Photo GettyTVNZ has accepted comments by broadcaster Mike Hosking about the Maori Party were inaccurate - and say a ''clarification'' will be made on tonight's Seven Sharp. That hasn't appeased Maori Party co-leader Te Ururoa Flavell, who says the damage has been done. Last night Hosking and his Seven Sharp co-presenter Toni Street were talking about the VoteCompass online tool, when Hosking said "you can't vote for the Maori Party because you're not enrolled on the Maori electorate". A spokeswoman for TVNZ said it accepted Hosking's comments were inaccurate. New Zealand First leader Winston Peters has also criticised the selection of Hosking as host, saying he is right-leaning and a "wholly unsuitable" host.

Source: Otago Daily Times August 24, 2017 03:50 UTC