The former Conservative Party leader sued a board member for defamation. Video will play in Play now Don't auto playNever auto playColin Craig and a former Conservative Party board member have reached an out-of-court settlement which includes a confidential financial payment. The former Conservative Party leader alleged John Stringer defamed him in 2015 in what was described as a "relentless succession of publications in various media". Stringer confirmed the defamation case against him had been settled, with a confidential financial payment, by consent yesterday. News of the settlement with Stringer comes five months after Craig lost a defamation case against Taxpayers Union executive director Jordan Williams.

Source: New Zealand Herald January 31, 2017 02:31 UTC