
Soper: Raucous caucus - Rattled Simon Bridges a leader under siege
COMMENT: Unflappable Collins stares down tough questions behind closed doors.
COMMENT: Unflappable Collins stares down tough questions behind closed doors.
COMMENT: There are two lessons from the latest National Party ructions.
Simon Bridges had earlier refused to explicitly say the words 'I trust Judith Collins'.
There is more of a sigh than a smile when Shane Jones' name is mentioned in Government.
COMMENT: Anyone who's followed the game a while knows this scenario never ends well.
COMMENT: Bridges is proving that Opposition leader is the toughest job in politics.
National accepted NZ had rallied around the Govt after Christchurch, says Simon Bridges.
Grant Robertson says some of the claims around CGT are "ridiculous."
COMMENT: New Zealand First has not been unreasonable in exercising its veto.
Jacinda's Ardern's second captain's call was based on pragmatism rather than idealism.
It was slightly surprising that Jacinda Ardern was not higher, writes Audrey Young.
Korako is retiring to make way for a new candidate to contest the Port Hills electorate.
Further signs that his demise as leader may happen sooner rather than later.
COMMENT: Small personal issues are causing Bridges' MPs to question his judgement.
Staff member had been working for the party for six years.
Labour is riding high after attacks, but bread and butter issues are returning to debate.
Paula Bennett said the 50th birthday milestone did not scare her: "I loved it."
Francis review will be looked at as part of party's 'health and safety' policy.
The Government will make a decision on a capital gains tax in April.
Hopefully the only ones in the water on the unlikely outing remain the fish.
Ten Discoveries Educare centres are among 26 that have broken the rules repeatedly.
Time after time, political momentum petered out and nothing happened. Not this time.
Gun lobby groups "remind" MPs about election votes, while Nazi photos shared online.
Former Police Minister Paula Bennett says there is no point in having hindsight.
COMMENT: What was driving Shane Jones' disproportionate response this week?
COMMENT: Simon Bridges was subdued and he looked shocked as he talked to journalists.
Donation probe: Bridges says his hands are clean; Ross says he wasn't at donor meeting.
'Every time I've been told that I was wrong or baseless, I've come up with some evidence.'
Jami-Lee Ross complained to police in October over a $100,000 to National.
COMMENT: The referral to the SFO will have hit the National leader like a 10-tonne truck.