New ZealandGoff admits party line might upsetLabour's Mt Roskill MP Phil Goff admits some of the constituents in his ethnically diverse electorate could be put off by his party's comments on Chinese housing investors.14 Jul 05:00 PM
Personal FinanceChinese buyers not leaving houses empty - dataJuwai.com has surveyed users and found 36 per cent of people spoken to bought property in New Zealand for investment.14 Jul 06:53 AM
OpinionJohn Armstrong: Little happy to tread on toes if it starts talkLabour leader Andrew Little is going to have to tread on a few toes to resuscitate the wider party, writes John Armstrong.13 Jul 09:29 PM
Personal Finance'You like Chinese buyers when you're selling your house'Chinese newspaper accuses Labour of racism over property market data.13 Jul 05:00 PM
OpinionPhil Twyford: Forget racism - we need informed debatePhil Twyford writes: Here's the thing. We do need to have a mature public debate about Chinese foreign investment in New Zealand real estate.13 Jul 02:00 AM
New ZealandLittle backs home-buyer statsLabour leader Andrew Little has stood by the decision to release figures showing a high proportion of house sales to people with Chinese names in Auckland.12 Jul 05:00 PM
New ZealandWho's buying our houses?Leaked figures showing three months of real estate sales heavily suggest that Chinese investors are driving up Auckland’s overheated property market.10 Jul 05:00 PM
New ZealandLittle slates Oz house proposalsLabour leader Andrew Little says there is no rational explanation for the Government's allowing an Australian housing provider to buy up to 500 state houses as part of housing reforms.28 Jun 05:00 PM
New ZealandState housing waiting game doublesFamilies in urgent need of a state house are waiting twice as long compared to 18 months ago, Labour says.19 Jun 08:40 AM
OpinionEditorial: Labour will win back its supportersMost people could have told the Labour Party exactly why it lost last year's election.14 Jun 05:00 PM
BusinessCEO 'should take voluntary pay cut'The Labour Party has launched into the controversy surrounding Fonterra's latest restructuring by saying chief executive Theo Spierings should take a voluntary pay cut.12 Jun 02:46 AM
New ZealandHousing crisis a godsend for LabourPhil Twyford's reputation has grown as steadily as homeowners' and state house tenants' woes, writes Claire Trevett.11 Jun 05:00 PM
OpinionPhil Quin: If Little leads way on broad reform, party sure to followThat the review into Labour's disastrous election defeat was leaked to the media is only the second most predictable thing about it, writes Phil Quin.11 Jun 12:23 AM
OpinionClaire TrevettForget moral high ground - Labour needs moneyLabour has an oddly prudish approach to money, writes Claire Trevett. Its struggle to get any is partly down to pride - nobody likes to beg.10 Jun 09:32 PM
New ZealandLabour can't avoid tough issuesOne of the founders of a proposed Labour-aligned lobby group says it will make some in the party uncomfortable but Labour cannot avoid the tough issues it is facing.10 Jun 05:00 PM
OpinionKey and Little kick for touch on euthanasiaIt did not take long. Just three days, if that, for the politicians to get voluntary euthanasia well and truly off the political agenda, writes John Armstrong.08 Jun 05:00 PM
OpinionBryce EdwardsPolitical roundup: Labour facing 'oblivion'The Labour Party’s superficial and strange review of its election performance suggests that the party’s future is rather dim, writes Bryce Edwards.05 Jun 01:16 AM
New ZealandMinimum wage bill to go before ParliamentLabour MP David Parker's bill to ensure contract workers such as cleaners, couriers, musicians and fast food delivery workers are paid at equal or higher rates to the minimum wage will go before Parliament.04 Jun 01:49 AM
New ZealandLabour risks 'political oblivion'The review led by former British Labour MP Bryan Gould contained a round-up of the reasons for Labour's dire election result of 25 per cent.03 Jun 05:00 PM
OpinionCunliffe's ghost stalks reviewThe internally conducted review of Labour's abysmal performance before and during last year's election campaign is already being widely dismissed.03 Jun 05:00 PM
New ZealandPlea to increase refugee numbersNational has been asked to join other parties in Parliament and support an increase in the refugee quota.03 Jun 05:00 PM
New ZealandNats opposed door to separate MPsJudith Collins tonight released emails that show a $30,000 door that will separate Labour MPs from National MPs sharing a floor in Parliament House was opposed by the National Party.03 Jun 09:30 AM
New ZealandKey warning on boat peopleA boat of asylum seekers had a credible chance of reaching NZ - but the Government will not say what options were being considered if that had happened.02 Jun 05:00 PM
New ZealandGoff joins port campaignersLabour MP and possible mayoral contender Phil Goff has joined prominent Aucklanders in a second open letter calling on Ports of Auckland and Auckland Council to stop port expansion.31 May 05:00 PM
OpinionEditorial: Backtrack on super puts Little in a bindIt is too early in Andrew Little's career as a party leader to be ruling out realistic answers to problems he would face if he leads Labour to power.26 May 05:00 PM
KiwiSaverKickstart axe 'won't deter savers'Prime Minister John Key says axing the $1000 kickstart grant to new KiwiSaver members in the Budget "will not make a blind bit of difference to the number of people who join".26 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandAct rejects Maurice WilliamsonFormer Act leader Don Brash has approached the party to ask whether National MP Maurice Williamson could join, but he has been unanimously rejected.25 May 07:41 AM
OpinionClaire TrevettClaire Trevett: English 'reckless' over superBill English said the forecast super costs of $30 billion by 2030 were large but ruled out changing anything, saying it was affordable "at the moment".24 May 05:00 PM
OpinionAudrey YoungWhy axing kickstart is act of bad faithKeeping silent about axing the $1000 kickstart payment for new KiwiSaver members, isn't a broken promise, strictly speaking, writes Audrey Young.24 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandSex-change funding not a priorityTranssexual former MP Georgina Beyer does not believe taxpayer-funded sex-change surgery should be available "off the rack".19 May 05:30 PM
OpinionCredit Cunliffe for capital gains taxEditorial: The PM does not want to call it a capital gains tax but that is what it is. Houses bought as investment property will have their capital gain taxed if they are sold within two years.18 May 05:30 PM
New ZealandEnglish 'unclear' on rules' effectFinance Minister Bill English says he does not know what effect the new rules on taxing capital gain on residential properties and new disclosure rules from non-resident buyers will have on the....18 May 05:00 PM
BusinessRobertson's Budget wish listLabour would like to see targeted investment in regional NZ in next week's Budget, Grant Robertson said yesterday in his first major speech since becoming finance spokesman.16 May 03:47 AM
