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Chris Luxon front runner as National Party seeks saviour
Power Play - Some believe Luxon could have a better shot at uniting a caucus riven with distrust and resentment after its most recent bout of self-flagellation, writes Jane Patterson.
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'Long and brutal': MP reacts to being caught up in Collins' downfall
Waitaki MP Jacqui Dean says she "took no pleasure in being caught up in a political power-play" within the National Party.
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National Party leadership: contenders do the numbers
National MPs' phones have been running hot over the weekend as the top contenders for the Party's leadership try to get the numbers to secure them the top job.
Former leader Simon Bridges, new face… Audio
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'Disappointing' National Party needs 'new vision' - Former PM
Former Prime Minister Jim Bolger has weighed in on the National Party's leadership race, saying that the party he once led needs to have a serious think about where it wants to go.
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Judith Collins: 20 years of the Crusher in Parliament
Colourful and controversial, with a killer eyebrow raise - she may be best known as "Crusher" but Judith Collins' nearly 20 years in politics cannot be summed up so succinctly. Audio
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Richard Harman on 'Crusher' Collins' crash and burn
Ex-National leader Judith Collins wrote the opening lines of her party leadership epitaph when she suddenly demoted rival Simon Bridges during the week, having accused him of "serious misconduct" at a… Audio
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Bridges burned, Collins crushed, Reti takes the reins
Late on Wednesday night’s not prime time for political news to break, but Judith Collins' late-night kneecapping of rival Simon Bridges kicked off the chain of events that left her on the backbenches… Audio
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Mediawatch for 28 November 2021
Audio 28 Nov 2021Bridges burned, Collins crushed, Reti takes the reins; Just fed-up farmers - or 'the radical right in gumboots'? ; New bid to get tech titans pay for NZ news. Audio
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Collins, National's nuclear option, self destructs
Audio 27 Nov 2021In today's Focus on Politics podcast, Deputy Political Editor Craig McCulloch delineates the nuclear destruction of Judith Collins' leadership and assesses the fallout. Audio
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Rebuild Bridges or lift off for Luxon? National seeks new leader
Back to Bridges, or take off for Christopher Luxon? Phones are running hot as the National Party search for a fourth leader in under two years.
RNZ understands former leader Simon Bridges wants his… Audio
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Week in Politics: What was Judith Collins really thinking?
Analysis - Judith Collins loses the National Party leadership after disciplining Simon Bridges, the prime minister sets 3 December as "freedom day" and there's a mixed reaction to plans for re-opening…
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Collins and Bridges should consider leaving Parliament - Christopher Finlayson
Former senior National MPs are weighing in amid chaos and turmoil in the party with calls for Judith Collins, Simon Bridges and party president Peter Goodfellow to stand aside.
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Bridges believed to be firming up plans for tilt at leadership
Former leader Simon Bridges is throwing his hat in the ring to be National's leader, RNZ understands.
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Collins and Bridges should consider leaving Parliament - Christopher Finlayson
Former senior National MPs are weighing in amid chaos and turmoil in the party with calls for Judith Collins, Simon Bridges and party president Peter Goodfellow to stand aside. Audio
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Stunned National caucus prepares to pick new leader
National MPs will be lobbied over the weekend as the beleaguered party tries to sort its leadership crisis in the cleanest possible fashion before Tuesday's expected leadership vote. Audio
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Collins not going anywhere fast - former press secretary
A former National Party press secretary says she doesn't expect Judith Collins to go anywhere soon, despite losing the job of leader of the party.
National MPs will elect the party's fifth leader in… Audio
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Collins and Bridges: MP disputes should allow some natural justice
Analysis - In the wake of the National Party's unceremonious toppling of leader Judith Collins, former ministerial adviser Brigitte Morten argues the case for utilising natural justice in party…
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'Most qualified' candidate for National Party leadership overlooked - commentator
A political commentator says one of the best candidates for the National Party leadership is being overlooked.
Dr Shane Reti is just hours into his role as interim leader of the National Party after… Audio
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Analysis: Who can take over the National Party?
Judith Collins is out - but who is next in line?
The competition is on, and National MPs have given themselves a Tuesday deadline to consider their options before filling the top job.
The implosion… Audio
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Collins and Bridges should both consider leaving Parliament - Finlayson
Former senior National Party MP Chris Finlayson says the "Psycho drama" in the party over past few years has been extremely damaging and both Judith Collins and Simon Bridges should now take their… Audio
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National Party board president Peter Goodfellow needs to resign - David Carter
Former National Party MP David Parker wants to see party president Peter Goodfellow resign from his role after yesterday's leadership debacle.
National MPs will elect the party's fifth leader in four… Audio
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Dunne: analysis on National leadership change
National's hangover could continue for some time with the party in disarray after yesterday's ousting of Judith Collins as leader. Collins was dumped after just 499 days as leader at a three hour… Audio
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National's leadership spill: Collins is gone
Another National Party Leader ousted in the ongoing play for leadership. Judith Collins has lost the top job, following a shambolic day for the party. The vote of no confidence came after Ms Collins… Audio
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National Party board did not endorse Bridges' demotion - president
The National Party's president has told members its board did not endorse demoting Simon Bridges, as claimed by Judith Collins.
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Voter reaction to leadership fiasco: 'The National Party are a lost soul'
Judith Collins says she is pleased to be "just the MP for Papakura" again - and has vowed to stay on, and stand again in 2023. But what do the voters think of her chances and the future of the… Audio