Did Winston mislead the House?
That is the question posed by the Hive. Extracts:
1921 (2006). Rodney Hide to the Minister of Foreign Affairs (09 Mar 2006): Following his reply to Question for Written Answer No 1164 (2006), has the taxpayer paid any airfares for the Chef employed at the Official Residence in each of the last five years; if so, how much?
Rt Hon Winston Peters (Minister of Foreign Affairs) replied: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade has not paid any airfares for the Chef employed at the Official Residence in Paris in the last five years.
and
“Back in Auckland, Gayle had cooked her way up through various kitchens and ended up at a popular downtown bistro. When she saw the advertisement for the job of personal cook to New Zealand’s ambassador in Paris, it was a pinch-me-I’m-dreaming kind of moment. There was official skepticism about hiring somebody in her early 20s, and Gayle’s short spiked hair didn’t help the negotiations, but in the end she was hired. The job came with a plane ticket to Paris and an apartment on the top floor of the embassy.“
Sounds like someone should be doing followup questions.