Todd Muller
Third escapee from managed isolation in NZ
A man in his fifties has been arrested after he escaped a managed isolation facility in Hamilton to visit a liquor shop. He has tested negative for Covid-19 - after arriving from Sydney on the first… Audio
Covid leaks: Michael Woodhouse the latest to be drawn into saga
Senior National party MP Michael Woodhouse is the latest to be drawn into the Covid patient information leak that's already ended one MP's career after revealing he too was received leaked material… Video, Audio
Todd Muller outlines National's economic plan
National's leader, Todd Muller, has given a speech at a business luncheon in Christchurch outlining what he says is his party's first big announcement on its economic plan for New Zealand. Called… Audio
Thousands of jobs lost in Tiwai Point closure
Southlanders have been thrown into turmoil with Rio Tinto's announcment today it will wind down the Tiwai Point aluminium smelter resulting in the direct loss of almost 1,000 jobs and another 1,600… Audio
Hamish Walker pays the "ultimate price" - Muller
The National Party is in damage control mode, and urgently looking for a new candidate for its Southland electorate. It comes after MP Hamish Walker confessed to leaking the personal details of 18… Audio
Todd Muller 'hugely angry' after Walker/Boag leak
It was a leak of private and confidential information the leader of the National Party said was "unacceptable" and "shabby".
The privacy breach was "quite staggering" and reflected a government that… Audio
Hunt on to find person behind Covid-19 privacy breach
The hunt is on to find the person responsible for a massive Covid-19 privacy breach, with the government promising to leave no stone unturned.
The investigation - into the leak of highly sensitive… Audio
National reshuffle doesn't solve diversity problem
National leader Todd Muller has brought Simon Bridges back into the fold - giving him the foreign affairs portfolio he was after - however he's kept him low in the party rankings. Mr Muller announced… Audio
Muller on rebuilding Bridges: 'We've a professional relationship'
Simon Bridges has boomeranged back into National's top twenty today taking the foreign affairs portfolio off senior MP Gerry Brownlee. The reshuffle was prompted by Paula Bennett's resignation on… Audio
Pride and Parliament: all the honourable members
Parliament is like a Jane Austen novel but with fewer swoons and swains. Everyone is honourable and their word is their bond (except for George Wickham, Lucy Steele, Catherine de Bourgh...) Audio
Government's $3b infrastructure fund to boost over 150 projects
Upgrades to the Auckland City Mission, East Coast's Rugby Park Grandstand, and Blenheim's Art Gallery - are among the projects getting a boost from the government's three billion dollar infrastructure… Audio
Visibility needed on border plans - Muller
New Zealand is wrestling with the question of when Trans-Tasman travel might be safe as Victoria fights a growing Covid-19 outbreak.
On Monday National Party leader Todd Muller said it was… Audio
Todd Muller on poll boost
The latest political poll has boosted the National Party's political fortunes.
In the first 1 News Colmar Brunton poll since Todd Muller rolled Simon Bridges to take the leadership, the party is up… Audio
National Party claws back support in poll
National is clawing back support, according the latest 1News Colmar Brunton poll.
In last month's poll, the day before Simon Bridges was rolled as leader, support for National slumped to just 29… Audio
Todd Muller meets Hawke's Bay locals
It was standing room only last night in Havelock North as National's new leader Todd Muller made his case to be the next Prime Minister.
Although a meeting with farmers near Hastings earlier only… Audio
Question Time: themes, targets and variations
This week’s Question Times in Parliament had a recurring theme, familiar target but more variations than you might expect. Audio
Todd Muller backs Michael Woodhouse over homeless man claims
The government is continuing to push the National Party for proof that a homeless man snuck into an isolation hotel.
National MP Michael Woodhouse has been standing by his comments that a man was… Audio
Opposition leader describes delay in testing numbers "cock-up"
The National Party leader, Todd Muller, says New Zealanders deserve to know how many people were allowed out of managed isolation early without being tested.
Two women tested positive after they had… Audio
Parliament returns to normal service
Like us all Parliament has been slowly, inexorably returning to normal service. This week included two quite novel events - at least novel recently. Video, Audio
Question time this week
Question time this week included the usual mix of tougher opposition attacks, patsy questions and a telling off from the Speaker. Audio