Green Party co-leader Metiria Turei has categorically ruled out doing any deal with National following next Saturday's election, saying National is the party of dirty politics, extremist and too difficult to work with.
Official interest rates are likely to stay as they are for nine months to a year, with a chance the Reserve Bank may eventually choose not to lift its official cash rate from the current rate of 3.5%.
The political candidates in Dunedin South could finally breathe a sigh of relief last night as the last candidates' evening in the electorate ground to a close.
Public option for KiwiSaver to reduce fees would not save KiwiSavers tens of thousands of dollars as claimed by the Green Party, Dunedin-based financial consultant Peter Smith says.
Poverty and inequality are two different issues for New Zealanders but during the election campaign, the issues have been blurred. Political editor Dene Mackenzie reports on how political parties are addressing the issues.
Zealand First leader Winston Peters continues to rule out anointing parties he is prepared to go with in any post-election deals but he has not stopped laying out some ground rules.
The wind was cold, the street was near empty but there was no dampening the spirits of Labour MP Grant Robertson as he campaigned in Dunedin South late yesterday afternoon.
Plenty of Apple users and media were left swooning yesterday after company chief executive Tim Cook unveiled a watch, two larger iPhones and a mobile payment service.
Labour Party finance spokesman David Parker is again being forced to defend his party's capital gains tax after the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research criticised it.
Labour wants to crack down on predatory loan sharks and would use the Reserve Bank to set the maximum annual interest rate to be charged under a consumer credit contract.
An unprecedented growth in new apprenticeships is still leaving the construction industry woefully short of skilled trades workers.
Affordable housing has become a major problem for two areas of New Zealand - Auckland and Christchurch. National and Labour are promising a solution. Political editor Dene Mackenzie investigates the policies.
Peer-to-peer lender Harmoney launches its online lending marketplace officially today with $100 million of lending capital.
A $359 million push for higher pupil achievement heads the differences on education policy between National and other parties, writes political editor Dene MacKenzie.
Sky TV has lost the right to broadcast some major golf tournaments, a year after losing the full rights to show English Premier League football games.
Institutional investors may be losing faith in Sky TV's future.
National's plans for tax cuts will be highly political and take some explaining to voters after six years of tight financial control of the economy by Finance Minister Bill English.
The Green Party has expanded on National's policy of requiring livestock to be fenced out of waterways. While National wants just dairy cows excluded by 2017, the Greens want all livestock out of the water.
Green Party co-leader Russel Norman gave Labour plenty to think about during last night's minor party leaders debate as he pushed hard for a greater say in the make up of a Left-leaning government.
Education Minister Hekia Parata continues to focus on the Government's $359 million policy to improve teaching quality and leadership in schools but special needs teaching will get a boost if National is re-elected.
