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Hawkes Bay council merger shapes up as big issue for voters

After being relinquished by National's Chris Tremain, the battle for the seat of Napier has been heating up between Labour's Stuart Nash and National newcomer Wayne Walford.

Labour candidate on 'last, last chance'

The Labour Party election campaign is in a mess after one candidate reportedly made an anti-Semitic jibe shortly after another candidate sent a bizarre email.

Cartoon: The weight lifters

Cunliffe distances himself from Gibson

Labour leader David Cunliffe has dissociated himself from his Rangitata candidate, Steve Gibson.

Simon Bridges: Smears didn't influence me

Poll: Dirt doesn't stick to Nats

National's polling has barely flickered in the three weeks since the Dirty Politics book was launched the latest Herald-Digipoll reveals.

Editorial: Detail crucial to sell tax on capital gains

David Cunliffe is letting Labour down on the detail of a capital gains tax. The danger is that his imprecision will let down the case for a tax that New Zealand's economy needs.

Tax battle heats up election campaign

The election campaign tax battle turned nasty yesterday as PM John Key accused David Cunliffe of punishing grieving children, and he returned with a Pike blow.

Survey: Labour's support among men at all-time low

Labour's support among men has fallen to just 18.4 per cent in today's Herald-DigiPoll survey, taking a traditional gender gap in support for the party to a new low.

Ben Uffendell: Time to sell New Zealand to burger chain

Nation, I'm bored. And not just because I watched this week's leaders' debate, but mainly for that reason.

Kerre McIvor: One to Cunliffe, but watch out ...

When the Wallabies drew with the All Blacks in the first Bledisloe Cup match in Sydney, it was widely considered almost as good as a win.

Cunliffe a new man after debate

What a difference one debate makes. An entirely new David Cunliffe emerged on the campaign trail yesterday - one with a spring in his step and energy that was all but absent earlier.

Pick'n'fix: Parties push housing cures

Auckland's home affordability headache won't be solved in a hurry but both National and Labour now have quick fixes for desperate home buyers.

How you reacted to the debate

More than 14,000 Herald Online readers have had their say on tonight’s leaders debate - clicking on our “buzzdial” more than 2.6 million times.

'Perfect' home buyers not looking to buy

David Cunliffe is backing the party's choice of a couple used as a case study for Labour's housing policy, after the pair conceded they weren't actually looking to buy.

Why today is D-Day for David Cunliffe

Today is D-Day for David Cunliffe. Debate Day. The Labour leader must seize the opportunity provided by going head to head with the Prime Minister.

Battle to replace Turia neck-and-neck

The battle for the Te Tai Hauauru electorate is almost neck and neck between the Labour and Maori Party candidates according to a new poll on Maori Television.

Pike mine blast rings on in PM's ears

It started well enough, but John Key left Greymouth with a heartfelt plea from the widow of one of the 29 dead Pike River miners ringing in his ears.