The National Party COVID-19 leak shows why the law must change to protect New Zealand citizens
- Written by Alexander Gillespie, Professor of Law, University of Waikato
The leak of the confidential personal information of COVID-19 patients by Clutha-Southland MP Hamish Walker and influential party figure Michelle Boag has been highly embarrassing for the National Party.
In less than 24 hours their attack strategy has detonated in their own trenches and newly elected party leader Todd Muller has been scrambling to...