Is the Dominion Post also a liar?

Winston Peters labelled the NZ Herald Political Editor a liar, and is still calling on her and the Editor to resign. No-one can quite work out what for, but he is insistsing they should apologise to him and resign, despite the fact their work exposed the secret $100,000 donation to pay off Winston’s legal bills.

Now it seems they are also calling the Dominion Post liars. Today the Dom Post reveals:

The Dominion Post can reveal Mr Henry also received at least $45,000 for legal services – paid for by Parliamentary Service funds last year.

They seem very certain of their claim.

Asked to comment on whether taxpayer funds were used to pay Mr Henry, Mr Peters said through a spokesman: “That is a lie.”

Well who is telling the truth?

Incidentally it can be quite legitimate for parliamentary funds to include legal expenses – if they are tied to their parliamentary duties. But NZ First has not claimed that any payments to Henry were for legitimate parliamentary purposes. They have claimed there was never any payment at all.

It would be very unfortunate for them if the Dominion Post has proof to back up their claim!