Soper: Simon Bridges squares up to his biggest problem
COMMENT: With the last poll putting him at nine per cent he knows he has cause for worry.
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Parker: Cabinet approved iwi exemption
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National cries foul over Labour's fuel tax Urgency move
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NZ cannot stand by silently say Greens
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Govt: Bill restricting house sales will have small effect on prices
National says the bill has been a textbook exercise of bad law-making.
National's Judith Collins said she did not mean to offend when she liked offensive tweet.
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Govt gives $17m to Auckland City Mission
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Police pay Nicky Hager 'substantial damages' over Dirty Politics search
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Audrey Young: Peters' legal move highlights coalition chaos
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Bridges says three strike backdown shows Govt's incompetence
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Three strikes 'evidence' wrong: official
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Audrey Young: National on a roll after byelection
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National Standards: Review group quietly appointed
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Northcote has a new MP - the National Party's Dan Bidois.
Bridges makes last-ditch push in Northcote
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Partnership schools receive termination notices
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Simon Bridges: We are not playing to lose
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