Wellington, April 22 NZPA - The Labour Party has received nine nominations for the Mt Albert by-election on June 13 to fill the seat left vacant by former prime minister Helen Clark.

Wellington, April 21 NZPA - Labour MP Phil Twyford is not seeking the Mount Albert seat in the June 13 by-election.

Wellington, April 20 NZPA - A by-election in the Mt Albert electorate to fill the seat left vacant by former prime minister Helen Clark's resignation from Parliament will be held on June 13, Prime Minister John Key announced today.

Wellington, April 20 NZPA - A by-election in the Mt Albert electorate to fill the seat left vacant by former prime minister Helen Clark's resignation from Parliament will be held on June 13, Prime Minister John Key announced today.

Wellington, April 16 NZPA - Three National Party members, including list MP Melissa Lee, have put their hand up to stand in the Mt Albert by-election.

Wellington, April 14 NZPA - Labour has no problem with former MP Judith Tizard coming back to Parliament on its party list, leader Phil Goff says.

By Ian Llewellyn of NZPA Wellington, April 1 NZPA - Helen Clark's confirmation as the head of the United Nations Development Programme will force a by-election in the Mount Albert electorate with speculation it will be held in June.

Probably before the middle of this year the MPs who effectively ran the last government, Helen Clark and Michael Cullen, will be gone.

Amongst all the hoopla about Helen Clark being appointed as the new Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) this week, there has been minimal commentary about the race for the Mount Albert electorate that will inevitably follow.

Wellington, March 27 NZPA - Labour hedged its bets on Auckland's future after the release of the Royal Commission's report but the Greens were sure about what they wanted -- one council, one plan, one rates bill.