LUXON’S LEADERSHIP: THE CAUCUS SHOWDOWN
Bryce Edwards (Democracy Project): Luxon’s enemies are counting
Jenna Lynch (Stuff): National coup chat has mortally wounded PM
Thomas Coughlan (Herald): Christopher Luxon’s power ebbing away – who will replace him? (paywalled)
The Post: Editorial: Search your conscience, Mr Luxon (paywalled)
Heather du Plessis-Allan (Newstalk ZB): Things are not looking good for Chris Luxon
Anneke Smith (Post): Make or break for Luxon’s leadership: Is this his final takeoff? (paywalled)
Jo Moir (RNZ): The Luxon dilemma: Should he stay or should he go?
Nick James (Post): Who could replace Luxon if he is rolled? (paywalled)
Lyric Waiwiri-Smith (Spinoff): Weighing the risks and rewards of rolling Christopher Luxon
Toby Manhire (Spinoff): The last time a New Zealand prime minister was booted by their own party
Henry Cooke (Post): Christopher Luxon looks to rumble the rumblers - but can he play the same trick twice? (paywalled)
Josie Pagani (Post): In National’s leadership race, self-interest is streaking ahead (paywalled)
Andrea Vance (Post): National MPs line up potential Erica Stanford leadership ticket as Christopher Luxon faces caucus test (paywalled)
Richard Harman: Numbers firm against Luxon (paywalled)
Thomas Manch (BusinessDesk): Luxon breaks the emergency glass again, calls urgent caucus meeting on leadership (paywalled)
Lauren Crimp (RNZ): Christopher Luxon’s leadership on the line as he fronts do-or-die caucus meeting
Paula Penfold (Stuff): So confident. So awkward. How did Christopher Luxon end up here?
Liam Hehir (The Blue Review): Twice bitten, twice hopeful
Ryan Bridge (Newstalk ZB): Luxon’s leadership in question, yet again
Henry Cooke and Anneke Smith (Post): National MPs go quiet as Luxon leadership questions renewed (paywalled)
The Overhang: The Overhang 2.7: Putsch comes to shove
Peter Williams: National’s Big Day
Marc Daalder (Newsroom): National MPs face brutal maths as Luxon fights for survival
Sam Sachdeva (Newsroom): The National ministers who could dethrone Christopher Luxon as PM
Jonathan Milne (Newsroom): Luxon’s hard-luck story not really that hard
RNZ: With Luxon’s leadership under pressure, who could be lined up to take the top job?
Chelsea Daniels (Herald): National leadership rumours: Is Luxon really under threat?
Justin Hu (1News): Luxon’s headline-grabbing fortnight: Opportunity, small business, MMP
Veronica Schmidt (Spinoff): Groundhog Day: Christopher Luxon calls a meeting about his leadership – again
Grant Duncan (The Conversation): Luxon’s leadership on the line – again. Neither National nor Labour stand to benefit
Keith Rankin: The Problem For National
No Right Turn: Shaking it up?
Jamie Ensor, Thomas Coughlan, Julia Gabel and Adam Pearse (Herald): National MPs to gather at Parliament to discuss Christopher Luxon’s leadership
Lauren Crimp, Lillian Hanly and Giles Dexter (RNZ): Christopher Luxon refuses to speak to media as he arrives in Wellington ahead of urgent leadership meeting
Henry Cooke and Anneke Smith (Post): Christopher Luxon calls urgent meeting about leadership (paywalled)
Jamie Ensor, Thomas Coughlan, Julia Gabel and Adam Pearse (Herald): Election 2026: National MPs set to decide Christopher Luxon’s leadership in caucus meeting
Jamie Ensor, Thomas Coughlan, Adam Pearse and Katie Bradford (Herald): Election 2026: National leader Christopher Luxon calls urgent caucus meeting amid ‘speculation about my leadership’
Jo Moir (RNZ): Christopher Luxon calls urgent meeting to resolve ‘increased speculation’ about leadership
Sam Sachdeva (Newsroom): Luxon calls urgent caucus meeting amid leadership speculation
1News: Senior National MPs consider telling Luxon it is time to go
Herald: National leadership challenge: Heather du Plessis-Allan says Luxon has lost three loyal MPs
RNZ: Speculation over National Party leadership ‘divisive and corrosive’ says former MP
Ricky Wilson (Stuff): This National MP backs Luxon 150%: ‘He’s the man and he’s the boss’
Stuff: Speculation over Luxon’s leadership returns
The Post: National Leadership Timeline: From Luxon blunders to unity ticket? (paywalled)
Herald: Election 2026: A timeline of events that led to Christopher Luxon’s National Party leadership showdown (paywalled)
PARLIAMENT, ACCOUNTABILITY AND LOBBYING
David Williams (Newsroom): Power Play: The industry’s lobbying takes shape
Andrea Vance (Post): DIA warned Ombudsman over mass extensions to missing lobbyist memo requests (paywalled)
Harriet Laughton (Post): Labour calls out Customs’ secret meeting with industry-linked adviser (paywalled)
Rebecca Stevenson (BusinessDesk): FMA chair James Miller quits Vista, Ryman boards amid conflict concerns (paywalled)
Julia Gabel (Herald): What Shane Jones said during controversial Waitangi Tribunal review (paywalled)
Ian Llewellyn (BusinessDesk): Business of Government: Comity, calamity and contrition (paywalled)
David Farrar: We may have a census after all
Peter Watts (Law News): Terminating Smith v Fonterra Co-operative Group Ltd and its ilk: a response to The Law Association submission on the Climate Change Response (Tort Liability) Amendment Bill
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