Sam Uffindell Stood Down Pending Investigation

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Wed Aug 10 2022 12:00:00 GMT+1200 (New Zealand Standard Time)

Sam Uffindell Stood Down Pending Investigation

Wednesday, 10 August 2022, 6:19 am
Press Release: New Zealand National Party

09 August

Tauranga MP Sam Uffindell has been stood down from the National Party caucus pending an investigation into further allegations about his past behaviour, says National Party Leader Christopher Luxon.

“This evening my office became aware of very concerning accusations made to RNZ about behaviour shown by Mr Uffindell toward a female flatmate in 2003 while at university.

“Mr Uffindell disputes the allegations and in the interests of natural justice, an independent investigation will now be undertaken to determine the facts. While this process is underway, Mr Uffindell will be stood down from caucus.

“The investigation will be conducted by Maria Dew QC and I expect it to take two weeks.

“However, as these allegations have only come to me in the last few hours, the finer details of the investigation, including the terms of reference, are yet to be confirmed and will be finalised over the next couple of days.”

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