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Nicola Willis strikingly absent from Uffindell report

Nicola Willis’ distance from the Sam Uffindell saga raises questions about whose political brand is more important to the National Party – hers or Christopher Luxon’s.

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Broken Hill National Party members resign days after state election preselection

An outgoing Nationals candidate says party polling results are "pretty hard to swallow" and prompted him to resign just days after winning a spot on the state election ticket.

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Luxon not keen on Uffindell report seeing light of day

it seems Christopher Luxon would rather deal with a negative news cycle than throw sunlight on the reports’ findings.

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The terror of publishing Nicky Hager

"Every book could destroy the company", writes Nicky Hager's publisher

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Western Australian Nationals candidate Merome Beard named winner in North West Central by-election

Only half of the North West Central electorate's registered voters appear to have cast a ballot.

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Jacinda Ardern’s feted COVID response could yet be her undoing

The pandemic response that swept Jacinda Ardern to a second term as New Zealand’s prime minister may end up costing her a third.

Tribune News Service

Seymour takes aim at those not debating serious policy

If the GST on KiwiSaver debate is anything to go by, David Seymour says he is deeply sceptical about the country’s ability to have a serious policy debate at next year’s election

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What happens when your classmates keep leaving? The impact of school transience on pupils ‘left behind’

The claim last week by National Party leader Christopher Luxon that 100,000 New Zealand schoolchildren were chronically truant quickly turned into an argument about terminology, statistics and how to interpret them.

The Conversation

The MP who wants you to know he lied, and lied, and lied

The seven-week trial of seven defendants for concealing large donations to the Labour and National parties ends with its central character urging a court not to believe him

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'They all lied, except for Jami-Lee'

Lawyers summarise the Crown's prosecution of former MP Jami-Lee Ross and Chinese donors alleged to have concealed big sums given to both Labour and National

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Jacinda Ardern is losing support in NZ, but can the PM's international star power save her?

As New Zealanders deal with higher costs of living and get used to COVID spreading across the community, Jacinda Ardern and her Labour government are losing support and seeing the rise of a "business guy" Opposition Leader.

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Bishop set to run National's 2023 campaign

As the 2023 election draws closer Labour is sticking to a tried-and-true campaign team while National's going for something old and something new, writes political editor Jo Moir

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Mixed messages on Xinjiang report from NZ politicians

The Government has called on Beijing to remedy human rights abuses against Uyghur Muslims, while National says we shouldn't wave a "banner of purity".

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NZ opposition downplays UN China report

New Zealand's opposition National party has continued a remarkably soft line towards China following the publication of a major human rights report.

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Morrison inquiry political football: Nats

Nationals Leader David Littleproud says the government is using an inquiry into the former prime minister as a political distraction.

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Bridges on dear old Emfat

Simon Bridges on a history of the foreign office

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‘I’ll fix the problem, mate’: The chilling insight into how power worked in the Morrison cabinet

Experts said it was possible Mr Morrison had acted within the confines of the law while violating the principles and practices of cabinet government.

The Conversation

Barnaby Joyce says he feared retribution if he crossed Morrison over resources power grab

Anthony Albanese flagged at the weekend he was open to calling an inquiry into the ramifications of Scott Morrison’s power grab, as Barnaby Joyce revealed he feared retribution if he crossed Morrison for overruling a Nationals minister.

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Barnaby Joyce: the most perplexing contradictions in his account of the Morrison ministry scandal

Repeated questioning of Nationals leader over when he knew about Morrison taking on resources portfolio provided confusing results

ABC News

Barnaby Joyce says he didn't know 'most of' Scott Morrison's secret portfolio arrangements

Former deputy PM Barnaby Joyce says he didn't know "most of" the arrangements surrounding Scott Morrison's secret assumption of several ministerial portfolios during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Guardian - AU

Barnaby Joyce says Scott Morrison never explicitly said he was also resources minister despite using special powers

Former Nationals leader says he did not want to ‘go into bat’ on the increased powers out of concern Nationals may lose previously negotiated gains

ABC News

Former resources minister Keith Pitt confirms to Q+A that Michael McCormack knew about Scott Morrison taking over his portfolio

Labor minister Murray Watt adds his name to those calling for former prime minister Scott Morrison to resign as former resources minister Keith Pitt tells Q+A Michael McCormack knew what Scott Morrison had done in 2021.

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Goodfellow's praise for a jolly good fellow

Did Chinese businessman Yikun Zhang court politicians for status and influence, or did they seek him out for donations and votes?

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Process matters as much as outcome in Sharma suspension

Suspended Labour MP Gaurav Sharma probably doesn’t realise it, but he did his leader a massive favour when he messaged journalists to reveal a secret meeting had taken place without him.

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Party presidents: The power behind the politics

Political party presidents tend to stay out of the spotlight - but just how influential is their role?

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