OpinionClaire TrevettClaire Trevett: Party pruning begins but Labour men cling onSpring has sprung and with it a focus on renewal among political parties, writes Claire Trevett. National MPs are obediently acting like deciduous trees.06 Nov 08:30 PM
OpinionBrian RudmanBrian Rudman: Wanted: MPs to help Labour tick all the boxesThe Government caucus has only 14 women, only 24 per cent of its 59 MPs, resulting in a Parliament, as a whole, in which only 32 per cent of MPs are women, writes Brian Rudman.05 Nov 08:30 PM
New ZealandLabour's new TPP limbo still a big shiftThe bipartisan position on free trade is now in limbo, and Labour's position of withholding support until it sees details is not as radical as the original plan to oppose it.04 Nov 01:48 AM
New ZealandGoff, Mallard to feel pinch to resignLabour's new rule to ensure at least half of its MPs are women by 2017 is likely to lead to increased pressure on Phil Goff and Trevor Mallard to quit Parliament.03 Nov 04:30 PM
OpinionJohn Armstrong: Energised the new buzzwordThe Labour Party's annual conference was a case of veering from the seemingly ridiculous to the truly sublime, writes John Armstrong03 Nov 04:30 PM
New ZealandLabour sets target for female MPsLabour leader David Cunliffe says it won't be very hard for Labour to reach its newly adopted target of at least 45 per cent women MPs after next year's election.03 Nov 04:51 AM
RoyalsCunliffe sets a royal challengeDavid Cunliffe has vowed to take Prince William and his family to poorer streets such as McGehan Close and a closed tannery in Shannon.02 Nov 04:30 PM
OpinionJohn Armstrong: Soft target in the sightsWhen it comes to honesty and ethics, the public ranks insurance companies only slightly above used-car salesmen.02 Nov 04:30 PM
New ZealandCunliffe brokers union deal on TPPLabour leader David Cunliffe intervened in a meeting of affiliated unions at the party conference in Wigram to broker a compromise resolution on the Trans Pacific Partnership.02 Nov 12:18 AM
OpinionJohn Armstrong: Labouring under an electoral delusionWell might the biblical warning about reaping what you sow haunt David Cunliffe as he delivers his first speech to a Labour Party conference as leader.01 Nov 04:30 PM
New ZealandCunliffe set to tackle insurersDavid Cunliffe is expected to announce a new policy to set up a state-owned or state-backed insurance company in his speech to the Labour conference today.01 Nov 04:30 PM
New ZealandKeeping peace first test for CunliffeDavid Cunliffe's leadership will be put to an early test at the Labour Party conference this weekend as he mediates between two divergent forces in the party on the Trans-Pacific Partnership.31 Oct 04:30 PM
OpinionDr Damien Rogers: Pressure to perform on CunliffeDavid Cunliffe's popularity began to wane almost as soon as the media spotlight ceased illuminating the contest over the Labour Party's parliamentary leadership, writes Dr Damien Rogers.31 Oct 04:36 AM
Banking and financeNew-home builds on holdOne of NZ's largest home builders says new loan restrictions have cost it 24 new-home builds in the first month alone - and it expects more as the policy bites.30 Oct 04:30 PM
New ZealandLabour looks at how it represents gaysThe Labour Party conference in Christchurch this weekend looks set to approve a remit that will require its list to "fairly represent" gays and lesbians among candidates.28 Oct 04:30 PM
New ZealandNo rise in support for Labour, pollTwo new polls, out today, have failed to give Labour a significant boost its supporters had hoped for under new leader David Cunliffe.28 Oct 06:23 AM
BusinessPolitical risk to convention centre deal: analystA senior equities analyst has raised questions about Labour potentially scrapping SkyCity Entertainment Group's $402 million convention centre.25 Oct 04:30 PM
OpinionJohn Armstrong: Key comes out firing to show who's bossHas the political landscape really changed during the time shift from BC (Before Cunliffe) to AD (After David)?25 Oct 04:30 PM
New ZealandLabour quiet on SkyCity deal's futureDavid Cunliffe has come under pressure to reveal whether a Labour-led Government would tear up National's pokies-for-convention centre deal with SkyCity.22 Oct 04:30 PM
OpinionFran O'SullivanFran O'Sullivan: Labour's trade deal showdownThe key question is whether Labour will stay on song with the bilateral positioning that has assured NZ extraordinary clout in trade negotiations, writes Fran O'Sullivan.22 Oct 04:30 PM
New ZealandClose call for Chris Carter in KabulFormer Labour MP Chris Carter says he was lucky to escape possible death after a suicide car bomb exploded metres away from his Afghanistan home.20 Oct 07:28 PM
New ZealandMallard attends first meeting since demotionLabour's caucus meeting today will be the first MP Trevor Mallard has attended since he was demoted by new leader David Cunliffe.14 Oct 04:30 PM
New ZealandLabour man fights election fraud chargeA Labour Party candidate in the first Super City elections denies he committed electoral fraud.14 Oct 04:30 PM
OpinionLiam DannLiam Dann: Cunliffe's Labour smart to play dumbThe Labour Party under David Cunliffe already looks sharper than the David Shearer version, writes Liam Dann, when it comes to picking up on business and economic issues and turning them into ammunition for political attack.13 Oct 04:30 PM
New ZealandLocal elections 2013: Tamihere aims to alter trust thinkingFormer Labour Cabinet minister John Tamihere's bid to test the water for a political comeback has landed him a seat on the Waitakere Licensing Trust Board13 Oct 04:30 PM
OpinionBryan Gould: Labour's rise in polls means phoney war is overWe now have a real choice, writes Bryan Gould. It's no longer enough for John Key to smile while coasting and ignoring public opinion. We have a real clash of ideas.10 Oct 04:59 AM
New ZealandLabour reaffirms support for unionsA Labour Government would "turn back the tide'' of National's "anti worker'' employment legislation, David Cunliffe told the Council of Trade Unions' conference today.09 Oct 03:28 AM
