Labour's royalty on freshwater is backed by 70 per cent of Kiwis in a new poll.

COMMENT: With more or less same policies it's gonna be who we like more.

Peter Dunne's resignation has further cemented NZ First's role as kingmaker.

The Green Party's support has fallen to just 4 per cent, according to a recent poll.

The Greens had their worst week in politics since Rod Donald died. It could get worse.

Opportunities Party leader Gareth Morgan rates higher than many current politicians.

Metiria Turei says she resigned as co-leader for the good of her family and party.

The next Parliament will be tasked with deciding whether NZ legalises euthanasia.

Top's Gareth Morgan says he is a big fan of new Labour leader Jacinda Ardern.

EDITORIAL: Andrew Little needs to throw himself into the election campaign.

Jacinda Ardern would be obliged to step up if Little stood aside, writes Audrey Young.

Labour leader Andrew Little needs to stay in the job, a former Labour president says

The first signs of panic are starting to set in for Labour, writes Claire Trevett.

COMMENT: Will the Greens be rewarded or punished for co-leader Metiria Turei's confession.

COMMENT: Green co-leader Metiria Turei's confession carries legal and political risks.

Labour leader Andrew Little is now fourth in the preferred Prime Minister rankings.

Three key questions that seem to be floating about the place with regards to the election.

Forget the old rivalries - Australians love us underneath it all.

Find out who was voted most trustworthy in the Reader's Digest annual survey.

The Dutch election was a barometer for how the mood of Europe, writes Mark Lister.

COMMENT: Dutch voters show the hard right might not win Europe's elections this year.

OPINION: Like a school sports day, the Mt Albert by-election was reduced to being about participation rather than competition.

US President Donald Trump has lashed out at mainstream polls that showed his controversial travel ban was unpopular.

Reputation studiously rebuilt after a political mauling 14 years ago, the new PM now has chance to right the record, writes Claire Trevett.

Matteo Renzi, the Italian prime minister, resigned late on Sunday night (Italian time) after losing a constitutional referendum.

Napier MP Stuart Nash has no plans to ditch an apparently struggling Labour Party and says that's how it will be at least as long

COMMENT: Does the success of outsider Republican nominee Donald Trump signal the time for a political revolution in Godzone too?

COMMENT: Hillary Clinton is likely to become the first female president of the United Sates, but not because the voters like her.

There is reportedly a deep dislike of Hillary Clinton within the FBI, with the organisation being described as "Trumpland".

A Donald Trump win in next week's US presidential election would be bad news for the New Zealand economy, say ASB economists.