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Soper on Falloon's exit: Unacceptable for Collins to cite 'mental health'
Comment: The National Party is lurching from one crisis to the next.
Comment: The National Party is lurching from one crisis to the next.
Andrew Falloon has quit citing concerns for 'own health and wellbeing'.
The Conversation: The election race could be more gruelling than earlier odds suggested.
National Party leader Judith Collins has ruled out working with Winston Peters.
New Zealanders coming home could face bill for isolation under new National policy.
'Of course every other party's signs were left totally intact', MP says.
"I'm pretty clear - the caucus has decided it. That's the caucus view."
Judith Collins' first instruction to caucus was to steer clear of muckraking.
COMMENT: National and Labour will need to rethink their election strategies and messages.
The once-popular blogger has appeared in court to defend allegations of defamation.
'Under Judith Collins you're not going to be left wanting to know what we think.'
COMMENT: That one time Jacinda Ardern and Judith Collins had lunch together.
'I will miss the extraordinary power you have to make a difference in people's lives.'
National MP likens NZ Super payments to borrowing to invest on the sharemarket.
The last few months have been quite a ride for Simon Bridges.
COMMENT: Kaye must be sheepish over Todd Muller's short time in charge.
It is a shame there are only three more sitting weeks, writes Audrey Young.
Kaye reached across the party divide to push educational modernisation.
Kaye says breast cancer has taught her that life can change at any moment.
List MP stripped of health role for not disclosing he received leaked patient details.
COMMENT: She has two critical qualities that you will find aptly displayed in her book.
We say: Collins faces difficult challenge, but already looks much more up to the job.
Woodhouse will take on the Pike River Mine Recovery portfolio and Economic Development.
Judith Collins offers the left someone to love to hate and the right someone to cheer on.
Collins stripped Michael Woodhouse of the health portfolio and gave it to Shane Reti.
New leader of the National Party has ruled out any quick shift to fling open our border.
COMMENT: Collins is going to try to show Ardern how the job should be done.
Will National's new leader, Judith Collins, reveal any portfolio changes?
"She has a hard focus on crime. We need that for Napier."
A twitter user requested pizza be sent to the press gallery – someone followed through