OpinionJohn Armstrong: Performance at conference could decide leader's fateThis weekend's conference is Shearer's first as leader. He should be given that opportunity to prove his critics wrong, writes John Armstrong.12 Nov 04:30 PM
OpinionTapu MisaTapu Misa: Labour should look hard at leader's competenceDavid Shearer has been wholly unconvincing - seeming not only to lack a real understanding of the issues, but the conviction of his words, writes Tapu Misa.11 Nov 04:30 PM
New ZealandCrusher Collins' eye on reformAs Police Minister, Judith Collins made an ally of the metal crushers, took on the boy racers and won.26 Oct 04:30 PM
OpinionClaire TrevettClaire Trevett: Are politicians 'wowsers' on alcohol?The promise to deal with alcopops has been reduced to a provision that will allow a future government to act on them at some unspecified time, writes Claire Trevett.24 Oct 04:30 PM
New ZealandLabour wavers on Ross SeaLabour says it has not taken a position on whether to back the United States proposal for a large reserve in the Antarctic's Ross Sea.21 Oct 04:30 PM
OpinionPatriot drum rolls up dire work policyAppeals to patriotism seek to tap the most accommodating of instincts. They can also be the most dangerous of tools. That's why Labour's work restrictions won't work.21 Oct 04:28 PM
OpinionClaire TrevettClaire Trevett: Lesson for Sheriff Shearer: make sure gun loadedThe saga of the Ministry of Social Development's failings certainly drew attention away from that ugly wart of what John Key knew and when about Kim Dotcom, writes Claire Trevett.17 Oct 04:30 PM
New Zealand$1.6m state house guardsHousing NZ spent $1.6 million on security firms last year for work which included monitoring about 355 houses which were sitting empty waiting for tenants.17 Oct 04:30 PM
New ZealandShearer won't reveal spy leak sourceLabour leader David Shearer has refused to comment on reports that his press secretary's partner was the source for apparent GCSB leaks.11 Oct 11:27 PM
New ZealandDotcom plea: Leak the truthKim Dotcom has issued a call for whistleblowers to leak information about his case to the media in the wake of spy and police blunders.11 Oct 09:47 PM
New ZealandSpy agency to check on staffThe GCSB started an investigation into its staff last night after the Labour leader said he'd been leaked information about John Key's knowledge of the Dotcom case.11 Oct 04:30 PM
OpinionClaire TrevettBitter lesson for Shearer on reshuffleLabour could learn a lot from the chocolate wars - that bitter contest that played out on the bloody battlefields of the supermarket shelves in 2009, writes Claire Trevett.10 Oct 04:30 PM
New ZealandUS judge rejects Dotcom appealA United States judge has allowed the case against Megaupload to proceed after throwing out an appeal from its founder Kim Doctom.09 Oct 11:26 PM
New ZealandLabour to look at TamihereJohn Tamihere will have to wait until November to find out if the Labour Party will take him back as a member - and it could depend on whether others have objections.09 Oct 04:30 PM
New ZealandPM insists he knew nothing of DotcomJohn Key insists he knew nothing about Kim Dotcom before this year, as new evidence reveals his office was told about Dotcom's bid to buy a Coatesville mansion last July.09 Oct 06:48 AM
New ZealandJobs forcing Kiwi flightThousands of young New Zealanders are leaving for Australia because of a failing job market, says Labour's finance spokesman David Parker.07 Oct 05:31 AM
New ZealandDotcom explanation won't wash: expertsJohn Key's explanation of how the illegal spying on Kim Dotcom occurred is wrong in law and could not have happened the way he describes, legal experts say.05 Oct 04:30 PM
New ZealandMP hits back at demotion rumoursLabour is due for a reshuffle toward the end of the year, but one MP is promising she'll resist any attempt to take the edcucation portfolio from her.04 Oct 06:10 PM
