National Party: ABC of National's contenders
Herald political editor Audrey Young asked the National's contenders the hard questions.
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Collins: National is too far to the left
National rivals dispute the level of change they would bring to the top job.
Art of deal could decide next leader
OPINION: Paula Bennett and Steven Joyce add complications to a negotiated outcome.
John Roughan: Steven Joyce best choice for Nats
COMMENT: Steven Joyce should be National's next leader.
Dancing with Stars, Vogue photo shoots: What's up with politicians these days?
Comment: The PM's pouting for Vogue, while David Seymour's putting his dancing shoes on.
Political Roundup: Why Bridges is Nats' best bet
COMMENT: Despite his flaws, many commentators regard him as the best bet for National.
Barry Soper: Why there's a lot to worry about in the National leadership race
Comment: Simon Bridges clearly wanted no distractions as he launched his leadership bid.
Hosking: My choice for National's top job (so far he's not put his hand up)
Outgoing National leader safest set of hands we've ever seen, says Mike Hosking.
National's three-way leadership battle: Two contenders and a scrapper
Three leadership contenders get on with it while three others think about it.
Judith Collins' sacking point: 35% in the polls
Judith Collins questions whether tax cuts are needed.
Judith Collins comes out swinging - at Ardern
Judith Collins says 2020 will be "a real war" and National has to change.
Simon Bridges is a 'likeable, loose goose' and should be Nats' next leader - Braunias
COMMENT: Simon Bridges is in the middle of the action, the centre of the storm.
Editorial: English ends an enviable career
EDITORIAL: Bill English leaves politics with economy string and his party polling high.
Audrey Young: Let the bloodbath begin
COMMENT: New Zealand parties have had plenty of practice at changing leaders.
National readies for leadership showdown
The candidates are expected to start revealing themselves today.
Bryan Gould: National must get over idea it's 'born to rule'
COMMENT: National resents the election result because it thinks it is born to rule.
National waka heading into stormy seas
Bill English said he was tempted to stay, but left with credibility intact.
Soper: Adams. Bennett. Collins. Time for gloves to come off
COMMENT: This is a female domain and the fight will be decided by judges' decision.
'National would have been stuffed without Bill English'
Bill English has been a very solid leader for National, local party members say.
Duncan Grieve: Bill English and the end of an overlong era
Key, Hosking and English were NZ's power structure, is generation shift to blame change?
Winston Peters: No one in Nats can win in 2020
Winston Peters has a message for Bill English.
Peters attacks English, says no one in Nats can win in 2020
Winston Peters has ignored gracious farewells to Bill English.
Pros and cons: Who will be National's next leader?
COMMENT: If Bill bows out, who would be the best fit for National's No 1 spot?
Pros and cons: Who will be National's next leader?
With Bill bowing out, who would be the best fit for National's No 1 spot?
Comment: Race for National's leadership has truly begun
Here are some of the important and interesting items about National's leadership issues.
National MP: 'Bill deserves to get up'
Mark Mitchell has put his support behind National leader Bill English at party caucus.
English says MPs back him as leader
Bill English says he was "not surprised" MPs were backing him in the job.
National's weakness: They can't get over man they hate
National, like Clinton, couldn't see themselves losing, it wasn't part of their thinking.
Family of synthetics victim backing law change
Calum Jones died after using synthetics. Now his parents are pushing for a law change.
Soper: Nats never natural fit for Maori
COMMENT: Bill English giving Waitangi a wide berth this year, heading to Bluff.
Heather du Plessis-Allan: The case for Bill to quit — quickly
COMMENT: For the National leader, it's better to leave when those voters still love him.
English just keeping the seat warm
Why does Bill English stay on ... it's only a matter of time
English wants to retire despite success
OPINION: National's high polls make it hard for Bill English to step down.
Bill English: Govt weak, confused
Fiscal constraints mean it can only get worse from here, says Bill English.