National leader Simon Bridges has called the attack on Green Party co-leader James Shaw reprehensible and abhorrent. The attack on Green Party co-leader James Shaw shows New Zealand can't take for granted how accessible its politicians are, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says today. green_party_co_leader_james_shaw_photo_by_gregor_r_56ebd0df7d.jpg Green Party co-leader James Shaw. Photo: RNZShaw was punched in the face in an apparently unprovoked attack as he walked to work through central Wellington this morning. A message from the Official Green Party Twitter page thanked people for their messages of support.

Source: Otago Daily Times March 13, 2019 22:23 UTC