Hamish Walker will not contest this year's election. Photo: suppliedDisgraced Clutha-Southland MP Hamish Walker has surfaced, going on a road trip to thank people in his electorate for their support over what's been "an extremely busy" three years. Mr Walker recently stepped down as the National Party’s candidate in the Southland seat, after admitting he released private details of Covid-19 patients to media. However in a Facebook post tonight, Mr Walker included a long list of what he said were "just a few" of his achievements. Mr Walker said he had travelled over 160,000km and assisted more than 2500 constituent cases during his term.

Source: Otago Daily Times July 27, 2020 07:49 UTC