Tax expert John Shewan says that claims by Andrew Little that he did not seek an apology from the Labour leader are misleading. A spokesman for Mr Little said this evening that the Labour leader had been referring to his initial face-to-face meeting with Mr Shewan, and not the subsequent correspondence between Mr Shewan and Mr Little's office. He wrongly claimed that Mr Shewan had once helped advise the Bahamas Government on how to preserve its tax haven status. When asked again to confirm that Mr Shewan had not asked for an apology, Mr Little said: "That's my recollection of the first face-to-face discussion that we had." But he was "dismayed" at Mr Little's latest comments, and would not rule out further action.

Source: New Zealand Herald June 28, 2016 05:37 UTC