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Inside Parliament: Trial by fire for National leader Todd Muller during a chaotic and comical caucus run

May 29, 2020

The 1 NEWS political team look at Todd Muller’s first week as National leader and the Government’s plan to clean up NZ rivers.

In this week's Inside Parliament the 1 NEWS political team looks at the trial by fire for new National leader Todd Muller during a chaotic and comical caucus run this week.

The Government also announced major changes to clean up the rivers and our reporter Benedict Collins uncovered Kiwibuild delays of up to two years, leaving buyers stuck.

Watch the video above or listen to Inside Parliament on Soundcloud , iTunes and Spotify .

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