Defamation experts say Conservative Party leader Colin Craig has little chance of winning a case against Greens co-leader Russel Norman.

The Green Party’s lawyer says co-leader Russel Norman will “vigorously defend” comments made about Conservatives leader Colin Craig, who is threatening defamation action.

Conservative Party leader Colin Craig has put up his credentials as a cook specialising in meat dishes

Colin Craig needs to harden up and quickly, writes John Armstrong. If Craig's defamation threat against Russel Norman is a stunt, it's poorly conceived and executed.

While Conservatives leader Colin Craig writes big cheques, Green Party members hold sausage sizzles.

Colin Craig says he smacks his child. He does not. He chastises his 8-year-old daughter with "a flick of a finger on the back of a knuckle".

Colin Craig says repealing the anti-smacking law will be a condition of his support for a National-led Government, after confirming he smacked his own child.

Conservative Party leader Colin Craig says he doesn't expect any backlash from his admission this morning that he still smacks his own child.