New ZealandLabour votes for Shearer to stayLabour's MPs have endorsed the leadership of David Shearer in a confidence vote today, but will not release the results of the vote.03 Feb 09:20 PM
New ZealandBig vote tipped for Shearer todayLabour MPs voting on leadership today are expected to overwhelmingly back leader David Shearer - whom Trevor Mallard has likened to Norman Kirk.03 Feb 04:30 PM
New ZealandJohn Armstrong: Warning flashes from a housing nightmareSo coos the sugar-encrusted, but hollow-sounding real estate-speak intent on seducing would-be home buyers and hard-headed investors into succumbing to the charms of life at Hobsonville Pt.01 Feb 04:30 PM
OpinionEditorial: Calls to focus on exchange rate should be ignoredTimes are very tough in manufacturing. The global recession has merely contributed an additional woe to a sector whose share of economic activity has been declining for more than two decades.29 Jan 04:30 PM
OpinionBrian RudmanBrian Rudman: Labour needs to build on its housing policy"When was the last time, two years out from an election, an Opposition party policy pledge got a minister sacked?" asks Brian Rudman.29 Jan 04:30 PM
ManufacturingManufacturers threaten to quit NZMore leading export companies are on the verge of moving overseas due to the high dollar, Opposition MPs were told yesterday by manufacturers.28 Jan 04:30 PM
OpinionJohn Armstrong: Inquiry exposes Govt vulnerability on exchange rateA lot of exporters of manufactured products had been waiting for an opportunity to vent anguish over the high exchange rate, writes John Armstrong. The targets of the anger - John Key, the Reserve Bank, Steven Joyce and the Treasury - were absent.28 Jan 04:30 PM
New ZealandShearer downsizes his housing promiseDavid Shearer has conceded Labour's affordable housing policy will only be able to deliver small apartments or terraced housing in Auckland for a $300,000 price tag.27 Jan 11:12 PM
New ZealandEnglish slams Shearer's speechDeputy Prime Minister Bill English said Mr Shearer has come up with nothing but last year's slogans and no new policy in his State of the Nation address today.27 Jan 04:04 AM
KahuSwift rebuff to tilt at Maori seatsLabour leader David Shearer has said he will gun for the Maori Party electorate seats next year, exploiting the uncertainty in the party - but co-leader Tariana Turia has retaliated.25 Jan 04:30 PM
KahuRatana choosy who gets the lovePrime Minister John Key was left in little doubt that there was at least one place he wasn't the preferred Prime Minister: at Ratana Pa.24 Jan 04:30 PM
New ZealandDetermined to make a differenceDavid Clark, Labour MP for Dunedin North, tells political editor Audrey Young he is driven by the pursuit of social justice24 Jan 04:30 PM
KahuShearer to stay on at Ratana PaIn a bid to keep the support of the Ratana Church Labour leader David Shearer will break with tradition by staying on at the church's anniversary celebrations an extra day.23 Jan 04:30 PM
OpinionJohn Armstrong: A new year, a new clarity from ShearerCan Shearer come up with the right formula for a political elixir which intoxicates voters and generates a wave of popularity upon which he can ride into election year?18 Jan 04:30 PM
New ZealandHousing plan a winner for LabourThe Labour Party housing policy for first-home buyers has struck a chord despite the Government's attempts to write it off as expensive and unrealistic.09 Jan 04:30 PM
New ZealandDoubts over charter schoolsNewly released Treasury papers show it was sceptical about the chances charter schools will improve student performance .23 Dec 04:30 PM
New Zealand$1m bill for unused Novopay consultingThe Government has spent more than $1 million on consultants as part of the switch over to Novopay, but ignored the results, Labour says.20 Dec 06:41 AM
OpinionJohn Armstrong: Gangnam-style Little wins talent awardRoll up! Roll-up! Hear the Singing Prime Minister. Watch the Bobbing Backbencher. See a true One Man Band joust with a de facto One Man Band, writes John Armstrong.12 Dec 04:30 PM
OpinionClaire Trevett: Dream over for the man who would be SpeakerIt is never easy seeing a dream lie in shreds, and for all the inevitability, the end of National MP Tau Henare's tilt to be Speaker was no exception, writes Claire Trevett.12 Dec 04:30 PM
OpinionBrian RudmanBrian Rudman: Key's strange flirtation with waka jumping lawUnless he's softening him up as a potential coalition partner, writes Brian Rudman. "But better fun surely just to sit back and enjoy the sight of another of the New Zealand First leader's hand-picked acolytes going rogue."11 Dec 04:30 PM
New ZealandGovt urged to offer low-cost loansGovernment-backed low-interest loans to undercut "loan sharks" could be on the cards in the wake of a pragmatic final report of an expert group on child poverty.10 Dec 04:30 PM
OpinionClaire Trevett: Polls turn Labour's morale boost into giant leapIt was one small step for the Labour Party, but in terms of a morale boost it was one giant leap for party leader David Shearer, writes Claire Trevett.05 Dec 04:30 PM
New ZealandTamihere a 'shock jock' - ShearerLabour leader David Shearer says insults such as those John Tamihere has handed out in the past few days would be unacceptable from a member of his caucus.03 Dec 10:38 PM
OpinionJohn Armstrong: Christmas cheer comes early for ShearerIt may have more to do with the still very slow erosion of National's support flowing from 12 months of unrelenting mini-scandals, sideshows and distractions, writes John Armstrong.03 Dec 04:30 PM
OpinionRussel Norman: It's Green Party versus National, but where is LabourNational still believes that all growth is good growth, but it isn't, writes Russel Norman. "Growth that leads to more debt, pollution and environmental destruction is bad growth."02 Dec 04:30 PM
Small BusinessTiming of liquor law upsets barsBars, restaurants and liquor stores will be forced to move to new trading hours and tighter alcohol rules in their peak season.02 Dec 04:30 PM
New ZealandShearer up, Key downRecent polls have shown that Labour's popularity is on the rise, with one indicating Labour, with support of the Greens, would hold enough seats to run Government.02 Dec 05:52 AM
New ZealandTamihere is back, calling MP fatThe former MP who in 2005 suffered a calamitous fall from grace has been allowed to become a member of the Labour Party once more.01 Dec 04:30 PM
New ZealandLabour allows Tamihere to rejoinLabour's ruling council has decided that former Cabinet minister John Tamihere can rejoin the party.01 Dec 02:17 AM
