National Party
Bridges on caucus support: '55 MPs today say he is wrong'
National Party leader Simon Bridges is adamant the party is united under him after now-ousted member Jami-Lee Ross criticised his leadership. Video
Jami-Lee Ross will be out of Parliament if National expels him
National MP Jami-Lee Ross says he fell out with party leader Simon Bridges "some months ago" and was pushed out on medical leave because he has evidence of Bridges being involved in "unlawful… Video, Audio
Govt surplus 'a testament' to National - Simon Bridges
National's leader Simon Bridges says the government's $5.5bn surplus shows the government inherited a very healthy set of books. Audio
Simon Bridges: National Party leadership not at risk
National party leader Simon Bridges says his leadership is not under threat, but has admitted he made mistakes when he announced Botany MP Jami-Lee Ross's sick leave. Audio
Simon Bridges on National leadership, NZD, expenses inquiry
Headlines over the weekend have not been kind to the leader of the National Party. Some examples: "Is Simon Bridges a dead man walking?" and "Simon Bridges in the last chance saloon" and "Bridges… Audio
Parliamentary Service denies Nats access to older communications
Parliamentary Service has refused to give permission for an investigation into the National Party leak to trawl through staffers' communications for the several months before the actual leak happened.
…Jami-Lee Ross to take months off work for 'personal health issues'
One of National's frontbench MPs Jami-Lee Ross is taking sick leave from Parliament to deal what he describes as personal health issues. The exact details are being kept private - but National's… Video, Audio
Meka Whaitiri left bruises on staffer, National claims
National has called out the coalition Government's handling of the Meka Whaitiri incident, saying under Parliamentary privilege that there should be more information about accusations the MP left… Video, Audio
National under fire over Bridges' 'meth crooks' comments
The Green Party says National leader Simon Bridges is not fit to run a political party after he described state tenants who were kicked out of their homes as "meth crooks." Audio
Chelsea Manning shouldn't be allowed in NZ - National
National Party wants former US army intellence analyst Chelsea Manning to be denied entry to New Zealand, where she's expected to talk at two events, but freedom of speech experts say she should be… Audio
Simon Bridges maintains leaker could be Parliamentary staffer
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has flatly rejected accusations from National that she had any influence over the Speaker's decision to halt an inquiry into the leak of Simon Bridges' expenses. Video, Audio
Simon Bridges discusses expenses leak inquiry
The National Party is still going ahead with its own investigation into who leaked Simon Bridges expenses to the media despite police already knowing who that person is. On Friday RNZ revealed a… Audio
National continues Bridges' expenses inquiry
The National Party is committed to going ahead with its own investigation into who leaked Simon Bridges' expenses to the media after the Speaker put the kibosh on an official inquiry last week. On… Audio
MP puts political pressure on publicly funded TV
Opposition broadcasting spokesperson Melissa Lee once made publicly-funded TV programmes for a small audience on TVNZ. Now she has a bill before Parliament to force funders to reveal more about the… Audio
Inquiry into Bridges’ expenses leak called off
The inquiry into who leaked National leader Simon Bridges' expenses has been canned after a person claiming to be a National MP confessed in an anonymous text and pleaded for the inquiry to end for… Video, Audio
Criminal Justice Summit 'a counselling session' - National
National is labelling the Criminal Justice Summit a 'counselling session' saying the government should just get on and make changes. About 600 people from all walks of life are taking part in the… Audio
Queen’s Counsel to lead inquiry into Bridges’ expenses leak
Parliament's speaker Trevor Mallard has launched an inquiry into who leaked National Party leader Simon Bridges' expenses to media this week. Audio
Govt won't reveal how much Peters' legal pursuit will cost
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and her deputy are refusing to answer questions about how much taxpayers might have to fork out for Winston Peters' legal pursuit of National Party MPs over his… Audio
Judith Collins not sorry for spreading fake news
Senior National MP Judith Collins is proving a headache for her party leader, refusing to apologise or back down from spreading a fake news story on Twitter. Audio
Simon Bridges 'takes heart' from political poll
National Party leader Simon Bridges suffered another blow in the popularity stakes despite strong support for his party. Last night's Colmar-Brunton OneNews poll had National as the most preferred… Audio