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Power Play - Bill English is known to celebrate Budget Day with a meat pie, and deserves a pastry treat today, writes Jane Patterson

Bill English is set to replace John Key as Prime Minister, after the only other contenders bowed out of the contest for National's leadership. Video, Audio

Bill English will appoint Steven Joyce as Finance Minister if he wins the National Party leadership, he says.

John Key's right-hand man has no more opponents.

Votes for Bill English are stacking up in the National Party leadership contest but there has yet to be any public declaration of support for Jonathan Coleman or Judith Collins.

Paula Bennett would bring her skills in engaging with people to a role as deputy Prime Minister, she says. Video, Audio

Kaikōura tourist operators are demanding answers about the main road south, accusing authorities of leaving them in the dark.

Power Play - Bill English appears to be the clear front-runner in the race for National's leadership, says Jane Patterson.

MPs have grilled John Key about the National Party's leadership contest in his final Question Time in Parliament as Prime Minister. Audio

Simon Bridges and Paula Bennett will compete for the role of Deputy Prime Minister, with both keen to serve under Bill English. Video

The quake-damaged stretch of State Highway One south of Kaikōura could be reopened within the next couple of weeks.

"It's going to need someone who can make decisions, who can think on their feet, who can make hard calls." Video

LIVE: The contest to replace John Key has begun in earnest with candidates for PM declaring their hands. Follow live updates here. Video

John Key's main legacy will be economic leadership - his biggest regret the flag referendum failure, he tells RNZ. Audio

The prosecution of three steel companies shows the government has been negligent in monitoring building product quality, the Labour Party says.

Power Play - Prime Minister John Key's resignation throws next year's election wide open, regardless of who takes over now, writes Jane Patterson.

A convoy of 27 army trucks carrying essential supplies for Kaikoura Hospital has arrived in the town. Video