Summarised by Centrist
National MP Andrew Bayly apologised after admitting to calling a Marlborough winery worker a “loser” with an “L” sign on his forehead. PM Christopher Luxon called the behaviour “disappointing.”
New documents reveal frantic texts during Question Time, where Bayly sought to correct a statement about drinking at the winery. “I had inadvertently been incorrect in my answer,” he texted staffers. Bayly later clarified he had a wine-tasting post-incident. The minister explained that he interpreted the question as asking if he had consumed alcohol prior to the incident in question.
“Therefore, I correctly answered no. However, for the avoidance of any doubt, after the incident and at the end of the day, I had a small wine tasting.”
