OpinionClaire Trevett: Schoolyard one-upmanship at expense of detailFor the past month, National leader John Key and Labour leader David Cunliffe have bemoaned the focus on Dirty Politics and the lack of attention to their policies.10 Sep 05:00 PM
New ZealandNats pledge to keep bases openA re-elected National Government would keep all current military bases open and operational, Defence Minister Jonathan Coleman says.09 Sep 05:00 PM
New ZealandNats to keep current bases openA re-elected National Government would keep all current military bases open and operational, Defence Minister Jonathan Coleman says.09 Sep 04:30 AM
New ZealandPeters on 'chem-trail' guy's chancesIt seems New Zealand First leader Winston Peters can’t quite bring himself to utter the words “Colin Craig“or “the Conservative Party“.09 Sep 12:00 AM
OpinionEditorial: PM's promise of tax cuts shows lack of judgmentAs expected, the National Party's announcement yesterday on proposed tax cuts was short on specifics and long on conditionality.08 Sep 05:30 PM
OpinionJohn Armstrong: Tax offcut all that Key offersArmstrong writes: The PM's offer is not so much a tax cut, more like a tax offcut - one which will not be finding its way into your wallet for the best part of another three years.08 Sep 05:00 PM
New ZealandMaori TV jobs safe: board chiefMaori Television says there will be no job losses at its news show Te Kaea and changes at the station have been put on hold.08 Sep 05:00 PM
New ZealandMaori TV scraps news show?Up to 25 people could see their jobs axed as Maori Television ditches its <i>Te Kaea</i> news show, Mana leader Hone Harawira claimed late last night.07 Sep 05:30 PM
New ZealandCommercial fishing ban in new marine parksThe Government plans to establish two marine parks for recreational fishing - and pay millions in compensation to the commercial interests that would be forced out.07 Sep 05:00 PM
New ZealandHawkes Bay council merger shapes up as big issue for votersAfter 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.07 Sep 05:00 PM
New ZealandLabour 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.06 Sep 10:05 PM
New ZealandEpsom plan not everyone's cup of teaPrime Minister John Key slotted in his first campaign visit to the Epsom electorate yesterday and found not everybody was willing to go along with his instructions to vote for Act's David Seymour.06 Sep 05:00 PM
New ZealandCunliffe distances himself from GibsonLabour leader David Cunliffe has dissociated himself from his Rangitata candidate, Steve Gibson.06 Sep 01:11 AM
New ZealandInquiry will look for evidence of conduct breachThe inquiry just announced by the Prime Minister focuses on Judith Collins and asks whether there is evidence she breached conduct expected of ministers05 Sep 11:39 PM
New ZealandNat voters prefer Craig to PetersNational voters prefer the prospect of a post-election deal with Colin Craig's Conservative Party rather than Winston Peters' NZ First, a <i>Herald</i>-DigiPoll survey suggests.05 Sep 05:00 PM
New ZealandInquiry to start ahead of electionAn inquiry into allegations former Justice Minister Judith Collins tried to undermine then-SFO boss Adam Feeley will begin a week before the election.05 Sep 12:20 AM
New ZealandPoll: Dirt doesn't stick to NatsNational's polling has barely flickered in the three weeks since the Dirty Politics book was launched the latest Herald-Digipoll reveals.04 Sep 09:59 PM
New ZealandTax battle heats up election campaignThe 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.04 Sep 05:00 PM
New ZealandSlater seeks halt to emailsWhaleoil blogger Cameron Slater is going to the High Court in an effort to stop media publishing information taken by the hacker known as Rawshark.04 Sep 07:16 AM
New ZealandWhaledump's Twitter axedJohn Key says the National Party had nothing to do with the shutting down of the @Whaledump Twitter account.04 Sep 12:47 AM
New Zealand'Cam, any chance of a better photo??'Collins and Slater appear to have frequent contact over entire time she was a Cabinet minister, including an email discussion about the editing of her Wikipedia page.04 Sep 12:40 AM
OpinionGordon McLauchlan: Why are our politicians sleepwalking?Are our politicians sleepwalking, asks Gordon McLauchlan, flabbergasted he's being told the Dirty Politics scandal is all just a distraction.03 Sep 05:00 PM
AgribusinessFarmers slam Nats' cattle ban planFederated Farmers is questioning the need for a National Party proposal for a compulsory ban on dairy cattle from all waterways.03 Sep 05:00 PM
New ZealandRural broadband pledge takes National's total beyond $2.3bNational has unveiled $266 million worth of new policies including a $150 million boost to its rural broadband initiative in the past week.03 Sep 05:00 PM
Banking and financeLabour: 'Capital gains tax doesn't apply'Labour will not impose Capital Gains Tax on a family home and its spokesman has reiterated that firmly today in a video interview with the NZ Herald.03 Sep 03:51 AM
New ZealandEmails reveal details of 'hit' jobsThe hacker known as Rawshark has released emails that look to back up claims in the <i>Dirty Politics</i> book that the Whale Oil blog was used for commercial "hit" jobs.03 Sep 01:03 AM
New ZealandHacker hits back at CollinsThe hacker Rawshark has rejected claims Facebook conversations between Papakura MP Judith Collins and blogger Cameron Slater are forgeries.02 Sep 09:40 PM
New ZealandNick Smith pilloried at housing forumHousing Minister Nick Smith was shouted down when he claimed at a forum on Auckland's housing crisis that foreign buyers weren't impacting on prices.02 Sep 09:12 PM
OpinionBrian RudmanBrian Rudman: Dotcom's been pipped ... but it's politics as usualSpare a thought for German money-bags Kim Dotcom. He's spending more than $3 million to buy himself into the general election.02 Sep 05:00 PM
