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The latest opinion poll shows the New Zealand First party close to the 5% threshold needed to get seats in Parliament without winning an electorate.

Labour Party leader Phil Goff has presented the party's economic development policy, saying it's time to return to real issues and that New Zealanders are heartily sick of the tea tape row. Audio

A tattoo artist who is in the running for his Eye of the Taniwha concept to be fixed to a Wellington hillside says his mural reconnects the capital with its deep Maori heritage.

The National Party remains above 50% support in two television polls released on Thursday, though it has dropped slightly in both. Audio

With just over week before the country goes to the polls, the Electoral Enrolment Centre says 4000 more young Maori have enrolled for the first time since the last election in 2008.

National Party Epsom candidate Paul Goldsmith says he's been the subject of a dirty tricks campaign.

The Labour and Maori Party candidates for Te Tai Tonga both say they can take the Maori seat. Audio

New Zealand First leader Winston Peters says his party's rise in opinion polls is a sign that the public do not want the National Party to have an outright majority in Parliament. Audio

Maori Party MP and candidate Te Ururoa Flavell has a healthy lead in the Waiariki electorate, according to a new poll.

A poll of 400 Maori voters in Waiariki puts the Maori Party MP and candidate, Te Ururoa Flavell, in front of the Labour and Mana candidates - with 56% of the electorate supporting him.

Nearly 10% of British adults still go to bed with their teddy bear, according to a survey commissioned by IKEA.

New Zealand First's rise in the polls could help the ACT Party return to Parliament, leader Don Brash says.

Aung San Suu Kyi is likely to contest a by-election in Myanmar in the coming months. It is almost a year since she was released from house arrest.

A provisional list of the seven new wonders of nature in the world has been issued, and famous locations like Mt Kilimanjaro and the Grand Canyon have failed to make the cut.

The newly-formed Conservative Party says it is starting to hit a nerve with voters as it begins to register in the polls.

National Party leader John Key has made a symbolic gesture of support for the ACT Party's John Banks during an informal meeting at a cafe in Auckland. Audio

A Herald DigiPoll published on Friday shows support for National has dropped to below 50% in the past week. Audio

Two polls out on Friday suggest there is support to retain the MMP voting system.