EnergyUser groups give power plan thumbs upThe Labour-Green proposal to cut Kiwi householders' power prices through radical market reform has been given the thumbs-up by consumer groups, but energy sector commentators are divided on the plan.18 Apr 05:30 PM
New ZealandBacklash over MP's new jobLabour and the unions have cried foul over the appointment of MP Jackie Blue as the new Equal Employment Opportunities Commissioner.16 Apr 05:30 PM
OpinionEditorial: Point scoring outbursts will not solve tax conundrumEditorial: Labour's revenue spokesman, David Cunliffe, was hardly ploughing new ground when he accused Apple, the world's biggest tech company, of failing to meet its tax obligations in New Zealand.01 Apr 04:30 PM
OpinionJohn Armstrong: Fired-up Shearer easy target for KeySomeone should tell David Shearer that getting all indignant about someone else's blunder was not the best of tactics to employ in Parliament, writes John Armstrong.26 Mar 04:30 PM
New ZealandIwi-run TV mooted under new lawNew iwi-run television stations could be part of the broadcasting landscape once pending legislation is passed, says the chairman of the organisation which will control Crown-allocated spectrum.26 Mar 04:30 PM
Banking and financeSolid Energy warnings ignoredWere senior Cabinet ministers asleep at the wheel? Did they fail to step in soon enough when problems at Solid Energy were apparent? John Armstrong investigates.25 Mar 04:30 PM
New ZealandBanks gets his revenge on ShearerAct Leader John Banks yesterday jumped at the chance of payback against David Shearer, demanding the Labour leader stand down over his "secret" United States bank account.19 Mar 04:30 PM
New ZealandKey weighs in on Shearer's 'oversight'John Key says David Shearer's failure to declare an overseas bank account with more than $50,000 in it is the kind of mistake Labour is quick to criticise National for.18 Mar 10:42 PM
New ZealandShearer's $50,000 'oversight'Labour leader David Shearer says his failure to declare a US-based bank account with more than $50,000 in it on the MPs' Register of Pecuniary Interests was an oversight.18 Mar 04:30 PM
OpinionEditorial: Give private sector a go at Solid EnergyEditorial: If anything useful has been learned from the Labour Party's pursuit of Solid Energy, it is that there are severe limits to the present Government's asset sales.18 Mar 04:29 PM
New ZealandJones hits out at 'poor advice'Former Labour high flyer Shane Jones is back on the front bench after being cleared of corruption over his citizenship decision for Bill Liu in 2008.12 Mar 04:30 PM
OpinionJohn Armstrong: Hopefully Jones has learned his lessonNine months in the political wilderness awaiting Lyn Provost's painstaking report may well have done the trick, writes John Armstrong.12 Mar 04:30 PM
Freight and logisticsBanks hopes carpark tax idea will be withdrawnSmall Business Minister and Act leader John Banks yesterday criticised the Government's proposed taxation of employer-supplied carparks in Auckland and Wellington.12 Mar 04:30 PM
New Zealand$50m housing boom for TaurangaFifty million dollars worth of new homes are set to be built in Tauranga after being given council approval over summer.06 Mar 02:33 AM
New ZealandControversial exit from Charles ChauvelA controversial exit speech by Labour MP Charles Chauvel this week pointing to the lack of racial balance in the shadow cabinet and factions in the party has opened up wounds around the last leadership battle.02 Mar 12:43 AM
OpinionEditorial: Debt-ridden Solid Energy a victim of circumstanceAll manner of people, policies and practices are being blamed for the near-collapse of Solid Energy, the state-owned coal company that is burdened with $389 million in debt.26 Feb 04:30 PM
New ZealandLabour signals gloves coming offLabour's new health spokeswoman Annette King has sent a warning shot to Health Minister Tony Ryall that she intends to put an end to his golden run in the portfolio.25 Feb 04:30 PM
OpinionJohn Armstrong: Clever reshuffle adds punching powerDavid Shearer has pulled it off, writes John Armstrong. Yesterday's reshuffle of shadow portfolios is very different from the one he instituted on becoming leader 14 months ago.25 Feb 04:30 PM
OpinionEditorial: Shearer has come up with more credible OppositionEditorial: The job of Opposition is twofold. First, and most obviously, it is to unsettle the Government through trenchant and telling criticism. Secondly, it must present itself as a competent alternative.25 Feb 04:29 PM
OpinionJohn Armstrong: King won't disappointJobs, health, education and housing - along with economic growth (or the relative lack of it), those are the five big issues which Labour will hammer in the run-up to next year's election.25 Feb 03:32 AM
New ZealandTrevor Mallard eyes Speaker roleLabour MP Trevor Mallard says he willingly went out of leader David Shearer's Shadow Cabinet because he wants to be Speaker if Labour goes into Government after 2014.25 Feb 02:00 AM
New ZealandLabour confirms reshuffleLong-serving Labour MP Annette King has been confirmed as the party's new health spokeswoman in David Shearer's reshuffle of Opposition portfolios.25 Feb 12:18 AM
New ZealandPoll: National in front with 51pcNational has risen above 50 per cent again in the latest 3 News political poll, while Labour and the Greens polled 43 per cent between them - well short of a majority.24 Feb 08:27 PM
New ZealandKing, Jones tipped for returnLabour's reshuffle this week is expected to include a surprise move in the return of one of the party's longest-standing and most effective MPs, Annette King.24 Feb 04:30 PM
OpinionClaire TrevettClaire Trevett: Shearer's reshuffle comes out of the shadowsImagine an alternate reality in which a disgruntled caucus member leaks Labour leader David Shearer's first draft of his reshuffle, writes Claire Trevett.13 Feb 04:30 PM
New ZealandGreens attack oil-spill levyA proposed levy increase on the maritime industry to pay for cleaning up possible oil spills has been labelled "madness" by an MP.12 Feb 04:30 PM
KahuMany Maori unclear of Labour leaderLabour leader David Shearer has claimed to be putting in a lot of work with Maori, but in a new poll only one third of Maori who supported Labour knew he was the party's leader.04 Feb 04:30 PM
OpinionEditorial: Apartments and terraces the way to goEditorial: When Labour leader David Shearer announced the party's housing policy at its annual conference in November it sounded almost too good to be true.04 Feb 04:29 PM
