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Mike Hosking: Labour is in a right mess over TPP

If this was such a bad deal, how is it possible that a dozen countries all got sucked in and put their name to the sort of trouble the placard wavers are proclaiming?

Editorial: An expensive fix which has little purpose

Free tertiary education is a daring reversal of the thrust of educational and economic policy of the past 30 years.

Sales pitch for education policy begins

Labour leader Andrew Little says any unfairness in Labour's scheme for three years of free tertiary education will only be short term.

Comment: A vow, a hope and a prayer

On today's forecasts, the promise of one free year from 2019 at an annual cost of $265 million is not unrealistic, writes Audrey Young.

Stephen Jacobi: What Labour's not seeing in TPP deal

In an open letter to Andrew Little, Stephen Jacobi argues Labour should take closer look at the TPP deal.

'Three years of free tertiary education'

Labour has announced a multi-billion dollar plan to provide every New Zealander with three years of free tertiary education.

Audrey Young: Labour leader gambles in opposing trade deal

Anti-TPP policy is strongly favoured by unions and caucus left, writes Audrey Young.

Little instructs Shearer to apologise

Labour leader Andrew Little instructed his foreign affairs spokes, David Shearer, to apologise to the caucus over comments on the TPP.

MPs break ranks on TPP

Labour has joined the campaign to oppose the deal as the focus turns to the signing in Auckland next week.

Little rings in changes for Labour

Labour to celebrate 80th anniversary

A dinner to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the election of the first ever Labour Government will bring together a potentially explosive mix of people.

Claire Trevett: More funding ought to equal more transparency

Spare a penny for the poor? This time around, the poor in question are not the homeless or the children, but the MPs themselves, writes Claire Trevett.

NZ invited to be part of Oz

Strewth. Can you imagine it, cobber? The All Blacks singing Advance Australia Fair before kick-off and then throwing a few prawns on the barbie at the after-match?

Editorial: Goff favourite but needs to exert control

Phil Goff is the instant front-runner, if not a near certainty, to be the next mayor of Auckland.

Claire Trevett: Little's reshuffle critical for credible tilt at reins

Winning an election requires three ingredients and one condiment. The ingredients are people, ideas and money. The condiment is rat cunning.

Editorial: Labour coffers of concern to all donors

Ever since the party's former president, Mike Williams, stepped down there have been murmurs that his successors did not have the same persuasive touch with business donors.

Labour calls on members to donate

The Labour Party has tried to turn a sow's ear into a silk purse, using a Herald story about its financial woes to ask for donations.

Claire Trevett: Party faithful urged to do their best to restock coffers