Shane Jones

The mayoral campaign of Allan Titford is to come under government scrutiny after it emerged he ran for office after being convicted on rape and violence charges. Audio

Labour's leadership candidates go head to head after last husting meeting. Audio

There are three candidates and only one job - so who will be the next leader of the Labour party, and possibly the next Prime Minister? New Lynn MP David Cunliffe, Wellington Central MP Grant… Audio

The New Zealand Labour party says it has to learn from the Australian election and unite behind whichever leader it chooses this week. The three candidates Grant Robertson, Shane Jones and David… Audio

Labour deputy leader and Wellington Central MP Grant Robertson and list MP Shane Jones explain why they should be elected as the party's new leader and how they would take on Prime Minister John Key. Audio

Shane Jones says he may be the underdog, but thinks he has the right skills to be the leader. Audio

Labour list MP and Maori Affairs spokesperson Shane Jones; Labour list MP and Finance spokesperson David Parker. Audio

Labour's Maori Affairs spokesman Shane Jones believes Dr Sharples was pushed from the leadership of the Maori party. Audio

The Labour Party's Maori Affairs' spokesperson Shane Jones talks about the Ikaroa-Rawhiti by-election result and its implications. Audio

The Labour MP for Ikaroa-Rawhiti, Parekura Horomia, has died at his home in Tologa Bay aged 62. Audio

The Labour MP, Shane Jones, says the Maori Party leadership wrangle is undignified, and Maori voters will punish the party for this chaos. Audio

The Auditor-General has found no evidence of corruption in the 2008 case where the Labour MP and then Minister Shane Jones over-rode officials' advice and granted citizenship to a Chinese businessman.

Ngapuhi trustees are trying to oust the activist, Titewhai Harawira, from her self-appointed role as the kuia who escorts diginitaries - including the Prime Minister - onto the lower marae at… Audio

We're joined by the Labour Party's Shane Jones. Audio

Plans to lift Maori economic achievement and living standards are being dubbed unimaginative, lacklustre and just plain 'blah'. Audio

The Maori Party and the Prime Minister have agreed the Government should negotiate with iwi over the vexed question of Maori claims to rights over water in lakes and rivers. Mana Party leader Hone… Audio

The Labour MP, Shane Jones says he'll take time to consider his future in politics, pending an investigation into his dealings with a Chinese businessman. Audio

Returning now to Shane Jones being stood down from Labour's front bench. Audio

The new Labour Party leader, David Shearer, will now turn his attention to the make up of the party's front bench and how to allocate portfolios. Audio

The Labour MP, Shane Jones, says there's disappointment among the Maori members of Labour's caucus that the David Cunliffe-Nanaia Mahuta ticket for the party's leadership was not successful. Audio