Mike Hosking: My call on the next PM
COMMENT: The stable predictable thing is English for PM, Bennett the deputy and Joyce for finance. Not my ideal, but safe. But is it enough for election year?
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Nats rump revels in glorious anarchy
COMMENT: Alas, poor John, an ominous rumbling noise started in the bowels of the party's massive backbench rump. It could not be ignored.
David Hall: Key going as rules change
COMMENT: 'The personal is political": a slogan that John Key, our outgoing Prime Minister, fudged vigorously throughout his tenure.
Judith Collins: 'No tax cuts'
Judith Collins has laid out her policy agenda if she is elected Prime Minister.
Kiwis invited to say: Thanks, John Key
The National Party is inviting Kiwis to thank John Key for his 10 years leading the party and eight years' service as Prime Minister.
National contenders begin auditions
Fevered lobbying to become the next PM has begun in the National caucus as Bill English, Judith Collins and Jonathan Coleman vie for position.
Editorial: Caucus vote could be gamechanger
National Party politics - and, by extension, New Zealand politics - have suddenly become very uncertain.
Opinion: Key era one giant facepalm
COMMENT: I'm not gonna lie. I'm glad to see the back end of him. Clothed, of course, writes Rachel Stewart.
PM choice should not be a dead cert
COMMENT: National MPs should think twice before automatically anointing as prime minister a member of Key's kitchen cabinet, Fran O'Sullivan writes.
NZ's next PM: Old, new, or wild card?
The contest for New Zealand's next PM is shaping up as a race between an veteran politician, a lower-profile minister, and a wild card.
Leadership contest 'mercifully brief'
Leadership contests are usually damaging for political parties - but National's will be mercifully brief, writes Audrey Young.
Labour MPs take delight in Nat turmoil
It was the first time in Parliament since PM John Key announced he was going and Labour's front bench was a 10-metre-wide grin of schadenfreude.
Kaye to stand again in Auckland Central
National MP Nikki Kaye has returned to Parliament for the first time since her cancer diagnosis, confirming she will stand again in Auckland Central.
Hosking: Key the best PM of my lifetime
COMMENT: Having ticked all the boxes John Key leaves at the peak of his popularity and powers. It doesn't get any more impressive than that.
Discontent stirs among National caucus
The cohesive National Party caucus that John Key has led for 10 years is about to start fraying as members grapple with how to replace him as PM.
Toby Manhire: John Key did it his way
COMMENT: If there were family reasons for John Key's decision to stand down, they were surely the demands of his art-school daughter or YouTube son.
Editorial: Successor to Key will have plenty on plate
John Key's bombshell announcement yesterday has thrown New Zealand politics into turmoil.
Opposition tributes hide excitement
Labour appear quietly thrilled about the prospect of a National Party without John Key.
'Marriage is rock solid, health is tickety boo'
Key says there is no secret scandal behind his decision to resign, saying he wanted to rewrite the rule book on leadership departures and do so on his own terms.
Key quitting surprises political scientist
National faced a more uncertain future without Key at the helm, says University of Auckland political scientist Raymond Miller.
National in 'intensive care'
COMMENT: Winning that elusive fourth term in office has just become much harder, writes Newstalk ZB's political editor Barry Soper.
Key 'genuine' about resigning for family
His body language suggested he was speaking honestly, an expert says.
Judith Collins not ruling out PM bid
Bill English is staying silent on whether he wants to be New Zealand's next Prime Minister and Judith Collins has not ruled out a bid to replace Key.
Andrew Little: Key 'served NZ well'
Leader of the Opposition Andrew Little has paid tribute to outgoing Prime Minister John Key, saying he has "served New Zealand well".
World reacts to Key's shock resignation
John Key's shock resignation has resonated around the globe with media and leaders from Australia and as far afield as China, the United States and Russia and France broadcasting the news online.
Leaders unplugged: John Key
A terrible feeling of deja vu appears to have come over Prime Minister John Key. Here we sit, over a cuppa in a cafe in the centre of the Epsom electorate.
A look at John Key's achievements
Key led his party to win the election in November 2008 after nine years of a Labour-run Government.
Hayley Holt to stand for Green Party
EXCLUSIVE: Hayley Holt has confirmed she will stand for the Green Party at next year's general election.
Bloody nose & black eye for National
Even a close win in Mt Roskill could have been bad new for Andrew Little but the victory will transform the spirits of the party.
PM welcomes Nick Leggett to National
A former Labour member spurned for being "right wing" by Labour leader Andrew Little has signed up with National.
Military upbringing aids Roskill fight
National's candidate for Mt Roskill is a former scientist and broadcaster who says Labour are getting "desperate" ahead of Saturday's byelection.
Key on the fence over police meth policy
Waitemata Police have stopped prosecuting small-time P dealers. Does the Government agree?
Young: Why National agreed to pay equity
COMMENT: Thursday was an historic day for pay equity.
Spy warrants need 'tightening up' - watchdog
The spying watchdog has urged Parliament to "tighten up" the warranting regime for New Zealand's intelligence agencies.