Sir Bob Jones outside the High Court at Wellington today. Photo: RNZThe first day of a defamation trial taken by millionaire Sir Robert Jones has begun in the High Court at Wellington before a packed public gallery. The column said Māori should bring Pākehā breakfast in bed, and weed their gardens out of gratitude for existing - which Sir Robert Jones' defence claims was satire. The first of the witnesses for the plaintiff was Sir Robert Jones himself, who talked about having "numerous Māori friends". Her lawyer, Davey Salmon, has been cross-examining Sir Robert on the over 50 columns he has previously written.

Source: Otago Daily Times February 10, 2020 04:52 UTC