Labour's embarrassing defeat reflects a general disillusionment with the party and its MPs, who have lost their way after years of infighting, and a lack of strong leadership.

I went to the voting booth like an uninspired citizen last Saturday. The whole dirty-shmirty politics thing really got me down, writes Marcel Currin.

It's the end of an era in Parliament with the retirement of Bay of Plenty MP Tony Ryall, writes Scott Inglis.

Thousands of Kiwis go out for a big night on the town just hours before they have an important engagement.

When I suggested a month or so ago that the ideal result of Saturday's election would be for National to get enough votes to govern alone, I didn't for one moment believe it could happen.

When I am the world's most rich and famous newspaper columnist, maybe I'll finally get that multi-million dollar deal with Apple, writes Marcel Currin.

Alison King writes: As New Zealand gets ready to make a decision that will shape the next three years, Scotland will find out tonight if its entire future will be different.

The proposal to bring a giant waka to Tauranga's waterfront is making some CBD retailers nervous.