Judith Collins

The new leader of the National Party, Judith Collins, had her work cut out yesterday - responding to resignations from two senior MPs on her first full day in the job.

Nikki Kaye and Amy Adams both… Audio

National's new leader, Judith Collins, has given top jobs to her two predecessors, Simon Bridges and Todd Muller, in a caucus reshuffle.

She has boosted Shane Reti to number 6, dropped her fellow… Audio

Former National Party deputy leader Nikki Kaye will quit today ahead of today's party reshuffle.

She announced her resignation in a press release on Thursday morning.

We have asked Kaye for comment… Audio

Amy Adams is set to be announcing her resignation again today just as former deputy leader Nikki Kaye leaves too.

Kaye confirmed her resignation on Thursday morning.

Adams had announced her… Audio

National could be rocked by another high profile resignation today with growing speculation former party deputy leader Nikki Kaye will quit ahead of today's party reshuffle.

RNZ understands she will… Audio

Judith Collins has demoted a senior MP in her first full day in the job as she clears the decks following a disastrous week for the party.

Later this morning the new leader will unveil her reshuffle… Audio

She's tough, she's abrasive, and her political history is less than squeaky clean - but can Judith Collins rescue the National Party from a humiliating election defeat?  Audio

Judith Collins emerged from last night's National Party emergency caucus meeting as the victor, taking over the mantle of leadership with just 66 days to go until the election. Audio

One leader out, and a new leader in. Judith Collins is the new National Party leader after Todd Muller abruptly resigned yesterday morning.

MPs scrambled to get to Wellington for a vote, and by 9pm… Audio

Judith Collins says she feels privileged to have been chosen to lead the National Party. Last night at an emergency caucus meeting at Parliament the seasoned National MP was elected to the party's top… Audio

This week’s Question Times in Parliament had a recurring theme, familiar target but more variations than you might expect.     Audio

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

The change at the top of the National Party's hierarchy and the nation's overall progress under Alert Level 2 are on the agenda for this week's panel discussion, which includes guests Linda Clark and… Audio

After a budget announcement the Government normally introduces some legislation under urgency - this year it worked on six. Audio

Cabinet has agreed to put a rocket under the resource consent process to fast-track building projects, but not all three governing parties are on board.

The Green Party is only supporting the changes… Audio