Audrey Young: Simon Bridges makes a comeback - why Labour is worried
COMMENT: Jacinda Ardern is no longer taboo and Simon Bridges is capitalising on it.
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Beehive Diaries: War of the daffodils and Tamaki's new trick
Claire Trevett looks back at the week of flowers, swear words and MPs angry at Air NZ.
'Seriously bad taste': Winston Peters re-gifts Paula Bennett's bouquet
"They looked like she just picked them from a local park! Gave to an elderly patient."
Trevett: Politics and paranoia: Why the Nats oppose opening their policy books
Politics, paranoia and some pique lie behind National's opposition to policy costing unit.
Paula Bennett responds to Winston's call for her head - with a bouquet
Winston Peters has called for Paula Bennett to resign. Today she responded.
Winston Peters will settle lawsuit for Paula Bennett's scalp
Peters is suing two ex-National ministers after his pension overpayment was made public.
National rejects planned policy costing unit as it doesn't trust Govt
Simon Bridges called the planned unit an 'illegitimate screwing of the scrum'.
Police acted unlawfully in Hager raid - IPCA
Police did not set out to deceive a judge when they searched author's home, IPCA says.
Audrey Young: Ardern entitled to be furious on prison failure
COMMENT: The challenge to the voting ban was two battles rolled into one.
Beehive Diaries: PM's new bestie and Australian socks
Claire Trevett recaps a week of "misinterpretations" in politics.
Claire Trevett: New twists in National's campaign to take on Ardern
Paula Bennett studied at the knee of Steven Joyce but lacks a key weapon.
Paula Bennett to run National's 2020 campaign and vacate Upper Harbour seat
A new National candidate will contest the Upper Harbour seat in 2020.
'We are already home': Ihumātao group responds to Simon Bridges
"Twenty one days, 21 months, we will be here as long as it takes."
Ardern against right to vote for all prisoners
PM says prisoners serving less than three years should have the right to vote.
Julie Anne Genter secret letter saga continues
Minister avoids questions from media asking her to clarify capacity she wrote letter in.
Claire Trevett: Abortion reform delivers Simon Bridges a conundrum
National is a broad church, and on abortion the pews are particularly far apart.
Audrey Young: Winston Peters becomes a voice of sanity
COMMENT: Ardern's inexperience on vexed Māori issues is discomforting.
12,000 Kiwis waiting for a roof over their head
Govt has smashed its targets for state housing. But the queue for them just keeps growing.
Green MP thanks Fonterra for 'leadership'
Fonterra's leadership had been 'incredibly important' says Chloe Swarbrick.
Maggie Barry cleared on claims over support staff
The investigation followed claims Barry made staffer do political jobs during work hours.
Whaleoil blog ends under weight of 'numerous legal cases'
Cameron Slater's Whaleoil blog ends, citing pressure from legal cases.
Claire Trevett: Who was really behind Bridges' direct attack on Ardern?
COMMENT: Simon Bridges' "part-time PM" call was a red rag to a bull for Labour.
Audrey Young: Reshuffle gives Bridges a chance to right a wrong
COMMENT: Many saw move from climate change to agriculture as a demotion. They were wrong.
National unveils 'minor reshuffle' after senior MP stands down
Todd Muller has been given a string of primary sector portfolios but loses climate change.
Claire Trevett: Building Bridges - inside the latest political poll
COMMENT: New poll delivers drops of relief to National, but no treats for NZ First.
Latest poll: National rises against Labour, as Ardern dips in preferred PM stakes
National has a two-point lead over Labour in the latest 1 News Colmar Brunton poll.
Hawkesby: Simon Bridges need to be more decisive
COMMENT: Bridges is not delivering the knock out blows that an opposition needs.
Hosking: Bridges is no rock star, but he's hardly a shambles
COMMENT: Only an idiot makes the same mistake twice - so rule out working with Winston.
Cancer sufferers applaud National's cancer-care policy
Troy Elliott is selling his house to pay for cancer drugs to help his wife Tracey
National pledges $200m for cancer drugs if it wins in 2020
An independent cancer agency would look to eliminate treatment inconsistencies across NZ.
Sir John Key to Simon Bridges: Don't get disheartened
Sir John Key says voters care more about the big issues rather than who is party leader.
'Our bottom line is you': Simon Bridges' pitch to middle NZ
Simon Bridges has opened the National Party's annual conference in Christchurch.
Audrey Young: National in a state of limbo over Bridges
COMMENT: Bridges has been good at picking issues that get under the Government's skin.
Is Simon Bridges helping or hurting National's 2020 chances?
Many consider the party leader's distinctly Kiwi vowels to be a giant turn-off for voters.