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Opinion - New Zealanders don't vote for a president, but are increasingly favouring pitting one leader against another, writes David Cohen. Video

It's an easy issue to campaign on, but hard to get right.

A call for action, not another review.

The family of a woman who died in Middlemore Hospital still want to know why she died from causes unrelated to why she was in hospital.

The setting of a child poverty reduction target by the National Party leader - out of the blue - has been met with some surprise, but also plenty of support.

Housing, wages, tax and tactics were all points of contention as Bill English and Jacinda Ardern met for the second time for a televised leaders debate.

Aid agencies want the international community to increase aid and financial support in Bangladesh, India and Nepal, where 41 million have been affected by floods.

There was heckling and hollering at Christchurch's largest polytechnic today, with political candidates taking questions from local voters. Video

One in five secondary schools has axed a subject because of a lack of staff, and half have teachers working outside their areas of expertise, a survey shows.

'This is further evidence of how ridiculous the Auckland housing situation has got.'

A mother who lost a child to suicide is calling for urgent change after it was revealed more than 600 New Zealanders took their own lives in the year to June.

Less talking, more listening.

Two months ago Voices reported that Shakti Ethnic Women’s Refuge in Wellington had been declined government funding and would have to close. Now on the eve of the election the government has changed…

National's scheme to pay new teachers an extra $17,000 to work in Auckland is unfair on other front-line workers and an admission their housing policies have failed, the Labour Party says.

General elections are like "voting for a park I'm probably never going to play in", Year 13 student PJ Gabriel says. Audio

Both National and Labour have clarified their tax plans after the government books were opened ahead of the election. Audio