Hamish Walker has been stripped Mr Walker of his forestry, land information and associate tourism spokesman roles. Photo: suppliedClutha Southland MP Hamish Walker has outed himself as the person who sent the details of Covid-19 patients to news media outlets and has apologised. The Otago Daily Times was one of media outlets to receive the information, which it has not used. Mr Walker was reprimanded by his National party leader, Todd Muller, who called the incident ‘‘an error of judgement’’. WALKER 'SINCERELY SORRY'Hamish Walker said he "sincerely apologised" for how he handled the information, and was sorry for the impact on the affected individuals.

Source: Otago Daily Times July 07, 2020 05:39 UTC