$333,000 bill to settle Speaker's legal battle

The New Zealand National Party

National has lost confidence in Speaker Trevor Mallard following revelations that more than $330,000 of taxpayers' money was spent on settling the legal dispute he created by falsely accusing a former Parliamentary employee of rape.

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