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Green MP Tamatha Paul refuses to apologise for misleading property claims

Green MP Tamatha Paul is refusing to apologise after making false claims about multiple MPs buying properties, with the viral clip viewed over one million times.

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Green Party MP Tamatha Paul made claims in Parliament that multiple MPs had bought properties to take advantage of rental law changes. At least three MPs have since said her claims about them were false. The clip of her speech has become viral on social media, viewed over one million times, and the Green Party is refusing to issue an apology.

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NZ Herald

Green MP Tamatha Paul refuses to apologise for misleading speech on property

The Green MP's claim in Parliament has been viewed on TikTok more than one million times.

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Newstalk ZB

Green MP Tamatha Paul not apologising for misleading speech on property

The Green Party is refusing to apologise after one of its MPs made a false claim about a National MP in the House as a clip of the claim is viewed over one million times.

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NZ Herald

Green Party MP Tamatha Paul’s housing claim: Three more MPs say she made false claims about them

Green Party MP took swing at many MPs, claiming they are taking advantage of rental laws.

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Newstalk ZB

Green Party MP Tamatha Paul’s housing claim: Three more MPs say she made false claims about them

Three more MPs have emerged saying Green Party MP Tamatha Paul has falsely accused them of buying up properties after the Government’s changes to property taxes this term.

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Stuff

Green MP accused of spreading ‘false’ property claims in viral video

Grant McCallum says statements Tamatha Paul made that he had bought a property in Wellington to take advantage of the accommodation allowance were incorrect.

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