WAIKATO TIMES: The Owen Glenn donation scandal, which almost capsized Winston Peters, deeply embarrassed his NZ First colleague, Hamilton MP Doug Woolerton.
List MP Mr Woolerton made the revelation during last night's Waikato Times candidates' debate for Hamilton East.
He was responding to a question from the floor on the subject and dropped characteristic good humour to answer openly and honestly.
"I was hugely embarrassed. That was unfortunate but the parliamentary committee did its job," he said.
Mr Peters was found to have misled Parliament, but was recently cleared of legal wrongdoing by the Serious Fraud Office.
Mr Woolerton said the saga had been a big hurdle for the party. "All of these things are damaging and we're working really hard to overcome that and we will. We will be back in Parliament and we will be back in your faces again."
Last night's meeting, attended by more than 150 people, also revealed the stance on important issues by some leading candidates likely to return to Parliament. When asked which way they would vote in a referendum on the controversial anti-smacking law, Labour's Sue Moroney argued she could not answer because there was no vote scheduled. Mr Woolerton and the seat's current MP, David Bennett, said they would not vote to repeal the law.
In the one united approach, all eight candidates agreed the number of liquor outlets in Hamilton and across the country needed addressing.
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