National Party list MP Jono Naylor says he will leave Parliament after just one term.

Are you angry about the widening gap between rich and poor? Or are you sceptical about the stats?

Who's winning the "class struggle" between business and workers?

Former MPs and their spouses racked up $703,000 on taxpayer-funded travel in the past year, including nearly $25,000 by some couples.

The Government appears certain to miss its target of cutting reoffending in New Zealand by next year.

Although no leading politician is likely to claim that "election is rigged", there are numerous problems with democracy and elections that need debating.

The knives are out in the National Party after the centre-right's disastrous result at last weekend's local elections in Auckland.

COMMENT: NZ First leader has been vocal about parents' strain on pension.

The Government's state housing agency is set to run out of money by February, ministers have been warned.

Former National Party leader Don Brash says a new anti-separatist campaign may end up donating to one of his old enemies, New Zealand First leader Winston Peters.

Government should proceed with legalising assisted dying only if strong safeguards are in place, the human rights watchdog says.

A brief liaison with a man she didn't know cost a young Auckland woman $28 a week off her benefit for two years.

Iwi are seeking a compromise over the Kermadec Ocean Sanctuary in which they will agree not to fish in the region if their Treaty

Parliament has voted overwhelmingly in support of a child sex offenders register today - but it won't be available to the public.

The gap between rich and poor is growing in New Zealand, new data shows, partly driven by rising housing costs.

Housing Minister Nick Smith is accusing Labour of immaturity after they hijacked his urgent changes to housing policy.

Prime Minister John Key says he will back the Reserve Bank to introduce further controls on housing demand if house prices continue to rise.

Nikki Kaye entered Parliament in 2008 as the National Party's first-ever Auckland Central MP, claiming an electorate which had been held by left-leaning parties for 90 years.

After locking in its long-term climate change target, National is seeking a cross-party approach to the issue for the first time.

"It is very small, but it is quality,' says the National MP promoting a trivial law change.

Labour wants changes to spying reforms before it will support them, including a broader oversight committee.

COMMENT: It's as though a bee smoker has been pointed at Wellington's most famous hive and its inhabitants have become dopey.

Labour's proposed Affordable Housing Authority will have powers to buy land compulsorily, Labour leader Andrew Little says.

National is preparing for immigration to become a major election issue.

Landbankers could have property seized by the Government if the land is within certain areas marked for housing development. Housing

Serious social imbalances take shine off good performances in polls and economy.

Halfway through the third term, National remain in a strong position. Audrey Young assesses key rivalries and what Labour needs to do in next 18 months.

COMMENT: It is not often that the big surprise in a Budget is something that will not be in it at all.

When the PM's personal lawyer approached him about a report in the Herald that Inland Revenue was changing its attitude to foreign trust funds, John Key says he told him to "go and see the [revenue] minister".