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Bezzant's ex-girlfriend alleges the former National candidate posed as her on social media and engaged in inappropriate behaviour.

Father of the House Nick Smith’s 30 years in Parliament has been anything but dull. Not even his resignation on Monday came without drama, from claims he’d been gaslit by his own leader, to the questionable legality of a secret recording. National Party leader Judith Collins is fighting fires...

05:00, Jun 04 2021 Sam Sherwood/Stuff The first of five trucks are crossing the Ashburton Bridge to "stress test" the damage caused by flooding. EDITORIAL: It’s hardly breaking news that we live in a long, thin country that sits on fault lines and sometimes gets more rain than we would like, or sometimes not enough. But as with the Kaikōura earthquake in 2016, the Canterbury floods have exposed the fragility of New Zealand’s infrastructure, especially in the South Island. The Ashburton br...

National Party leader Judith Collins refuses to confirm or deny having told MP Nick Smith of an imminent media story into his alleged bullying in the workp

Nick Smith resigned from Parliament citing an employment issue over a verbal altercation.

Nick Smith resigned from Parliament citing an employment issue over a verbal altercation.

Claire Trevett: National Partys review a double-edged sword 10 Mar, 2021 04:00 PM 4 minutes to read Judith Collins comments on the partys review into the election result. OPINION: The National Partys determination to keep the juicy bits of the review into its abysmal election result secret has led it to Harry Potter lengths. MPs can enter the Room of Secrets, in an undisclosed location in Parliament, to read the report. They cannot take phones or other communication devices in...

1.       Covid-19 lockdown announcements and the 1pm briefings Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Dr Ashley Bloomfield Source: Getty On March 23, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern told the country we were "facing the potential for devastating impacts" as the Covid-19 pandemic swarmed the world. We had just 48 hours before the country was plunged into a strict lockdown for weeks. It was just the start of the tense 1pm briefings, where the country...

Artist impressions of how the Countdown Supermarket at the new Showgrounds Hill development will look. The go-ahead for a retail development for Showgrounds Hill, the SC RSA buildings demolition, and the return of a beloved cat missing for two years, all made the headlines in December, as Doug Sail discovered in the final instalment of our series looking back at the year that was. The controversial Timaru retail development proposal at Showgrounds Hill was granted resource consent on December ...

JOHN BISSET/Stuff Election night joy as Labours Jo Luxton, with husband Matt, and supporters celebrate her win in the Rangitata electorate. A general election and a devastating fire dominated October’s headlines, writes Doug Sail in the 10th of our series looking back on the year that was. Jo Luxton was feeling ‘‘pretty damn good,’’ after winning the Rangitata electorate for Labour in a surprise general election result on October 17. Luxton, who lost to Andrew Falloon in 2017 by a m...