OpinionBryce EdwardsBryce Edwards: The John Banks guilty verdictBryce Edwards asks whether John Banks should resign after being found guilty of filing a false electoral return and looks at the effect of the verdict on the election.06 Jun 04:08 AM
OpinionBryce EdwardsBryce Edwards: Labour's leftwing dilemmaCompete or cooperate? That is the dilemma facing the Labour Party as it surveys a crowded marketplace of parties eyeing the left-leaning vote, writes Bryce Edwards.04 Jun 02:10 AM
New ZealandThe halls of power not for the disabledSteep walkways, heavy doors and too few lifts make Parliament difficult to access.03 Jun 09:35 PM
OpinionBryce EdwardsBryce Edwards: The Morality of the Dotcom-Harawira-Harré dealIs the Internet Mana alliance a con job on the New Zealand electorate, or is it a fair and smart use of the MMP system? This is a debate we can expect to have over the short term, writes Bryce Edwards.30 May 03:44 AM
New ZealandDotcom 'buying influence'Prime Minister John Key has ramped up his criticism of Kim Dotcom in the wake of the union of the internet Party and Mana Party, saying Dotcom was trying to "buy influence" .29 May 06:57 AM
New ZealandHarre named as Internet Party leaderLaila Harré brought political polish and signs of a coherent policy platform to the official announcement of her leadership of the fledgling Internet Party this afternoon.29 May 02:59 AM
New ZealandHarre to be named Internet Party leaderFormer Alliance Party MP Laila Harré will be announced as the leader of Kim Dotcom's Internet Party tomorrow, the Herald understands.28 May 04:05 AM
OpinionBryce EdwardsBryce Edwards: The Internet Mana game-changer?Criticism, disbelief, and a degree of mockery sums up the response to the newly launched Internet Mana Party, writes Bryce Edwards.28 May 02:23 AM
New ZealandHarawira's 'feed the kids' bill begins first readingHone Harawira’s bill that would provide breakfast and lunch to every decile one and two school began its first reading in Parliament last night.22 May 10:40 AM
New ZealandTobacco lobbyists stand for NationalNational is set to have two former tobacco industry lobbyists standing for Parliament this year with the selection of Todd Barclay in the safe seat of Clutha-Southland.28 Apr 02:51 AM
New ZealandLabour questions 'casual Friday' banLabour has sent Official Information Acts requests to several ministers asking whether they had a dress code.14 Feb 07:30 AM
New ZealandKey reveals potential partnersJohn Key has confirmed that United Future leader Peter Dunne will be reinstated as a minister, and says National could work with NZ First or the Conservative Party.21 Jan 04:20 AM
KahuMaori protocols to be modernisedParliament's Speaker, David Carter, has sought a review of Maori protocols at Parliament.03 Jan 04:30 PM
New ZealandCourt threat over by-election tweetThe man who took a successful private prosecution against John Banks has threatened to take one over Labour leader David Cunliffe's by-election tweet.04 Dec 08:29 PM
New ZealandBoscawen: Banks saga won't end ActAct Leader John Banks' decision to leave Parliament at the next election under the cloud of electoral fraud charges is not the end of the party, its president John Boscawen says.03 Dec 11:26 PM
TelecommunicationsSurf's up: Broadband to get cheaperNZ can look forward to cheaper broadband or higher data caps after National was yesterday left with no mates in Parliament to support its proposal to override price cuts.28 Nov 04:30 PM
New ZealandInteractive 'mashup' of new electoratesHow the new electorates will look when overlaid with 2011 polling place data? A <i>Herald</i>data investigation includes this interactive graphic.27 Nov 06:38 PM
New ZealandNorman faces challenge for leadershipGreens co-leader Russel Norman is facing a challenge for the party leadership from a low-ranking Greens candidate.26 Nov 10:27 PM
OpinionEditorial: Trend to quash voices that differ is unhealthyRussel Norman was heckled in Parliament this week when he used the opportunity to express NZ's sympathy for the Philippines to deliver a harangue on the perils of climate change.15 Nov 04:30 PM
OpinionChris Barton: Am I bovvered?To accept the idea of being under constant observation is to accept imprisonment - ironically by the Land of the Free, writes Chris Barton.04 Nov 08:30 PM
OpinionChris Barton: Copper tax debate continuesWhat's his game? Is the PM misinformed? Or deliberately spreading misinformation? Chris Barton looks at the issues on the copper tax debate.30 Sep 08:30 PM
New ZealandPM produces phone records emailThe Opposition says an email produced by John Key in Parliament today effectively tells Parliamentary Service to hand over confidential phone records.31 Jul 04:47 AM
New ZealandReporter's phone records releasedPeter Dunne said he was told by the head of an inquiry into the GCSB report leak that he intended to access his phone records along with a press gallery journalist.30 Jul 03:22 AM
New ZealandInquiry wanted reporter's phone recordsNew documents show the David Henry inquiry asked Parliamentary Service for access to the phone records of Fairfax journalist Andrea Vance - but they were declined.26 Jul 12:57 AM
New ZealandThe Insider: Expensive free ridesThe service that provides ministers with chauffeur-driven and self-drive cars is always a touchy one with some taxpayers, considering it costs more than $7 million a year.18 Jul 05:30 PM
New ZealandParliament to get rules on trackingRules for accessing emails, security pass details and other information inside Parliament will be reviewed after concerns an MP and a journalist were tracked without permission.11 Jul 05:30 PM
