The standard for any Parliamentary inquiry must remain high in New Zealand. Too often, the slightest allegations lead to loud calls for the Government to come clean and hold an inquiry. The issue became complicated when former National Party MP and defence minister Wayne Mapp outed himself as a source for the book. The Ministry of Defence was not asked for its comments before the book launch, something no investigative journalist worth their salt would consider in normal circumstances. Hit and Run failed to meet the standard for automatically requiring an investigation at the highest level.

Source: Otago Daily Times April 07, 2017 18:11 UTC