Todd Muller

The Bay of Plenty MP and former National Party leader has spoken candidly with 1News about the challenges he's faced.

You need to be very clear you're doing it for the right reasons." struck at the scale of similar lived experiences by New Zealanders around the country." "It's going to be a scrap. "It is pretty brutal. "That's what makes the decision hard. These things come in life and it's how you adjust to it and work through it that counts." "I just didn't have the energy for the job. Climate change is always going to be unfinished. I have in the past put my hands up for things that perhaps I wasn't 100% totally focused for, and it didn't work. "Of course you can't help but regret the personal cost for me, but also for my family and in its own way contributed to a cost to the party. my experiences over the last two to three years has changed me, I can't deny that. He ascended to the role after rolling Simon Bridges, with Nikki Kaye as his deputy.

Muller entered Parliament in 2014 and says he tried to give "my absolute all for my community and my country". In a statement released on Friday morning, the ...

National's Bay of Plenty MP Todd Muller says he's lacking the enthusiasm and energy he once had for the job.

“Todd gives 110% of himself to whatever he does. He has also been candid about his mental health struggles, and the impact working as a parliamentarian has on family. Todd and I entered politics together in 2014 and we’ve become great mates. National ended up supporting the legislation, creating cross-party consensus on a fundamental piece of climate change law. He led a successful coup to claim the National Party leadership from Simon Bridges in 2020, ahead of that year’s election, with Nikki Kaye as his deputy. "It was clearly a contributor to what was a bloody tough year for National. it becomes harder to sort of have any time for yourself, your partner, or your family. “You’re always tempted, aren’t you, to think that somehow your contribution is significant ... “I know how tough this decision was for him. “You wish that that didn't happen. He said he would miss the “energy” and people at Parliament when he left in October. The MP for the Bay of Plenty announced on Friday morning he would not re-contest the seat or seek a list position with the National Party, planning to end a political career of highs and lows that began in 2014.

"When I entered parliament in 2014, I was determined to bring the best of myself to this special place. In the subsequent nine years I have tried to give my ...

In the subsequent nine years I have tried to give my absolute all for my community and my country. Finally, to my family, thank you for your patience and support as I’ve served our community, often at the expense of time with you. Their support for me personally and professionally has been unequivocal and I wish to thank them for their genuine values-based leadership. In the subsequent nine years I have tried to give my absolute all for my community and my country," says Muller. To my staff (present and past) in Wellington and Papamoa, thank you for all your hard work and care for our constituents. “Simon Watts will take on the Climate Change portfolio in addition to his current responsibilities of Local Government and Regional Development.