Prime Minister John Key says National could work with Winston Peters and NZ First after this year's election.

Auckland Mayor Len Brown tells New Zealand Super City reporter Bernard Orsman why he wants to stay Mayor after his affair amid calls for him to resign from the New Zealand Herald and others.

New Zealand Herald Super City reporter Bernard Orsman talks in detail to Auckland Mayor Len Brown how how he intends to push through his ambitious transport plans and how and who will pay for them.

Auckland Mayor Len Brown tells Super City reporter Bernard Orsman his thoughts on standing for a third term after a turbulent start to his second term.

Prime Minister John Key joins Newstalk ZB's Leighton Smith in studio to chat about John Banks leaving politics, who could replace him as ACT leader, and Colin Craig and the Conservative Party.

Act leader John Banks will not seek re-election in the 2014 general election. Mr Banks has decided after 36 years of public service to spend more time on his family and private interests. The decision comes less than 24 hours after the High Court ordered that Mr Banks must stand trial on allegations of electoral fraud. He will remain as Epsom MP and Act leader until the election.

The Director of the Government Communications Security Bureau Ian Fletcher appears in front of the Intelligence and Security Committee. He answers to questions posed by David Cunliffe.

Prime Minister John Key responds to Labour leaders David Cunliffe promise to the electorate that under the right circumstances he would buy back the assets that National has sold.

Parliament was interrupted by a heated protest in the public gallery this afternoon by a group of people demanding justice on an immigration issue. A group of around 20 people wearing orange armbands and head-ties forced Question Time to stop for five minutes while security guards attempted to eject them.

Auckland mayor Len Brown has made his first public appearance since details of his extra-marital affair were revealed...

John Key comments as ACT Leader John Banks has resigned from his ministerial posts effective immediately in the wake of the Auckland District Court decision to send him to trial over his donations.

University of Otago politics lecturer Bryce Edwards gives his detailed opinion on the Len Brown scandal, the political motives behind the Whale Oil expose; and new dirty tactics that may now happen in the fight between the political left and right in New Zealand.

Prime Minister John Key has mounted a scathing attack on the failings of the United Nations and the permanent members of the Security Council, saying it gets bogged down in arcane detail and had become hostage to the interests of the most powerful.

Labour leadership candidate Grant Robertson says he is disappointed to lose to David Cunliffe but the new party leader has his "100 per cent loyalty".

Prime Minister John Key has stopped short of pledging military and moral support to nations considering military strikes on Syria after the US said it had proof the regime used sarin gas against its citizens.

Deputy leader of the Labour Party Grant Robertson has not ruled out a leadership bid after David Shearer stepped down from the position this afternoon but he has praised the hard work of Shearer during his time as leader.

New Zealand First leader Winston Peters says he has evidence the police wanted to access his phone records during the teapot tape investigation.

Prime Minister John Key comments on the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet head's offered resignation.

Labour has dropped its controversial plan to hold some women-only selections after its leader David Shearer asked for it to be withdrawn. Mr Shearer said the NZ Council had agreed to withdraw the proposal, dubbed the 'man ban', which would have allowed some electorates to block men from seeking selection as a candidate.

German internet tycoon Kim Dotcom says Prime Minister John Key is lying about what he knew about him before police raided his Coatesville home in January 2012. Video / Mark Mitchell

Prime Minister John key Wishes the new Australian PM Kevin Rudd the best.

Attorney-General Chris Finlayson entertained Parliament today with his unauthorised version of Labour party history.

Prime Minister John Key said he is prepared to work with other parties and MPs from NZ First and United Future to pass the GCSB bill, but he has also said that he did not think there was any chance of Labour voting for the bill.

Prime Minister John Key said if ICT projects failed in the same way Novopay had, the buck would now largely stop with the Government Chief Information Officer (GCIO) and his department as well as the relevant minister.

Prime Minister John Key has accepted the resignation of United Future leader Peter Dunne after he was found to have withheld information from an inquiry into a leak of a GCSB report.

NZ First MPs and Labour's Trevor Mallard have walked out of Parliament in protest after Speaker David Carter allowed United Future MP Peter Dunne to keep the extra funding and entitlements that come with being a party leader, despite the de-registration of his party.

Revenue Minister Peter Dunne has refused to answer any questions over the leaked GCSB report.

Whatever, the sequel to Winston Peters' mid-morning claim Peter Dunne had leaked the contents of a highly sensitive report dealing with the Government Communications Security Bureau.

The ambassador to china has confirmed that technical issues have been holding up the meat shipments in china.

The government will put aside another 64 million for the 'youth mental health program' to help combat teen suicide.