Waimea Weekly Locally Owned and Operated
Wednesday 1 July 2020
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Smith fires up, regrets comment
Wanderers win as rugby returns
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Distribution contractor for the Property Weekly, Karl Hadfield, has been ‘shocked’ at the popularity of the new publication. Photo: Andrew Board.
Matt McCrorie Reporter
matt@waimeaweekly.co.nz
Nelson MP Nick Smith has admitted that he regrets likening Parliament to a ‘Nazi Establishment’ last week, but says that he was frustrated, and that the comments came after a week of being ‘unfairly targeted by the speaker.’ Parliament’s Serjeant-in-Arms removed National MP Nick Smith from the house late on Thursday evening, last week. Nick was asked to leave the house that afternoon by Speaker Trevor Mallard after he raised a point of order, saying that the government was unfairly attacking the opposition. When Mallard said “That is a problem for me to deal with, not the member,” Nick replied, “But you don’t.” He was then asked to leave. Nick returned to the house in the early evening, again being asked to leave, before returning for the third time just before midnight, while the House passed laws under urgency throughout the night. Assistant Speaker Adrian Rurawhe called the Serjeant-at-Arms to remove Smith. “What sort of a Nazi establishment is running the place, seriously?” Smith said as he left the house. National leader Todd Muller said that the comment was unacceptable and that he had spoken to Smith about the incident. “Despite that intense frustration, it was a very
Property Weekly proves popular Three weeks after the launch of the region’s new property magazine, its publishers have had to increase the print run due to its popularity. Property Weekly features property listings from some
of the region’s top real estate companies and is delivered to 80 locations throughout the Nelson-Tasman region. It was launched at the start of June giving those listing their homes, and real estate
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