Judith Collins

Our unexpectedly revenant Parliament has been back for a week of action with a very reduced job description. The House outlines the highlights and the job size. Audio

National is promising a dedicated Border Protection Agency to oversee and manage Covid-19, and any public health threats at the border if the party is elected into government. Audio

No negative Covid test, no entry, no exemptions and no excuses under the National Party announcement today, which would stop anyone coming into the country who had tested positive for Covid-19.

The… Audio

As hundreds more soldiers begin to move out to isolation hotels around the country, New Zealand First is calling for the Defence Force to play an even greater role.

The call on the military - and on… Audio

Covid-19 has dominated question time this week in the first of two unexpected extra weeks of Parliament. Audio

National Party leader Judith Collins has blasted the government over a lack of testing of front-line border workers.

"This is a massive failure for the government, now we've got a lockdown," she told… Audio

MPs will return to the Capital today - for three weeks at Parliament no one expected.

The 2020 general election has been pushed back four weeks to 17 October, which means politicians will reconvene… Audio

Less than two weeks after giving their parting shots in the adjournment debate, MPs will be back in Parliament today after the Prime Minister yesterday announced the election was to be delayed until… Audio

New Zealand will find out at 10am on Monday morning if the election will go ahead on 19 September, or whether it will be delayed because of the Covid-19 outbreak in Auckland .

The decision is solely… Audio

New Zealand will find out at 10am on Monday if the election will go ahead on 19 September, or whether it will be delayed because of the Covid-19 outbreak in Auckland.

The National Party leader Judith… Audio

The political clash surrounding the Covid-19 cluster has escalated - with the Opposition, accused of peddling conspiracy theories.

Labour, New Zealand First and the Greens say National is being… Audio

National Party Leader, Judith Collins, is calling for the election to be postponed as far back as until 2021.

She's also demanding more transparency from the government, claiming she should have been… Audio

The shock Covid-19 lockdown has seen election season screech to a halt and may yet derail voting day altogether.

Parliament was due to terminate today, marking the official end of term and the start… Audio

The National Party wants answers from the government about why the country finds itself facing Covid-19 restrictions again.

Leader Judith Collins says the need to move Auckland back into level 3… Audio

National wants to establish a police unit to disrupt gangs, tighten border controls to prevent drugs entering the country and expand the use of alcohol and drug courts.

The party's leader Judith… Video, Audio

National is promising to get tough on gangs and youth offenders, as it hit the campaign trail in earnest today.

Leader Judith Collins announced their law and order policy in Taupō today.

She has… Audio

Checkpoint can reveal a homeless person did in fact stay in managed isolation at Auckland's Crowne Plaza hotel, but he had every right to be there.

National's health spokesman Michael Woodhouse… Video, Audio

Jacinda Ardern says it's impossible not to define the upcoming election as the "Covid election" with all parties focused on the best way to get New Zealand through - jobs, the economy and welfare… Audio

The 52nd Parliament has come to an end and in typical parliamentary fashion the MPs finished it off with a debate. Audio