Gerry Brownlee

National MP Gerry Brownlee says it's a great tragedy that the former chairman of government insurer Southern Response has been treated the way that he has. Ross Butler resigned on Tuesday night after… Audio

The National Party staged a mass exodus from Parliament on Wednesday after the Speaker ejected Simon Bridges from the house for his questioning of the Prime Minister on Karel Sroubek. It's hard to… Audio

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has placed 29th on Forbes magazine's most powerful women in the world list. Ms Ardern is also the most mentioned politician on New Zealand twitter, while Judith Collins… Audio

Trevor Mallard and Gerry Brownlee have come under fire for a 48-hour trip to Japan which cost $24,000, and during which the pair went to watch an All Blacks test. Audio

Law firm Adina Thorn is accusing National MP Gerry Brownlee of bullying a junior solicitor after a 15-minute call he made to their offices. Mr Brownlee wanted to note his concern about a letter from… Audio

Parliament is weird sometimes, like when it debates which hat you wear to put the cat out. No, really. It's part of the question... Is the Prime Minister always the Prime Minister? Audio

Undemocratic, arrogant and an abuse of power. Just of few of the adjectives National is using to describe the government's move to push its Land Transport Regional Fuel Tax Amendment Bill through the… Audio

The government is being accused of an "extraordinary and unprecedented abuse of power". The opposition is up in arms after Chris Hipkins yesterday moved a motion to push the Land Transport Regional… Audio

A strongly-worded letter penned by the National Party questioning the conduct of the Speaker of the House has been ignored by Trevor Mallard. The Speaker has been confiscating questions from MPs and… Audio

The Parliamentary showdown between the Opposition and the Speaker of the House, Trevor Mallard, remains entrenched - with National MPs saying they're not backing down. It comes after scenes of… Audio

A hastily drafted Member's Bill to help farmers struggling with mounting debt has passed its first reading at Parliament, with unanimous support. It was a last-minute addition to the order paper, and… Audio

Former EQC Minister and Ilam MP Gerry Brownlee talks to Rowan Quinn about Southern Response claimant Peter Glasson, who is on his eighth day of a hunger strike, and whether EQC will run out of money.

It could be up to 18 months before 660 Christchurch homeowners know who will pay for earthquake damage repairs with a $1 billion price tag. The bill to fix houses in Christchurch that weren't repaired… Audio

Conan Young put, among other things, the former EQC Minister's claim that Christchurch re-repairs are high due to aftershocks, to experts. Audio

The bill to fix botched EQC repairs from the Canterbury earthquakes has hit $270 million - four times what the previous Government predicted just two years ago. The Minister responsible for the… Audio