PoliticsGoff: Public servants should not be paid more than PMPublic service chief executives should never be paid more than the prime minister, Labour Party leader Phil Goff says.28 Jan 12:20 AM
KahuRatana pats Key on backPrime Minister John Key arrived far too early for the party, but got the present he wanted at the annual Ratana celebrations yesterday.22 Jan 03:00 PM
New Zealand'My son is 2... It's ridiculous to suggest he is a terrorist'A NZ toddler and his Indian-born mother were turned back from India and interrogated on their return to Auckland Airport because their names were on a terrorism blacklist.15 Jan 03:00 PM
New ZealandTop award takes Clark by surpriseJust over a year after being voted out of office, Helen Clark has been awarded the country's highest honour.30 Dec 05:00 PM
New ZealandA bit more order, but still room for some good insultsPeter Dunne has given up on his annual list of worst-behaved MPs, saying Speaker Lockwood Smith's reign has ushered in a new era of propriety.22 Dec 03:00 PM
KahuParty backs Goff on Nationhood speechPhil Goff has pleaded ignorance about how his "Nationhood" speech ended up with the same title as Don Brash's infamous Orewa address.08 Dec 03:00 PM
New ZealandTreasury: Unemployment to peak at 7pc - KeyTreasury now believes unemployment will peak at 7 per cent, less than what it predicted when the recession first hit, John Key told Parliament today.08 Dec 04:51 AM
OpinionLabour closes ranks, backs Goff on speechThe Labour caucus backs "the tone and content" of a speech in which Phil Goff accused the Govt of reopening old racial wounds.08 Dec 01:58 AM
KahuPM wants to work with Labour on seabed lawThe PM has left the door open for Labour to work with the Government on a solution to the problematic foreshore and seabed law.07 Dec 03:00 PM
KahuGoff downplays party dissentLabour leader Phil Goff has rubbished claims that his nationhood speech didn't sit well with party president Andrew Little.07 Dec 12:45 AM
KahuGoff faces grilling on seabed speechLabour's president, Andrew Little, reveals "personal concerns" over Phil Goff's nationhood speech with other Party members also unhappy.06 Dec 03:00 PM
New ZealandPrivate prisons bill passedPrivately run prisons are on the Government's agenda after Parliament today passed a bill allowing them to be handed over.25 Nov 09:12 PM
New ZealandInvestigation over National MP's flyerThe State Services Commission has ordered an investigation into a Labour Party complaint about National MP Paul Quinn.22 Nov 10:45 PM
New ZealandHarawira's party leaders just as bad, says Labour MPLabour MP Shane Jones has attacked the Maori Party for a racially divisive attitude that makes it "the mirror image of Don Brash at Orewa".15 Nov 03:00 PM
New ZealandMallard outs himself over UK 'work trip'Labour MP Trevor Mallard has outed himself for using his taxpayer-funded travel perk to jet to London to watch the All Blacks play.11 Nov 03:00 PM