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
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
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
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
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
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
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
