Character and tsunamis: Judith Collins reflects on a tough year
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...