New ZealandCunliffe admits sidestepping donations issueDavid Cunliffe has admitted a trust was used to take donations for his leadership campaign, allowing him to sidestep the obligation to disclose donations.03 Mar 04:30 PM
New ZealandCunliffe's Rena wreck removal promiseLabour says it will ensure the Rena owners remove the wrecked container ship if elected to Government.03 Mar 04:30 PM
New ZealandCunliffe admits using trust for donationsLabour leader David Cunliffe has confirmed he used a trust to deal with donations to his leadership campaign in last year's run-off for Labour's top job.03 Mar 01:02 AM
OpinionLiam DannLiam Dann: Labour must drop monetary madnessThe economy is not suddenly perfect just because the economic cycle has turned for the better, writes Liam Dann. There is still serious work to be done,02 Mar 04:30 PM
New ZealandCunliffe used agent to take donationsLabour leader David Cunliffe used an "agent arrangement" to take donations to his leadership campaign last November.02 Mar 04:30 PM
OpinionRodney Hide: Fence-sitters watch outWhat you see with Matt McCarten is what you get. He's upfront and honest in his beliefs and approach. He is a hard-left, political head-kicker, writes Rodney Hide.01 Mar 04:30 PM
OpinionMatt McCarten: Now for something similar ...The political world was stunned on Wednesday when David Cunliffe announced me as his chief of staff, writes Matt McCarten.01 Mar 04:30 PM
OpinionFran O'SullivanFran O'Sullivan: Good keen Matt to get Labour movingDavid Cunliffe's move to appoint long-time union organiser Matt McCarten as his key political operative is a smart move, writes Fran O'Sullivan.28 Feb 04:30 PM
OpinionJohn Armstrong: McCarten taking on one of politics' trickiest jobsMatt McCarten, Labour's new chief of staff, will have to find a way to make Cunliffe palatable to the centre without alienating those on the left, writes John Armstrong.28 Feb 04:30 PM
New ZealandEx-star wants to be MPFormer TV star Tamati Coffey wants to be Rotorua's next MP, and has been nominated for selection as a candidate for the Labour Party.28 Feb 04:30 PM
OpinionBrian RudmanBrian Rudman: Good old days point way to Labour futureMike Williams, quipped that Cunliffe's choice was either a stroke of brilliance or of lunacy, writes Brian Rudman. Certainly keeping the reins on McCarten is going to be a task for Cunliffe.27 Feb 04:30 PM
OpinionEditorial: Double-edged sword in Labour arsenalEditorial: David Cunliffe's attempt to upend the chessboard by appointing Matt McCarten as his chief of staff and key strategist is neither exasperation nor desperation.27 Feb 04:30 PM
New ZealandAnderton withdraws help for LabourMatt McCarten's appointment as Labour leader David Cunliffe's chief of staff has reawakened a longstanding rift.26 Feb 04:30 PM
OpinionJohn Armstrong: McCarten - a fox in Labour's henhouseMcCarten's campaign skills should help draw voters back to Labour in its metropolitan strongholds, writes John Armstrong.26 Feb 04:30 PM
OpinionBernard HickeyBernard Hickey: Shoppers back ugly tacticsThe allegations aired under parliamentary privilege by Shane Jones about the "Countdown Shakedown" are ugly in many ways, but not the obvious.22 Feb 04:30 PM
OpinionKerre McIvorKerre McIvor: Jones wins round oneThe Commerce Commission has announced it will investigate claims that Countdown and its parent company, Woolworths, are engaging in extortionate behaviour.22 Feb 04:30 PM
New ZealandMPs face donations dilemmaLabour leader David Cunliffe and MPs Shane Jones and Grant Robertson could be forced to publicly declare who gave them donations of more than $500 during last year's leadership contest despite the party's attempts to keep them confidential.21 Feb 04:30 PM
OpinionJohn Armstrong: It's past time for Cunliffe to get Labour movingThe Labour Party is guaranteed one thing in the countdown to this year's general election: there is no danger of David Cunliffe peaking too soon.21 Feb 04:30 PM
OpinionEditorial: Taurima controversy political overreachIt is a truism of politics that a "partisan" is always a member of the opposite party.20 Feb 04:30 PM
OpinionBrian RudmanBrian Rudman: Labour puts us on the road to chaosLabour's decision to back the fast-tracking of Auckland's $2.86 billion city rail link at this year's general election is the good news.20 Feb 04:30 PM
New ZealandPower switch efforts fail to rein in priceNew Zealanders are switching to cheaper power companies in droves with help from Government-sponsored campaign.20 Feb 04:30 PM
New ZealandLabour should not turn its back on TaurimaLabour MP Shane Jones has gone into bat for Shane Taurima, saying his chances with Labour should not be written off because of one mistake.19 Feb 04:30 PM
OpinionClaire TrevettGeoff Kemp: When well-meaning ideals collideShane Taurima probably felt he was trying to make New Zealand a better place, even if he went about it the wrong way, as everyone seems to agree, writes Geoff Kemp.19 Feb 04:30 PM
New ZealandCandidate sentenced over electoral fraudA Labour party candidate in Auckland's first Super City elections will serve five months' community detention for his involvement in New Zealand's first electoral fraud.19 Feb 12:30 AM
OpinionJohn Armstrong: Labour avoids fallout in Taurima caseDavid Cunliffe has probably done enough to avoid Labour suffering too much collateral damage from the Shane Taurima affair, writes John Armstrong.18 Feb 04:30 PM
New ZealandTVNZ gave Taurima ultimatumTVNZ chief executive Kevin Kenrick says the state broadcaster gave Shane Taurima a journalism-or-politics ultimatum when he was reinstated at TVNZ.18 Feb 04:30 PM
New ZealandTVNZ admits mistake over TaurimaTVNZ's chief executive Kevin Kenrick says in hindsight it was a mistake to take Shane Taurima back on after Taurima's first attempt to enter politics for Labour.18 Feb 03:28 AM
New ZealandEx-TVNZ executive's work reviewedTVNZ is reviewing all the work Shane Taurima has been involved in for about the past year as allegations of political bias are fired at him by National Party ministers.18 Feb 01:30 AM
OpinionJohn DrinnanJohn Drinnan: Taurima fiasco pushes Maori TV takeover claimThe Shane Taurima fiasco will hasten calls for Maori TV to take over TVNZ's Maori and Pacific unit.18 Feb 12:50 AM
