Simon Bridges

As you heard there Labour, the Greens don't think the electricity market is working and therefore government intervention is justified. Audio

The Labour Party is promising to slash household power bills by up to 330 dollars a year if it gets into Government, under a radical restructuring of the electricity industry that National is calling… Audio

Immigrant workers tell of exploitation in the labour force with horror stories of working for less than a third of the minimum wage, or even nothing, being reported. Audio

Opposition parties say the latest increase in the minimum wage set by the Government is way too low to help workers struggling to pay their bills. Audio

With Ian Stronach - Motor Trade Association general manager, Don Sweet - Owner of Brendan motors, Wellington and a mechanic for 45 years, Simon Bridges - Associate Minister of Transport. Audio

The Government is being told that having fewer warrant of fitness inspections could lead to more crashes on the road. Audio

Wheel clampers face having to smarten up their act after the Government moved today to step in. Audio

The Speaker of the House says the public will be upset if MPs get a payrise to compensate for their travel entitlements being scrapped. Audio

Craig Dunn, founder of Paw Justice; and Simon Bridges, National Party MP who introduced a members' bill to increase penalties for animal cruelty. Audio

The SPCA, lawyers and politicians are urging tougher penalties for animal cruelty after 33 dogs were killed on a rural property in Northland. Audio

Among them are 31 year old former crown prosecutor, Simon Bridges and Nikki Kaye, who at 28 years old won Auckland Central. Audio

New Zealand First leader and Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters has confirmed he will stand in Tauranga at the election. Audio