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National Party leader Judith Collins has regrets from 2020 but 'I'm not a quitter' 13 Dec, 2020 04:00 PM 7 minutes to read National Party leader Judith Collins attempted baking sourdough over lockdown. Photo / Mark Mitchell Political reporter, NZ Herald@AmeliaJWade National Party leader Judith Collins has "loads" of regrets from this year but isn't about to dwell on them. "I'm not someone who sits around thinking about them. My view is things happen, people make mistakes. I'm not someone who as a leader condemns someone for making a mistake. "Do I regret putting my hand up a...

But, the 61-year-old said, it did give the opportunity to show character. “I always like to be positive, and I like to say – and I constantly say it and I'll continue to say it – that adversity is an opportunity to show character, and I felt just occasionally I didn’t need quite so many opportunities to show character.” Such is Collins, you are never far away from a quip. She is skilled at delivering a funny one-liner. Now that National finds itself in straightened circumstances, Collins is planning nothing less than an overhaul of the party’s culture. When she was elected, s...