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Money, politics and the Deputy PM all stand accused of stalling the change train.
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Audrey Young: Simon Bridges' big risk in the House
COMMENT: Simon Bridges dismissed the insult from Peters and played him at his own game.
Cabinet report card: Best and worst ministers revealed
Brickbats and bouquets for Jacinda Ardern's Cabinet.
Cabinet's troublemaker: How much strife is Shane Jones in?
There is more of a sigh than a smile when Shane Jones' name is mentioned in Government.
CGT decision should not define Labour, says minister
Grant Robertson says some of the claims around CGT are "ridiculous."
New Zealand First loses Tauranga stalwart Tommy Gear
Gear remembered for 'pivotal role he played in shaping New Zealand's political history'.
Sir Michael Cullen: 'Vested interests' sank CGT
COMMENT: All not lost in pursuit of fairer society, says former Tax Working Group's head.
Letters: Where have all the street signs gone?
The St Hill St debacle is a damning sign of council mismanagement and incompetence.
Audrey Young: No reason for Ardern to become a CGT martyr
COMMENT: New Zealand First has not been unreasonable in exercising its veto.
Political Roundup: How the Govt's CGT backdown shocked the left
COMMENT: Jacinda Ardern's announcement this week was a shock for the political left.
Audrey Young: Three reasons PM has ruled out CGT on her watch
Jacinda's Ardern's second captain's call was based on pragmatism rather than idealism.
'It just hasn't worked': Wait time for pre-schoolers early intervention now 106 days
'You wait for diagnosis, you wait for services, you wait to be seen for everything.'
Trevett: Labour's support up after mosque attacks
Labour is riding high after attacks, but bread and butter issues are returning to debate.
Political Roundup: Shane Jones is skating on thin ice
COMMENT: Jones may be the most problematic minister in the Labour-led Government.
Comment: NZ First feels very wrong in Govt after Christchurch attack
COMMENT: NZ First feels like stumbling, drunk boyfriend that cool girl brought the party.
Assaults on first responders could see minimum six months' jail
Member's bill to protect first responders may pass first reading with cross-party support.
Audrey Young: Simon Bridges must accept irrelevancy for now
COMMENT: As PM continues to hit right notes, Bridges has some fine judgment calls to make.
Matthew Hooton: Move on Winston, your time is up
Comment: NZ First's survival now depends on making an early transition to a new leader.
Former minister targeted by gunman backs register
New Zealand made a 'terrible mistake' when it dropped a gun register in the 1980s.
'Plight' of NZ firearms owners watched by NRA, emails reveal gun lobby tactics
Gun lobby groups "remind" MPs about election votes, while Nazi photos shared online.
PM: Gun lobby won't dilute reforms on firearms
Former Police Minister Paula Bennett says there is no point in having hindsight.
Antics make Coalition management look shambolic
COMMENT: What was driving Shane Jones' disproportionate response this week?
Steve Braunias' Secret Diary of Shane Jones
COMMENT: Steve Braunias' Secret Diary of Shane Jones: "People say I'm cavalier ..."
Matthew Hooton: Behaving badly is NZ First's best bet
COMMENT: Acting the larrikin is party's best hope of getting to the 5% threshold in 2020.
Spark boss bites back at Shane Jones attacks
The Spark boss has taken the war of words to Twitter.
Claire Trevett: Shane Jones' fatal attraction
COMMENT: Jones and Ron Mark need to be more careful not to mix business with campaigning.
Soper: Memo to Shane 'big chief' Jones - show some humility
COMMENT: Shane Jones is a colourful fellow but can also be highly irritating.
Audrey Young: Shane Jones saga 'worrying on so many levels'
COMMENT: Speaker Trevor Mallard should demand a correction and apology from Shane Jones.
Shane Jones denies supporting project he had conflict of interest in
The PGF gave $4.6m to a Northland project Shane Jones declared a conflict of interest in.
Call for Shane Jones to be sacked over conflict of interest
Act MP David Seymour says Jones advocated for a project despite a conflict of interest.
Audrey Young: Time for Ardern and Bennett to show some unity
COMMENT: New law is needed to force transparency in pay data.
Round two: Bridges v Ardern on CGT did not begin well
Winston Peters makes a dig at Simon Bridges' sense of being Māori.
PM rules out rushing electoral law change
Simon Bridges is happy to talk to Jacinda Ardern about electoral law reform.
Simon Bridges taking National leadership one year at a time
COMMENT: The capital gains tax proposals are a gift to Simon Bridges and National.