David Carter

A lot of what happens in Parliament is theatre, including asking for what you know is against the rules.  Audio

Former National Party senior cabinet minister David Carter is "absolutely delighted" with his old party's changing of the leadership guard.

Now it's just a matter of convincing hundreds of thousands… Audio

Former National Party MP David Parker wants to see party president Peter Goodfellow resign from his role after yesterday's leadership debacle.

National MPs will elect the party's fifth leader in four… Audio

The National Party has come out of its annual conference with the same leader and president, but new problems.

A disgruntled former MP lashed out at the party on Sunday after losing a bid to unseat… Audio

The National Party's annual conference has exposed further divisions in the party.

In a shock move yesterday, the former Cabinet minister and Speaker David Carter quit the board, declaring the party… Audio

The National Party's annual conference has exposed further division within the party.

Senior Party member and former speaker Sir David Carter figure quit the board on the spot after he failed in his… Audio

Newly-minted National Party board member and former MP David Carter says he wouldn't have made the comments President Peter Goodfellow did to 550 delegates over the weekend.

Goodfellow partly blamed… Audio

We speak to former Speaker David Carter at home on his farm in Banks Peninsula and the Minister for Agriculture Damien O'Connor on his eight hectare lifestyle block in the Tasman district. Audio

Three more National Party MPs have resigned, but leader Simon Bridges says there's no cause for concern.

Sarah Dowie, Nicky Wagner and David Carter have announced they will not be running in the… Audio

In the years' first Taupatupatu Whānui the messages were an uncanny mirror of oral Questions just ended. Mostly. Audio

In last week’s kerfuffle over a Select Committee, our constitution apparently changed. Unless people were very wrong.

The committee chair Labour's Michael Wood says National could have made up the numbers but refused. National MP David Carter joins Susie Ferguson with his response. Audio

National Party leader Simon Bridges has been shaken by the release of the recording of a conversation he had with Jami-Lee Ross about a $100,000 donation. Jami-Lee Ross provided police with the… Audio

Checkpoint broke the news to National MP David Carter that he party leader Simon Bridges named him as one of the MPs who should go. Video, Audio

A comic debate recorded at Parliament on 26 July 2017 to mark 150 years of Hansard documenting its proceedings. The Speaker (the Right Hon. David Carter) chairs the session, which involves Judith… Audio, Gallery

Like the last day of school MPs said farewell, thank you, and good luck for the campaign, sometimes even sounding like they meant it, as Parliament breaks for the election. Audio

The $27,000 report at the centre of the Auditor-General's resignation won't be released by the Officers of Parliament committee. The MP in charge, David Carter, joins us. Audio

With three weeks of Parliament left before it dissolves, there is still a surprising amount of action, both in the Chamber and politically. Audio

Sometimes a good quip is too tempting for MPs to resist but who decides when they've gone too far? Jamie Tahana takes a look at Parliament's 'sickest burns'. Video, Audio