National's leader Judith Collins is pulling no punches in her public condemnation of former party candidate Jake Bezzant - describing the allegations against him as one of the most disgraceful things she's ever seen in politics.
The way the party selects its candidates is under scrutiny, after allegations the party's former Upper Harbour candidate posted naked pictures of an ex-girlfriend and impersonated her online.
Speaking to media today, Judith Collins says she was unaware of the allegations until Tuesday.
Collins still has confidence in party president, Peter Goodfellow. Instead, she blames the selection process for Bezzant slipping through the cracks.
Collins says party discussions about changing selection process are expected to happen at its conference next month
RNZ has contacted Jake Bezzant to offer him a right of reply on Collins' comments - but we are yet to receive a response.
