Long-serving Waikato MP Lindsay Tisch will leave Parliament after next year's election. Mr Tisch, a former National Party president and who became an MP in 1999, has announced he will not seek the National Party nomination for his Waikato electorate next year. In 2008 Mr Tisch was appointed as a Presiding Officer of Parliament. Mr Tisch said he was also proud to be the local MP when the Waikato Expressway was constructed, which had improved the local economy and road safety. It has given me great satisfaction and a sense of achievement," Mr Tisch said.

Source: New Zealand Herald June 19, 2016 23:03 UTC