Winston Peters alleges Labour tried to use backchannels to convince him to reverse his decision to rule out working with Chris Hipkins’ party. But Labour says that didn’t happen. Story below -

Labour hasn’t released any distinct new law and order policies this election, with voting starting in just days. The party says law and order isn’t among its priority campaign areas, but will have some policies in its wider manifesto. Story below -

Behind the scenes of the leaders debate - What happened when the cameras weren’t rolling? Who was in the ears of the politicians during the commercial breaks? And how did the pair interact? My piece from inside the studio below -

Labour’s changed a key fiscal ‘objective’ which reflected billions more spending, revenue if seen through It’s clarified language as the party said people were reporting the ‘objective’ as a ‘target rather than a ceiling’ Webpage also briefly went offline yesterday Story below

Labour’s fiscal plan will need to address a long list of questions. From pay equity, to public services cuts, to whether it will hit its ‘objective’ of higher spending and revenue. These are the areas we will be watching for when it’s shortly released. Story below -

Labour won't say how much money it would return to pay equity in its fiscal plan. Chris Hipkins says Governments don't lay out how much money is available for negotiations. But he's previously said Labour would "set out how much that will cost" in the plan. Story below -

Labour has accused Christopher Luxon of being "missing in action" on election campaign trail. But National's fired back, listing off what its leader has been up to in Dunedin today. Fireworks on the second day of the campaign. Story below -