8 Jul 2020

National Board to discuss Hamish Walker's leak of Covid-19 details

From Afternoons, 1:15 pm on 8 July 2020

The National Party board is meeting from midday today to decide on the future of National MP Hamish Walker, who passed Covid-19 patients' details on to media.

Mr Walker was given the information by former National Party president Michelle Boag who has since resigned from her campaign and electorate roles for Auckland Central MP and National deputy leader Nikki Kaye, and from her role as acting chief executive of the Auckland Rescue Helicopter Trust. 

Jesse speaks to public relations consultant and former National government press secretary Ben Thomas.