Summarised by Centrist
A worker who took offence at being called a “loser” by Small Business Minister Andrew Bayly contacted opposition parties before Bayly’s public apology. Bayly described the incident as a light-hearted exchange, but the worker felt “degraded and disrespected.” Labour, the Green Party, and Te Pāti Māori received the complaint prior to Bayly’s apology, with Labour leader Chris Hipkins criticising the minister’s attitude.