• FOLLOW OUR LIVEBLOG COVERAGE (STORY CONTINUES UNDER BLOG):The media stand-up follows a "sombre" first meeting - about four hours - of National's new caucus. Collins said today National had a "very good" caucus meeting. "We believe in freedom of choice in the National Party," she said when asked about if any other MPs were leaving. But a number of other National MPs did not want to speak to media and hustled inside Parliament without commenting. But he said National MPs were upbeat about the prospect of having another run at 2023.

Source: New Zealand Herald October 20, 2020 00:46 UTC