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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 bridge does not just cross a river; it is essential to the movement of goods, people and traffic betwe...
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.