Election17

Labour leader Jacinda Ardern has pledged to scrap the pay equity bill and start again if the party is elected to government.

The Māori Party is pitching itself as a potential king-maker in the upcoming election, saying it's open to supporting either National or Labour.

The Prime Minister has announced a third of government-owned vehicles will be electric by 2021.

The National party has also experienced a surge in donations after the Labour party appointed a new leader, National's campaign manager says.

The Green Party has decided MP Kennedy Graham will not be able to run as a candidate for the party in the September election.

The Opportunities Party has officially launched its election campaign in Wellington, with a promise to change the political landscape by getting rid of the old guard.

Metiria Turei's message about life as a beneficiary resonated with many Māori and Pacific women. Some of them tell Leilani Momoisea why her resignation was so upsetting, and why the media scrutiny…

Green Party leader James Shaw is advising his MPs to keep level heads as passions run high following the sudden resignation of Metiria Turei. Audio

Opinion - Metiria Turei's decision to highlight welfare policy with her own benefit fraud may have given Winston Peters a tidy choice between National and Labour, writes Stephen Mills of UMR Research.

The Green Party is locked in back-to-back campaign meetings as they scramble to pick up the pieces from Metiria Turei's shock resignation.

The Green Party and New Zealand First are down by half in the second poll since Jacinda Ardern took over as Labour leader. Audio

The first major poll since Jacinda Ardern took over as Labour leader has the party up nine points to 33 percent.

Charging royalties to commercial water bottlers and irrigation scheme users will "open a can of worms" and put many farmers out of business, Federated Farmers says.

Metiria Turei has resigned as co-leader of the Green Party and says it is "highly unlikely" she will return to Parliament after the election. Video

Labour will charge commercial water bottlers a royalty if it gets into power, its new leader has confirmed.

Power Play - The wound that threatened to split the Green Party has been cauterised, but the scars will linger, writes Jane Patterson.

Making home ownership more affordable has become "an exercise in futility" and renters' rights should be dramatically strengthened instead, Opportunities Party leader Gareth Morgan says. Audio

National and Labour have started their battle for Auckland voters by laying out their plans to tackle the city's transport woes.

National says it will spend $267 million over the next three years on the Auckland and Wellington rail networks.

Jacinda Ardern has pledged Labour would build light rail from downtown Auckland to the airport within a decade if it wins the September general election. Video