Damned if he does; dog tucker if he doesn't. Phil Goff's promise to remove GST from fresh fruit and vegetables might be interpreted as a sign Labour has gone completely gaga.
Can Phil Goff shrug off Chris Carter's very public and very damaging charge that Labour's current leader cannot win next year's election and should be replaced as soon as possible? The short answer is not without some difficulty.
When Labour leader Phil Goff named his shadow cabinet in November 2008, it was clear his natural caution influenced his decisions.
The use of deadly force by Israeli troops on passengers of a Turkish aid flotilla heading to Gaza was disproportionate and likely to have been a "bungled" operation, says Labour leader Phil Goff.
In an appeal to low and middle income earners Labour Leader Phil Goff today said the Government was hitting them with GST, but only the rich would benefit from planned tax cuts.
Auckland's supercity mayor will sit in on cabinet meetings affecting the city under a Labour government, Labour leader Phil Goff said today.
Labour leader Phil Goff says Prime Minister John Key is a good politician, but he believes the public will tire of him.
The Government's decision to replace the Environment Canterbury (ECan) council with commissioners in an attempt to sort out water management problems has been described by opposition MPs as an outrage to democracy and the equivalent of a bloodless coup.
Finance Minister Bill English is defending his change in heart on GST hikes, saying times have changed.
Labour Party leader Phil Goff and deputy leader Annette King are set to be re-elected unopposed at the Labour caucus in Auckland today.
What is really going on inside the Labour Party caucus? The show of unity following Tuesday's discussion on the negative fallout from Phil Goff's "nationhood" speech did not quite square with some rather odd happenings the next day.
Labour leader Phil Goff has stirred up a row with National and the Maori Party by accusing the Government of reopening racial wounds.
Labour leader Phil Goff is standing by South Australian Premier Mike Rann and does not believe allegations made against him.
