Simon Bridges

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Revealed: The high-profile job Simon Bridges quit Parliament for (New Zealand Herald)

Bridges has been tight-lipped about his role since announcing he was leaving Parliament.

However, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has downplayed her party's chances of winning the seat given it was a safe National seat. He also wanted to spend more time with his young family after being a politician for 14 years – a job that required a lot of time away from them. Barnett would also not comment but said he had been alerted that the Weekend Herald was running the story.

Simon Bridges will deliver his final speech to Parliament on ... (NZCity)

Christopher Luxon may breathe a quiet sigh of relief as Bridges walks out the door. The former leader will go on to replace Michael Barnett as the Chief ...

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Simon Bridges reportedly heading for new role in Auckland (Newshub)

Former National leader Simon Bridges is reportedly taking the top job at the Auckland Chamber of Commerce once he officially leaves Parliament next week.

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Bridges set for Chamber of Commerce job – report (The Spinoff)

The current chief executive, Michael Barnett, has been in the role since 1988. He has not made any announcement about his future plans and told Herald political ...

The seven-day rolling average of reported deaths is 11. Of the people whose deaths are reported today, one person was from Northland, one from the Auckland region, one from Waikato, one from MidCentral, two from Canterbury, and one from Southern. These deaths take the total number of publicly reported deaths with Covid-19 to 744.

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