Tolley wants to be Speaker – won't run in East Coast electorate
She has been the MP for East Coast electorate for 14 years, but now wants to be Speaker.
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National launches campaign over second Mt Vic tunnel
National will take the second tunnel saga to Election 2020.
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Kris Faafoi apologises, doesn't offer resignation
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Peters comes out swinging in debate over political donations
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Editorial: Does National's law and order policy have any teeth?
Editorial: Convictions are dropping as reported crimes are rising.
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Leighton Smith: Where has the National Party gone?
Comment: 'Lack of political spine and blind to what used to be their core constituency.'
Political humiliation at the hands of a schoolboy
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