sellout' for leaving the Labour party to take up a position created by the National-led Government.

Shane Jones' shock decision to quit as a Labour MP will lead voters to draw one conclusion and one conclusion only, writes John Armstrong.

A law change to ensure paedophiles convicted of the most serious crimes are not released back on to the streets without monitoring could rely on a future Labour government.

Labour MP Shane Jones will step down from politics at the end of next month and will not run for Parliament again.

Wild weather couldn't dampen the spirit of Kiwi kindness over Easter weekend.

Snobbery and a false rumour that a boundary change would take some homes out of the Auckland Grammar zone and affect property values are believed to be factors in the strong opposition.

The reluctance of her fellow National MPs to come to her aid no doubt in part reflects their annoyance that she was so silly, so unwise, writes John Armstrong.

It is conceivable that one day, the Labour Party's plan to ban trucks from the fast lane on three- and four-lane motorways will be implemented.

Labour's truck ban could cover 0.7 per cent or 7 per cent of New Zealand's motorways - depending on who you listen to.

Business, money and politics are always drawn towards each other as natural bedfellows, but leaves behind a bad smell, writes Bryce Edwards.

Labour and New Zealand First yesterday mounted a pincer movement against Justice and ACC Minister Judith Collins in Parliament, writes Claire Trevett. A joint production titled "The Crusherfixion".

There is "no substance" to Labour MP Shane Jones' claims that Countdown squeezed thousands of dollars out of Lotto, the organisation's chief Wayne Pickup said last night.

New Labour Party transport policies have been met with a mix of praise and scepticism.

Labour leader David Cunliffe has signed up well-known lawyer Deborah Manning into a senior role in his office.

Editorial: It is conceivable that, if only for a brief moment, David Cunliffe gave some consideration to the Green Party's proposal for a formal coalition to contest the general election.

Politics blogger Bryce Edwards gives his take on the infuriating, abrasive but always interesting NZ First leader Winston Peters.

New Zealand's 'inevitable' shift towards becoming a republic seems to be the major political debate to emerge out of the current royal tour, writes Bryce Edwards.

Commerce Minister Craig Foss has revealed that he was warned about supermarkets putting pressure on New Zealand suppliers.

The idea that David Cunliffe and Labour are still in with a chance to form a government after September isn't that far-fetched, writes Bryce Edwards.

Internet Party founder Kim Dotcom will address the Mana Party annual conference in Rotorua next weekend.

John Armstrong asks if Labour's poll ratings are partly the result of the party re-fighting old battles that have long been lost or are no longer relevant to voters.

Hone Harawira issued an ultimatum to Kim Dotcom and the Internet Party yesterday: if Dotcom does any sort of deal with Peter Dunne, Harawira is out, writes Audrey Young.

Former broadcaster Tamati Coffey says his selection as Labour's candidate in Rotorua was never a given and he wants to take the seat in this year's election.

Labour says the Government "does not have a dog's show" of reaching its goal of 39,000 new homes in Auckland in three years after a report appeared to show it would fall short of its first-year target by 2000 homes.