New Zealand minister steps down after placing hand on staffer’s arm during ‘animated discussion’ Andrew Bayly says he is ‘deeply sorry’ for inappropriate action ...

Senior National MP Andrew Bayly has quit his ministerial roles after what he says was an "animated discussion" that went "too far" and ended with him putting a hand on a staffer.

New Zealand's Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister Andrew Bayly has resigned his ministerial positions after what he described as an "animated discussion" that ended with him putting a hand on a ...

New Zealand's commerce minister Andrew Bayly has resigned after he "placed a hand" on a staff member's upper arm last week, in what he described as "overbearing" behaviour.

Analysis: National MP Andrew Bayly has got off lightly being allowed to resign as a minister - escaping the harsher sentence of being sacked by the Prime Minister.

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says it was a fair assumption he would have fired Andrew Bayly if the Commerce Minister had not resigned from his ministerial positions first.

New Zealand’s commerce and consumer affairs minister has resigned after putting his hand on a staff member’s arm during what he described as an “animated discussion”. Andrew Bayly said his ...