Simon Bridges

The government's defending the law governing returning terror suspects as tough enough, even though it gives law enforcement no power to detain someone at the border.

The likely arrival of 25-year… Audio

The National Party's calling for a law change so New Zealanders are better protected from terror suspects returning from overseas.

The likely arrival of 25-year Suhayra Aden - who is currently in… Audio

The so-called "wokester" Police Commissioner has gone head to head with National MP Simon Bridges.

The pair clashed in several heated exchanges in a select committee today, over the police's approach… Video, Audio

Suggestions to rename a bill on Māori wards to include the words ‘ignore the public vote’, ‘screw the scrum’ and ‘under-arm delivery’ have been ruled out of order at Parliament. Audio

The National Party has again butted heads with Parliament's Speaker Trevor Mallard - with expletives flying across the debating chamber.

The shenanigans reflect the rocky relationship between them.

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The National MP Simon Bridges has railed against the Government's move to protect Māori wards, saying it's insulting to him as a Māori man.

Labour has begun rushing through legislation under urgency… Audio

On the Sunday Panel this morning we're joined by Dr Ella Henry, the Director of Maori Advancement at the Auckland University of Technology's Business School, and Chris Wikaira, a director of the… Audio

Justice advocates fear changes to help reduce Māori incarceration rates have lost momentum.

Currently Māori make up more than half of the prison population - and nearly half of those released from… Audio

National is promising to get tough on gangs and youth offenders, as it hit the campaign trail in earnest today.

Leader Judith Collins announced their law and order policy in Taupō today.

She has… Audio

National Party foreign affairs spokesperson Simon Bridges says the Foreign Minister Winston Peters needs to talk directly to the UK government to ask for extensions for New Zealanders whose visas are… Audio

National's new leader Judith Collins isn't ruling out the possibility of running National candidates in Māori seats, something previous National leaders including Todd Muller and Simon Bridges have… Audio

Judith Collins has a tough job ahead selling the party's 'strong team' brand to voters.

Putting two former National leaders in her top line-up is a lot of cooks in the kitchen, but it could also be… Audio

Former National Party leader Simon Bridges was the big winner in Judith Collins' reshuffle and it turns out he didn't even vote for her.

Yesterday Bridges got handed the foreign affairs and justice… Audio

Parliament has a new Leader of the Opposition with a new strategy in Question Time, we compare his tactics to Simon Bridges' ones. Video, Audio

A new leader of the opposition means a new approach to question time particularly when it comes to quizzing the Prime Minister.  Audio

The return of TV channels’ political opinion polls piled the pressure on the National Party’s leader and kickstarted Friday’s move to replace him. Covid-19 has changed many things in politics and… Audio