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
New ZealandJones blasts Greenpeace over adA Greenpeace spoof of a Sealord advertisement has brought an angry reaction from Labour MP Shane Jones, who says it's anti-worker and duplicitous towards Maori.02 Oct 04:30 PM
OpinionShearer's shake up is sorely neededDavid Shearer's reshuffle of his Labour team will be on the radical side, writes John Armstrong. "It has to be. His current front-bench is simply not cutting it."01 Oct 04:30 PM
New ZealandTamihere eyes Labour comebackJohn Tamihere is understood to be eyeing a return to Parliament in 2014 - almost a decade after his "front bums" and Holocaust outburst.01 Oct 04:30 PM
OpinionToby Manhire: Perma-relaxed PM starting to come unstuckWhile Labour is pecking away in a number of policy areas, they lack much in the way of an argument to explain what is wrong with the incumbents, writes Toby Mahire27 Sep 05:30 PM
New ZealandKey on back foot over DotcomJohn Key was yesterday again on the back foot in Parliament over questions about how much he knew about the involvement of his spy agencies in the Dotcom debacle.26 Sep 05:30 PM
OpinionEditorial: Labour's instability recipeMonetary policy is always contentious when the dollar is high, and at the moment it is very high.20 Sep 05:29 PM
OpinionBennett out-nannies LabourDr Andrew Cardow says Paula Bennett appears to be working under the belief that beneficiaries do not have the wherewithal to decide what is best for their children.12 Sep 05:30 PM
New ZealandConservative Party lifted by gay issueThe latest Herald DigiPoll survey shows the Conservative Party has had a poll bump from Parliament's passing of the first reading of the gay marriage bill.10 Sep 05:30 PM
OpinionBreakfast is not too much to askEditorial: A simple breakfast is not much to ask and should be provided for all children who need it. But if it is to be public funded, the food should be distributed by agencies that know a community.10 Sep 05:28 PM
New ZealandPM drawn into insulation rowThe Prime Minister has been asked to investigate one of his MPs after Mt Wellington tenant Joshua Tuitupou claimed National MP Jian Yang told him he had to get a Community Services Card before the MP would get the home insulated.08 Sep 05:30 PM
OpinionBryce EdwardsBryce Edwards: Political round-up: Drowning in water rights debate28 Aug 03:00 AM
