National Party leader Simon Bridges. The custodian of the cash is Shane Jones, who has the responsibility of doling a dollop here and a sweetener there. National's new leader Simon Bridges made great play of it in Parliament, which less than 24 hours into his job, was a big mistake. Bridges was asked on his way into Parliament's bear pit whether as Regional Development Minister he'd ever given the company money. Not a good first day for the leader of the new generation Nats - but then neither was it a good one for Jones.

Source: Otago Daily Times February 28, 2018 20:15 UTC