Pot meet kettle

The Herald reports:

Chris Hipkins said he believes there has been more racism and misogyny in this election than any previous one.

Fronting media at the Chinese Moon Festival in Auckland this afternoon, the Labour leader spoke about apparent heightened tension surrounding the campaign following reports of an allegedly politically motivated attack on the home of 21-year-old Hana Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke, Te Pāti Māori’s Hauraki-Waikato candidate and fourth on the party list.

The leader of the party that blamed house prices on people with Chinese sounding surnames should know all about racism.

It comes after Labour candidate Angela Roberts said she was “slapped” by an aggressive member of the public while at a local election debate during the week.

That is terrible and the person responsible should be prosecuted.