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
New ZealandDunne cleared of misleading committeeUnited Future leader Peter Dunne says he has been cleared by the Speaker of misleading a select committee about leaking a confidential report.11 Jul 03:01 AM
New ZealandDunne in fresh bid to re-register partyIndependent MP Peter Dunne will submit 500 individually signed declarations from members in an effort to register the United Future party today.08 Jul 04:20 AM
New ZealandPhil Goff repentant, Trevor Mallard not so muchLabour MPs have different attitudes to their behaviour in a Parliamentary select committee. Phil Goff says he shouldn't have sworn, but Trevor Mallard is unapologetic for arguing and storming out.25 Jun 03:04 AM
New ZealandMore lobbyists get free passesThe number of lobbyists approved for a free pass in Parliament by the Speaker has doubled in the past year.16 Jun 05:30 PM
New ZealandDownsized Dunne fights for $100kUnited Future Peter Dunne is expected to spend the week settling into his much smaller office at Parliament.16 Jun 05:30 PM
New ZealandNew waka jumping law proposedNational Party members are pushing for a new "waka-jumping" law to force rogue list MPs out of Parliament.25 May 05:30 PM
New ZealandBroadcaster seeks by-election selectionTVNZ's Shane Taurima will seek Labour's selection for the Ikaroa-Rawhiti by-election, saying the late Parekura Horomia had approached him about standing in the past.20 May 04:01 AM
New ZealandBroadcaster eyes vacancyBroadcaster Shane Taurima is considering a move into politics and has spoken to the Labour Party about running in the Ikaroa Rawhiti byelection next month.13 May 05:30 PM
OpinionBob Jones: Protests on streets the height of stupidityFor my money this street-marching lark is simply fashionable behaviour, writes Bob Jones. It began here in the 1970s but prior to that there were huge ban-the-bomb marches in the 1950s.01 Apr 04:30 PM
New ZealandNew voice out to rival ActThe latest attempt at giving farmers a presence in Parliament and a potential rival to Act on the political right is getting close to attracting enough members to register for next year's election.01 Apr 04:30 PM
New ZealandCarter loving every minuteSpeaker David Carter, who threw out MPs for the first time this week, reflects on his first two months in an interview with political editor Audrey Young29 Mar 04:30 PM
New ZealandDavid Carter ejects MPs from the HouseSpeaker David Carter has ejected MPs from the House for the first time, kicking out Labour's Trevor Mallard and Chris Hipkins this afternoon.27 Mar 02:48 AM
OpinionJohn Armstrong: Fired-up Shearer easy target for KeySomeone should tell David Shearer that getting all indignant about someone else's blunder was not the best of tactics to employ in Parliament, writes John Armstrong.26 Mar 04:30 PM
New ZealandVoters divided on four-year termVoters are almost evenly split on whether the parliamentary term should be extended from three to four years in the latest poll.24 Mar 04:30 PM
OpinionToby ManhireToby Manhire: Banks does Brainfade Dave a favourBanks invited us to recall that ugly Dotcom episode, replete with allegations of impropriety, writes Toby Manhire. Not so in Shearer's case.21 Mar 04:30 PM
New ZealandGay bill: Another step forward for loveSame-sex marriage campaigners say the overwhelming support for the bill is a ringing endorsement which shows MPs are in line with the views of ordinary Kiwis.13 Mar 10:35 PM
New ZealandGay bill bolts over hurdleHugs, cheers and kisses were thrown around Parliament last night as MPs moved marriage equality in New Zealand one step closer to reality.13 Mar 05:45 PM
New ZealandJones hits out at 'poor advice'Former Labour high flyer Shane Jones is back on the front bench after being cleared of corruption over his citizenship decision for Bill Liu in 2008.12 Mar 04:30 PM
OpinionEditorial: Jones report shows scope for corruptionLabour MP and former Associate Immigration Minister Shane Jones' political career has been saved by an Auditor-General's report that found no evidence of improper motive.12 Mar 04:30 PM
OpinionJohn Armstrong: Hopefully Jones has learned his lessonNine months in the political wilderness awaiting Lyn Provost's painstaking report may well have done the trick, writes John Armstrong.12 Mar 04:30 PM
