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Explosive revelations by MP gone rogue Jami-Lee Ross hogged headlines and preoccupied political reporting all week. The volume of coverage and comment obscured reporting of some of the significant… Video, Audio

Jane Clifton and Ben Thomas discuss an exhausting week of politics in terms of the fall out, the motives and where it leaves the National Party in the eyes of the public. Explosive revelations have… Audio

Rogue MP Jami-Lee Ross has done a u-turn on his decision earlier in the week to resign instead vowing to stay on in Parliament as an independent in his Botany electorate. Lisa Owen joins us in the… Video, Audio

National MP Mark Mitchell responds to the news that Jami-Lee Ross won't resign, and talks about the latest secret tape released. Video, Audio

In the past half hour rogue MP Jamie Lee Ross has released a second secret recording of a conversation he has had with National leader Simon Bridges. Our political editor Jane Patterson joins us. Video, Audio

Zhang Yikun has rubbed shoulders with Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, Auckland Mayor Phil Goff and Deputy Police Commissioner Wally Haumaha. Audio

Jami-Lee Ross and National Party president Peter Goodfellow have released texts between Mr Ross and the party's general manager Greg Hamilton. Deputy Political Editor Chris Bramwell goes through what… Video, Audio

National Party leader Simon Bridges says he's confident his "friends" in the Indian Sikh community back him, will vote for his party in a Botany by-election, and want National back in government. Mr… Audio

The National Party has known for a couple of years about grievances regarding Jami-Lee Ross' conduct, and got one complainant to sign a confidentiality agreement, sources have told Checkpoint. Video, Audio

It's now up to the police to decide if a recording of Simon Bridges talking about a 100 thousand dollar donation stacks up the electoral fraud allegations made by Jami-Lee Ross this week. The whole… Audio

National Party leader Simon Bridges has been shaken by the release of the recording of a conversation he had with Jami-Lee Ross about a $100,000 donation. Jami-Lee Ross provided police with the… Audio

Lawyer and former ACT MP and National Party candidate Stephen Franks says Jami-Lee Ross has betrayed his party and should be embarrassed, but the public benefits when "uncomfortable truths" come out.

Simon Bridges addresses media in Wellington, saying he's apologised to Maureen Pugh for his comments, and says Jami-Lee Ross has defamed him and is a "liar". Video, Audio

The National Party political maelstrom will intensify today with rogue MP Jami-Lee Ross promising to take a recording to police that he says proves electoral fraud by leader Simon Bridges. Mr Ross… Audio

Former National Party staffer David Farrar discusses the Jami-Lee Ross saga with Guyon Espiner. He says it's a hard issue to put to bed quickly, and it could be bad for Simon Bridges if it drags on. Audio

The former National MP Jami-Lee Ross will lay a Police complaint today over what he says are corrupt practices by National's leader, Simon Bridges. But National has hit back saying it can find no… Audio

There will be a by-election in the safe National seat of Botany, following Jami-Lee Ross' dramatic resignation on Tuesday. Mr Ross will stand as an independent and believes his track record will gain… Audio

In an extraordinary day at Parliament, the rogue MP Jami-Lee Ross went nuclear, resigning from the National Party and accusing its leader of corruption. Craig McCulloch reports. Video, Audio

Reporter Zac Fleming asked Botany locals if they would vote for Jami-Lee Ross without the support of the National party. Video, Audio

Howick local board chair David Collings says Jami-Lee Ross threatened local board members over their political careers and employment, and said even he was intimidated by the Botany MP. He said he… Video, Audio