OPINION: Electorate battles of National support partners could be critical.

PM faced more questions over his involvement in the Barclay secret recordings controversy.

UK Foreign Secretary speaks of joint sacrifices of past as he unveils new memorial.

Election fever has hit Hawke's Bay with billboards being put up around the region.

Mike Hosking and Mark Richardson receive lashing from Peters.

One policy in Labour's education manifesto gives the party a clear point of difference.

Labour says it will invest an extra $4 billion over four years in education.

The wait list for a state house has risen by 40 per cent in just a year.

Todd Barclay has confirmed he will return to Parliament before the election.

Candidates quizzed about housing, retirement age, water bottling and more.

We ask Kiwis who they think is most capable of running the Government.

The difference in pay for rich and poor will feature at a pre-election meeting.

Napier's political candidates set to face hard-hitting questions at public meeting today.

National makes a habit of forcing its leader to take a rest before an election.

The Govt is owed $1 billion in missed child support payments, including $4m by one parent.

The Greens are in danger of being outmanoeuvred once again, writes Bryce Edwards.

Labour will boost funding to early childhood education by nearly $200m.

Just about the end of the road as Peters tour heads off snow on Napier-Taupo road.

Labour leader Andrew Little is now fourth in the preferred Prime Minister rankings.

Voters will find out how they will fare under Labour's spending plan today.

Andrew Little and Bill English both down by three points as preferred Prime Minister.

The controversy has damaged National, NZ First's Clutha-Southland candidate says.

COMMENT: Our success in doing trade deals in recent years has been woeful.

While National campaigns tend to focus on its leader, Labour will share the limelight.

Conservationists have won a major victory in the Supreme Court. But Govt isn't happy.

Associate Health Minister challenged on the focus on abuse of illegal drugs.

The Government to make a rare formal apology tomorrow to men criminalised for being gay.

Around 1 in 10 people with rheumatic fever have stopped getting treatment.

"Moment of truth" as NZ cops depart Solomon Islands after 14 years of peacekeeping.

The surrender of firearms in the Solomons had unintended consequences, a Kiwi cop says.