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
OpinionGehan Gunasekara: Labour-Green power plan trumps Govt policyThe Labour-Green plan for reducing power prices through a centrally managed bulk buying scheme has certainly set the cat among the pigeons, writes Gehan Gunasekara.08 Oct 04:30 PM
New ZealandShearer fights on for school foodLabour MP David Shearer will continue to push for free breakfasts and lunches in poorer schools despite no longer being leader of his party.08 Oct 04:30 PM
New ZealandGoff favours comprehensive TPP agreementLabour's trade spokesman and a former Trade Minister Phil Goff says he understands why the Government is not releasing text of the Trans Pacific Partnership agreement.07 Oct 04:30 PM
New ZealandInfo not safe with Govt: CunliffeAlmost 100,000 Kiwis have had personal details accidentally released under National, says Labour leader.07 Oct 04:30 PM
New ZealandSuper City elections 2013: Tamihere plots political returnFormer Labour Cabinet minister John Tamihere admits he is testing the water for a full-scale political comeback by standing for election to two local government positions.07 Oct 04:30 PM
OpinionBrian RudmanBrian Rudman: Asset-sales referendum a gift for CunliffeLabour's new leader, David Cunliffe, is having something of a dream run, writes Brian Rudman. For nearly a month, the party's leadership roadshow dominated the political news headlines.01 Oct 04:30 PM
OpinionMatt McCarten: 8/10 for Cunliffe's winning teamDavid Cunliffe had said his new front bench would be based on merit rather than composed along factional lines, says Matt McCarten.28 Sep 04:30 PM
OpinionFran O'SullivanFran O'Sullivan: Goff adding muscle to Pacific trade pushLabour's Phil Goff is back in business, adding his strong and rational voice to New Zealand's advocacy for the completion of the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP).28 Sep 03:33 AM
OpinionJohn Armstrong: Canny Cunliffe lets polls do the talkingWhen it comes to commenting on opinion polls, there is a simple rule that all politicians should follow. Don't do it.27 Sep 05:30 PM
OpinionHas Labour found govt's 'tipping point'?To be sacked twice as a Cabinet minister in one parliamentary term would set some kind of unfortunate record. It's not for Nick Smith yet, writes John Armstrong.25 Sep 05:30 PM
New ZealandLabour rockets in pollJohn Key puts Labour's rocketing rise in a new Herald-Digipoll down to coverage of its recent leadership race.25 Sep 12:13 AM
OpinionFran O'SullivanFran O'Sullivan: Plenty of areas to mine for CunliffeLabour leader said to have singled out economy, inequality gap, environment and strengthening national identity.24 Sep 05:30 PM
OpinionBrian RudmanHang this royal line up for goodHereditary leaders belong in the pages of old copies of the National Geographic, writes Brian Rudman24 Sep 05:30 PM
OpinionLabour does an Oracle in latest pollFor the first time in almost five years the Labour Party is "back in the game", as they are saying of Oracle.24 Sep 05:30 PM
New ZealandLabour reshuffle revealedSue Moroney and Nanaia Mahuta have stepped up in prominent roles in new Labour leader David Cunliffe's frontbench reshuffle.23 Sep 04:19 AM
