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.

Can online voting turn around our dreadful local body election voter turnout?

Kiwi politicians who watched the Presidential debate have praised Hillary Clinton's "poise" and "dignity" - but aren't sure how much her performance will help in the election.

New Zealand will hand over the responsibility of carrying out polls on the Secretary General job to Russia in September to ensure there is no perception of a conflict of interest.

"We have resolved this election," the Prime Minister told reporters in Sydney.

David Cameron was stumped when a 10-year-old girl asked him the toughest question of the election campaign so far.

The Government has a fight on its hands in what should be a safe rural seat. Geoff Cumming finds out why.

The tactical voting deals are flying in Northland.

A poll of 400 Kiwis has found autumn is their favourite season.

After nearly three years of tough talking, British Prime Minister David Cameron is facing a crunch moment in his troubled strategy towards the European Union.

Mr and Mrs Popularity will meet again today in Auckland when German Chancellor Angela Merkel jets into town to meet Prime Minister John Key.

Tartan kilts, the skirl of bagpipes, the odd Saltire waved in the air, the audience clapping as though they were at a boisterous Highland ceilidh: all the expected elements of a gathering to celebrate Scotland's imminent exit from the Union were there.

Labour's support among men has fallen to just 18.4 per cent in today's Herald-DigiPoll survey, taking a traditional gender gap in support for the party to a new low.

National has taken a hit in the first poll since Nicky Hager's Dirty Politics was released but the Greens, not Labour, are the big winners so far.

Labour and its leader David Shearer have had a boost in support in the latest Herald-DigiPoll survey - but it appears to have come at the expense of its potential coalition allies.

The rise is vindication aplenty for Shearer's belief that solid personal poll ratings are built on substance, writes John Armstrong, rather than false pizzazz and pretending to be someone you are not.

Speculation over Prime Minister Julia Gillard's leadership has reached a new pitch after a sudden shift among MPs dismayed at the state of the Government and the looming defeat of a key media reform package.

I'm determined to be first, and thus present: 2013 - the NewZealand political year in review, writes Toby Manhire.(Disclaimer: Here and there I've had to extrapolate.)

Pensioners are holding out in a dwindling minority opposing gay marriage - as 2013 looks possibly to be the year for it to become reality.

Labour Party leader David Shearer is now assured of maximum public attention when he addresses the party's annual conference on Sunday.

John Key's achievement this week deserves more recognition than it might ever receive.