Simon Bridges

The United States has asked telecommunications providers in countries it is allies with to avoid using equipment from Chinese tech giant Huawei. Earlier this month the company partnered with Spark for… Video, Audio

The Minister responsible for Pike River Andrew Little says the National government totally failed the families of Pike River. Today marks the eighth anniversary of the mine disaster which killed 29… Audio

National has described a year of "economic mismanagement and disarray" under the Labour-led government. However last week official figures showed unemployment had fallen to a 10-year low. GDP growth… Audio

National’s leaders faced more curly questions after another secret recording featuring MP- gone-rogue Jami-Lee Ross was leaked to media. That raised more questions about the ethics of squeezing… Audio

National's deputy leader Paula Bennett has spoken for the first time since the leak of another recording involving Jami-Lee Ross. She told RNZ Political Editor Jane Patterson she has no regrets with… Audio

A taped conversation between former National MP Jami-Lee Ross and party leader Simon Bridges and his deputy Paula Bennett shows the leadership tried to keep their internal problems out of the public… Audio

A taped conversation between former National MP Jami-Lee Ross and party leader Simon Bridges and his deputy Paula Bennett shows the leadership tried to keep their internal problems out of the public… Audio

The case of a convicted drug smuggler from the Czech Republic being allowed to stay in New Zealand has become an embarrassment for the government. Immigration Minister Iain Lees-Galloway has been… Audio

National Party leader Simon Bridges and his wife Natalie met the Duke and Duchess of Sussex at Government House on Sunday night. The Opposition leader joins Guyon Espiner to discuss this, as well as… Audio

Speaker Trevor Mallard has marked the 100th anniversary of the first sitting in Parliament's debating chamber. Video, Audio

The Electoral Commission has been approached by police regarding claims of corruption made by former National MP Jami-Lee Ross. It says it is "providing advice as required". Video, Audio

Simon Bridges has said renegade MP Jami-Lee Ross is no longer his problem. It comes as a new poll shows the National has slipped since the drama unfolded. Audio

The latest political poll shows the firestorm unleashed by MP Jami-Lee Ross has damaged the National Party and its leader. The One News Colmar Brunton poll was taken from Monday to Friday last week… Audio

The unfolding Jami-Lee Ross saga has damaged National, with support for the party and party leader falling in the latest political poll. The OneNews Colmar Brunton shows Labour ahead of National and… Audio

Explosive revelations by MP gone rogue Jami-Lee Ross hogged headlines and preoccupied political reporting all week. The volume of coverage and comment obscured reporting of some of the significant… Video, Audio

Former National Party member Jami-Lee Ross' departure from the party made headlines this week but the news had little effect on Parliament's day to day business.  Video, Audio