Ahead of the New Zealand election, Todd Muller's resignation is a National nightmare – and a sign of a toxic political culture
- Written by Richard Shaw, Professor of Politics, Massey University
And then there was none.
Early this morning the National Party caucus awoke to a nightmare. Todd Muller, their newly minted leader of some 53 days, had resigned his position.
This is not just another leadership spill, coup or change. In fact, nothing about this is routine.
First, Muller has been National’s leader for just less than two months,...





