New ZealandSelf-belief the winning ingredientIf Labour leader David Shearer wants a tip from a winner, former Prime Minister Helen Clark says her advice is always to "be yourself".04 Aug 05:30 PM
OpinionRodney Hide: Cluster-bomb will blow up pricesRodney Hide says the Labour Party has three possible policy responses to any problem: tax it, throw money at it or regulate it.03 Aug 05:30 PM
New ZealandBenson-Pope making comeback attemptFormer Cabinet minister David Benson-Pope is planning a political comeback.30 Jul 05:30 PM
New ZealandReal estate heads doubt Labour planReal estate agency bosses don't back the Labour Party's foreign house buyer exclusion policy, saying sheer lack of supply is the nub of the issue.30 Jul 05:30 PM
InvestmentTrade warning on home buying banPlans by the Labour Party to exclude foreign buyers from the housing market have sparked more calls for restrictions and warnings about the risk of damaging the country's relationships with its major trading partners.29 Jul 05:30 PM
OpinionRodney Hide: Labour is its own worst enemyThose of us following politics are witnessing the destruction of a party leader, says Rodney Hide.27 Jul 05:30 PM
New ZealandLabour would repeal GCSB law - ShearerLabour leader David Shearer says the proposed GCSB bill is "bad law" and would be repealed if the party was successful at next year's election.25 Jul 10:52 PM
OpinionJohn Armstrong: 90 days to save Shearer's baconShearer's new chief of staff, Fran Mold, has three months at most to resuscitate his flagging leadership of Labour, writes John Armstrong.24 Jul 05:30 PM
New ZealandNew chief 'just part of shake-up'Labour Party leader David Shearer says a shake-up of staff in his parliamentary office had been planned for some time.24 Jul 05:30 PM
New ZealandShearer shifts gear with chief of staffLabour leader David Shearer has appointed his former press secretary Fran Mold as his chief of staff in an attempt to tighten political management of his office.23 Jul 05:30 PM
New ZealandMore changes in David Shearer's officeThere are further changes in Labour leader David Shearer's office after his chief of staff Alastair Cameron resigned to be replaced by his former chief press secretary Francesca Mold.23 Jul 04:19 AM
New ZealandReshaping Shearer as potential PMThe Labour leader's survived life-and-death situations, but on TV he comes over as hesitant and lacking in confidence, writes Audrey Young.18 Jul 05:30 PM
OpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: Turmoil on cards for Labour leadershipAt the start of the week, I would have put Shearer's chances of surviving at 80/20. Now they would be closer to 50/50.12 Jul 05:30 PM
New ZealandPlaying for timeThese are the things David Shearer wants to be talking about: The SkyCity Convention Centre legislation, Solid Energy, home affordability, jobs and the price of electricity.12 Jul 05:30 PM
OpinionToby ManhireToby Manhire: Toxic politics, coups and media pawnsDuncan Garner looked for a moment like an America's Cup yacht, racing no one but himself, he was undaunted, and grinded on, writes Toby Manhire.11 Jul 05:30 PM
New ZealandSecond GCSB bill concession possibleJohn Key appears to have made another concession over the bill expanding GCSB powers - this time requiring it to have regard to the Bill of Rights Act.10 Jul 10:45 PM
New ZealandShearer asks media for a 'fair go'Labour MPs at the centre of rumours about a leadership move within are adamant that there are no moves under way to oust David Shearer.10 Jul 05:30 PM
New ZealandSuspected leaker loses appeal bidA clerical assistant suspected of leaking two confidential cabinet papers has lost his Court of Appeal bid to challenge the findings of the Paul Rebstock inquiry into the leaks.10 Jul 01:05 AM
New ZealandShearer rejects coup talkDavid Shearer has strenuously denied there are moves afoot within his own caucus to have him dumped as Labour's leader - and senior colleagues are backing him up.09 Jul 09:26 PM
OpinionJohn Armstrong: One question sorted... and another one raisedThe terse, four-paragraph press statement issued by Labour Party president Moira Coatsworth did not say very much. But in not saying very much, it said it all.09 Jul 05:30 PM
New ZealandShearer axes 'distracting' man-ban planLabour leader David Shearer has quashed his party's proposal for women-only candidate selections.09 Jul 05:30 PM
New ZealandSpy bill hits roadblock as Peters lays into Key's changesNew Zealand First leader Winston Peters said his concerns about the bill had widened beyond the four he specified in his first reading.09 Jul 05:30 PM
New ZealandMan-ban dumping 'entirely appropriate'Labour has dropped its controversial plan to hold some women-only selections after its leader David Shearer asked for it to be withdrawn.09 Jul 01:09 AM
OpinionJohn Armstrong: High Noon showdown over man banIn getting the proposal off the table, Shearer has finally drawn on the well of authority inherent in his role as leader to bring the party to heel, writes John Armstrong.09 Jul 01:05 AM
New ZealandSpeak-out day for Shearer on man-banLabour leader David Shearer will have to respond today to his party's proposal for a quota of female MPs after spending the weekend avoiding questions.08 Jul 05:30 PM
New ZealandKey reaches out over GCSB billPrime Minister John Key has handed the Labour Party an olive branch over the GCSB bill.08 Jul 05:30 PM
OpinionEditorial: Voters will decide value of 'man ban'Just when the country imagined women were doing well in politics, particularly in the Labour Party, the party's organisational wing says they are not.07 Jul 05:30 PM
OpinionKerre McIvorKerre McIvor: Policies count, not ovariesKerre McIvor asks: Who on Earth does Labour hope to appeal to with its proposal to have some electorates run women-only candidate selections?06 Jul 05:30 PM
New ZealandMPs snub pro-women seatsNo Labour MPs other than Manurewa's Louisa Wall will publicly back a proposal to have women-only selection short lists for some electorates to boost female MP numbers.05 Jul 05:30 PM
