Latest news: Wednesday, 27 August

Collins forced to backtrack after saying she’d been cleared – NZ Herald

Greens’ complaint over Collins will not be investigated – 3 News

Collins clutching at straws: Greens – Radio NZ

The ‘Dirty Politics’ stories, where are we? – Pundit

Judith Collins raises doubts about which dimension she is in – The Standard

Shane Bradbrook – Te Reo Mārama was a direct threat to tobacco industry – Marae TV

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Chief Ombudsmen to probe ministerial offices – NZ Herald

If this was Labour we’d be calling it a mess – Pundit

Judith Collins misinterprets privacy rulings – Stuff.co.nz

We have reached a low point when innuendo trumps facts – Wangaui Chronicle

Political opinions of your aveage kiwi – Bella – Paul Henry Show

Collins too compromised to remain Justice Minister – Labour Party press release

Crusher Collins caught out lying about Privacy Commissioner – is this her last, last, last chance again? – The Daily Blog

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English left spluttering over a question – The Southland Times

National warned over ‘rouge elements’ – Radio NZ

A rare concession from Judith Collins – Newstalk ZB

Collins stays confident about Papakura – Auckland Now

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Latest news: Tuesday, 26 August

Anne Salmond: Royal commission needed to clean up dirty politics – NZ Herald

Cunliffe: Grubbiest election campaign yet – Stuff.co.nz

Pike River families to stage silent protest for PM’s visit – One News

Failed National candidate wants rouge elements kicked out – Radio NZ

Dirty tricks stub out Maori tobacco campaign – Waatea News

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Corin Dann: Dirty Politics should add spice to TV debate – One News

John Key takes campaign to the West Coast – Stuff.co.nz

Barking up the wrong tree – Office of the Privacy Commissioner

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Whale Oil features in Indian radio station legal case – Stuff.co.nz

Key talks to Pike River families – Radio NZ

Plunket apologies over Gower ambush – Stuff.co.nz

A ‘frosty reception’ for PM on West Coast today – Radio NZ

Editorial: Time to commit to clean politics – The Press

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Key drops hint of tax cut as National gets campaign back on track – Radio NZ

Dirty pictures – The Standard

Polity: Hooton on Key on SIS: Bullshit! – The Standard

Editiorial: Bid to shift focus from mud to policy – The Dominion Post

Time will tell whether book should’ve been published – The Dominion Post

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Latest news: Monday, 25 August

Dirty politics: New Zealand’s own House of Cards is collapsing – The Guardian

Vote Compass: Hager book impacts voting decisions – One News

Politicians and the media are going to the blogs – The Nelson Mail

Lusk seen as partner in grime – Stuff.co.nz

Why the Secret Intelligence Service feeding Cameron Slater information is so very, very serious – The Daily Blog

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Editorial: Dirty politics ruining election – NZ Herald

David Fisher: My history with Cameron Slater – NZ Herald

Peters calls for top-level inquiry into Hager allegations – Newstalk ZB

John Armstrong: PM resolves to harpoon ‘Whalegate‘ – NZ Herald

How Dirty Politics has changed NZ and placed all of us at risk – The Leading Edge Blog

Hager’s book continues to haunt – Otago Daily Times

Matthew Hooton on Nine to Noon – Radio NZ

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PM’s nice-guy image gone forever – Waikato Times

Dotcom denies he’s behind the Whale Oil hacking – NZ Herald

Brent Edwards on Dirty Politics – Radio NZ

John Key ignores questions over Judith Collins – 3 News

Dirty Politics plague NZ election – Radio Adelaide

Dotcom ‘preparing legal action’ against blogger – Stuff.co.nz

Just answer the questions John – The Standard

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Call for Aaron Bhatnagar’s resignation for govt body – The Daily Blog

So who’s a ‘conspiracy theorist’ now? – Frankly Speaking

When privacy goes flying out the window – Waikato Times

Complacency issue has been dealt with – Manawatu Standard

Today in politics: Monday, August 25 – The Dominion Post

NZ election campaign tees off amid dirty tricks saga – Taipei Times

Slater, the Government and Hager: A false equivalence – Aotearoa Independent Media Centre

Latest news: Sunday, 24 August

The hacker revealed – Sunday Star Times

Paul Little: Integrity missing from politics – NZ Herald

Judith Collins should go unless ‘she finds God’: Winston Peters – One News

Patrick Gower: Step aside Judith, Paula’s coming – NZ Herald

Collins sticks to her guns, and friends – Stuff.co.nz

The secret diary of… Judith Collins – Stuff.co.nz

Dirty Politics will endure: professor – Radio NZ 

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Andrew Geddis on Dirty Politics – Radio NZ

Exclusive: Who is Simon Lusk? Lessons from his Master’s thesis on Ecampaigning – Geoffrey Miller

Mediawatch 24th August – Radio NZ

‘Dirty politics’ the main show in town – The Timaru Herald

Blogging vs Journalism vs Politics – The 7 latest revolting revelations – The Daily Blog

Winston says Collins must go – 3 News

Opinion: ‘Dirty Politics’ yet to derail National’s campaign – Otago Daily Times

Who is who in Whalegate politics scandal – Truth Lies Coverups 

Read it and weep: Nicky Hager’s Dirty Politics – The Paepae

Latest news: Saturday, 23 August

The whale that swallowed New Zealand’s election campaign – The Guardian

Defiant Judith Collins fronts up, won’t resign – One News

Analysis: A matter of whether John Key is credible – Live News

No plans to resign: Judith Collins – Radio NZ

A campaign forced off script – The Dominion Post

New email trail between Judith Collins and Whale Oil – 3 News

Collins grants blogger’s request in just 37 minutes – NZ Herald

Minister’s staffer took part in blog – NZ Herald

Delving into Dirty Politics – The Nation

Whale Oil and friends – NZ Herald

Bruce Bisset: Teflon John feeling the heat – Hawke’s Bay Today

National security defects exposed – NZ Herald

A statement from John Key about Judith Collins – Imperator Fish

Editorial: ‘Crusher’ must be put in her place – NZ Herald

John Key: ‘Ask me anything’ – Stuff.co.nz

Editorial: The story that keeps on giving – NZ Herald

Campaign 2014 is littered with landmines – Stuff.co.nz

Tidal wave of dirt that could swamp election – NZ Herald

PM offers phone records – Stuff.co.nz 

Verity Johnson: To gain our trust, you’ll have to earn it – NZ Herald

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Fran O’Sullivan: Oxygen in short supply as parties scramble for damage control after Hager book lands – NZ Herald

Editorial: No one party ‘owns’ an election – The Dominion Post

Key punching at shadows as he fails to clean up leaking dirt – The Dominion Post

A long week in politics – Stuff.co.nz

John Key’s Groundhog day II – The Standard