Tauranga MP Simon Bridges will take over the Customs and Statistics portfolios after Maurice Williamson has resigned as a Minister this morning.
The NZ Herald revealed earlier today Mr Williamson had contacted a top ranking police officer after a wealthy businessman with close ties to him was arrested on domestic violence charges.
Mr Williamson announced his resignation a few hours later and Mr Bridges will handle one of his portfolios in the meantime.
Mr Bridges said it was always sad to see a minister resign in "these sort of circumstances" but was looking forward to taking on the portfolios for a short time.
"These are interesting portfolios," he said.