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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.