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Andrew Falloon (file photo). Photo: RNZ / Nate McKinnon The former MP for Rangitata resigned in July after it was revealed a student's parents had contacted the office of Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern to complain she had been sent a sexually explicit image by him. The initial allegation did not result in charges, but National Party leader Judith Collins said she was subsequently contacted by five other complainants and had referred them to police. In a statement today, police said they had made a thorough investigation into the allegations raised by Collins and the initial complainant relati...

Labour knew they had a bazooka of political power in Jacinda Ardern Photograph: Fiona Goodall/Reuters Remember January 2020? We were young, carefree and full of hope. The political year in New Zealand started like any other but then the wheels came off spectacularly, and in a way none of us could have predicted. Covid, coups, conspiracies, scandal, leaks, lies, leadership, lockdowns, misinformation, ministerial screw-ups, a sexting MP. It was immense – and that was before we hit the campaign trail. Even setting aside Covid, which we all wi...

Letters: Maths and culture, abuse in care, fair tax and Trevor Mallard 17 Dec, 2020 04:00 PM 9 minutes to read Basic mathematics must be understood by all students at year nine, or aged 14 and 15, surely? Photo / Andrew Bonallack, File Basic mathematics must be understood by all students at year nine, or aged 14 and 15, surely? Photo / Andrew Bonallack, File NZ Herald Have we reached critical maths? I recently read an article by Richard Prebble (NZ Herald, December 16) on why our Year 9 children were failing basic maths questions. This from the article, as quoted by a pri...

Andrew Falloon won't be charged over unsolicited images Newshub 17/12/2020 Hannah Kronast © Image -Twitter; Video - Newshub Related video: In July Newshub understood four women in total had come forward with similar allegations to either the media or National Party about Andrew Falloon. Former National MP Andrew Falloon will not be charged after he was accused of sending inappropriate images to several young women. Falloon resigned as MP for Rangitata in July after pressure from newly minted National leader Judith Collins, after she was alerted to the images by Prime Mini...

What then began to emerge were allegations that Falloon had sent unsolicited images to several young women and on July 21 he resigned from Parliament. In August, Megan Hands replaced Falloon as the National Party’s Rangitata candidate. Hands lost to Labour’s Jo Luxton by 4408 votes, a seat that Falloon had won over Luxton in the 2017 general election by 6331 votes. In a statement issued to Stuff on Friday, Falloon said “as I noted in my resignation statement, I have made a number of mistakes and I again apologise to those affected. I deeply regret the harm it has caused”. Falloo...