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Labour's change of leader won't change National's campaign strategy because New Zealanders are more interested in policy, the Prime Minister says. Video

Yoghurt, which has as much sugar as Coca-Cola, is just one product to blame for New Zealanders' average 37 teaspoons of added sugar per day, a leading scientist says. Audio

New last-minute leaders for Labour have changed the story of the upcoming election for the media. But did they make a drama out of those opinion polls which forced the issue in the first place?  

The Ardern ascent set the news agenda this past week, even if it was in part due to unwanted questions about babies. How long will the honeymoon last and how long will “new car smell” linger?  

Opinion - The media coverage enjoyed by Labour's new leader will have her rival wishing for more of his predecessor's charm, observes Toby Morris.

Reality is often stranger than fiction.

The final report on the public's attitudes towards assisted dying is 'deeply disappointing' and more like a cowardly essay, the former MP who instigated the inquiry says. Audio

Changing the messenger won't help Labour as it goes into the election with policies that haven't evolved with time, National's campaign manager says. Audio

Ngāpuhi will spend up to $50,000 to test support for Tuhoronuku - the board claiming the right to drive the iwi's Treaty settlement.

Opinion - All logic, commonsense, measured and rational judgement should have said only one thing to the Labour Party: leave Andrew Little where he was, writes Rob Hosking.

Kelvin Davis' appointment as the Labour Party's deputy leader is significant for te ao Māori, Labour list candidate Willie Jackson says.

Poll of Polls - Jacinda Ardern briefly lifted Labour's poll rating when she became deputy, so can she repeat the performance? Colin James looks at the numbers.

Labour has raised more than $100,000 in donations in the 24 hours since Jacinda Ardern took over the leadership, her new deputy Kelvin Davis says. Video, Audio

Labour's new leader Jacinda Ardern has a little over seven weeks to turn round her party's fortunes before the general election.

Opinion - The new Labour leader's popularity and charm fit the script our political drama writers have been pitching for some time: out with the old and dowdy, in with the young and funky, writes…

Opinion - Labour now needs to redefine itself by appealing to our best instincts as a country, Stephanie Rodgers writes.

Who is Jacinda Ardern? And can she change the government?