New ZealandQuietly ambitious Labour MP bides his timeCould Dunedin's quiet achiever David Parker be a future Labour leader?01 Apr 08:40 PM
OpinionPhil Quin: The anatomy of a failed Labour coupFifteen years ago, Helen Clark stared down a party coup mounted by her eventual successor, Phil Goff. But her victory came at a huge price for Labour. Phil Quin, one of the plotters, offers an insider's account.01 Apr 08:22 PM
New ZealandRobertson a man of Labour's futureGrant Robertson doesn't think he's that special.01 Apr 07:38 PM
New ZealandTipsters backing Judith Tizard's returnFormer Labour Party minister Judith Tizard is widely expected to take the seat in Parliament left vacant by Darren Hughes.01 Apr 04:30 PM
New ZealandTizard dismisses 'return to Parliament' as April Fool's jokeFormer Labour minister Judith Tizard is dismissing a press statement purportedly from her announcing her return to Parliament to replace former MP Darren Hughes as a bad April Fool's Day joke.01 Apr 12:42 AM
New ZealandLabour MPs back Goff post-meetingLabour leader Phil Goff says he was given unanimous support from his front bench after meeting with the 11 MPs in Dunedin today, the first party meeting since it emerged chief whip Darren Hughes was the subject of a police complaint last we29 Mar 12:54 AM
New ZealandGoff safe for now - but shakyLabour leader Phil Goff's position is shaky because of what one source described as a "bubbling" undercurrent for change.27 Mar 04:30 PM
New ZealandNew Hughes allegations Former Labour MP Darren Hughes has been the subject of allegations about another late-night incident after a boozy evening out, the <i>Herald on Sunday</i> has learned.26 Mar 04:30 PM
New ZealandHughes case: Naked man seen in streetReports have emerged of a naked man on the street near Mr Hughes' home on the night a youth complained to police about an incident of a sexual nature.25 Mar 04:30 PM
OpinionJohn Armstrong: Hughes' resignation had to happenDarren Hughes' resignation from Parliament was inevitable from the moment it became public knowledge that he was under police investigation.25 Mar 04:30 PM
New ZealandDarren Hughes resigns as MPLabour leader Phil Goff told a hastily-arranged press conference in Auckland this evening that he had accepted MP Darren Hughes' resignation.25 Mar 05:22 AM
KahuMarine bill win draws line in sandAmid cries of racism and snipes between the Maori Party and its former colleague Hone Harawira, the Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Bill was passed yesterday.24 Mar 04:30 PM
Opinion<i>John Armstrong:</i> Sure-footedness has deserted GoffIs this the same Phil Goff who last year snuffed out Chris Carter's hopelessly quixotic mutiny with such consummate ease?24 Mar 04:30 PM
New ZealandHughes stood down from portfoliosLabour leader Phil Goff has announced that his MP Darren Hughes has been stood down from his portfolios while a police investigation into him is completed.24 Mar 01:17 AM