Green MP Tamatha Paul faces criticism over police comments

Friday 28 March 2025 · 2 outlets · 2 reports · updated Fri 28 Mar 2025, 12:31pm

In this story Christopher Luxon, Chris Hipkins, Green Party, Tory Whanau, University of Canterbury, Helen Clark

Green Party MP Tamatha Paul has faced backlash following recent comments regarding the benefits of beat police. Opinion writers have criticised her remarks, with some suggesting the controversy reflects poorly on the political discourse in New Zealand.

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1. NZ HeraldFri 28 Mar 2025, 5:00am

   Barry Soper: Tamatha Paul’s outburst shows Helen Clark was right about Greens (opens in new tab)

2. Stuff via The PressFri 28 Mar 2025, 12:31pm

   Martin van Beynen: What planet are the Greens on? It’s not called reality (opens in new tab)