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'Taxpayer invoice' mascot booted as Speaker apologises 'unreservedly' for false allegation

Taxpayer invoice mascot booted as Speaker apologises unreservedly for false allegation
Newshub
16/12/2020
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Watch as Speaker Trevor Mallard addresses the Governance and Administration Select Committee.
House Speaker Trevor Mallard has apologised unreservedly for falsely accusing a former parliamentary staffer of rape, which led to a $333,000 taxpayer-funded legal settlement.
Mallard appeared before the Governance and Administration Select Committee in Wellington on Wednesday where he was grilled by National MPs who have been calling for him to apologise to Parliament.
During the meeting a cartoon pig Taxpayers Union mascot holding a sign saying Taxpayer Invoice was told to leave after Labour MP Duncan Webb pointed out that contributions made from the audience can only be made with permission. ....

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Speaker reveals he knew he made mistake within 24 hours of making false accusation

Speaker reveals he knew he made mistake within 24 hours of making false accusation
Newshub
16/12/2020
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Watch Newshub political reporter Anna Bracewell-Worrall s report.
House Speaker Trevor Mallard has apologised to all New Zealanders for mistakenly implying a parliamentary staff member was guilty of rape.
He revealed on Wednesday he knew he made a mistake within 24 hours of making the comments, but the case took 18 months to settle, and cost $333,000 and counting.
I made a mistake, and for that I unreservedly apologise to the House and to New Zealanders, Mallard told the Governance and Administration Select Committee in Parliament. ....

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'Taxpayer invoice' mascot booted from hearing as Speaker Trevor Mallard apologises 'unreservedly' for making false allegation

I m here today because I believe deeply in parliamentary accountability and transparency, Mallard told the committee.
Addressing the committee chair, National MP Barbara Kuriger, Mallard said: I rang you to offer to appear before the committee because I felt it was important to put on record an apology and offer some context and clarifications around recent events.
Mallard made the accusation after the Debbie Francis report into bullying and harassment at Parliament was made public in May last year. He was commenting on a sexual assault accusation in the report.
The report did not identify the accused offender, which Mallard said was integral to the review, but he did acknowledge at the time that he knew who the offender was and that the staffer had been stood down. ....

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