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Kate Hawkesby: Trevor Mallard's childish actions are a new low
Trevor Mallard has officially lost the plot.
If you're in any doubt, google the column my colleague Heather du-Plessis Allan wrote for the Herald On Sunday yesterday.
She pointed out his disturbing overreach whereby he “advised” media to stay away from protestors outside Parliament. Heather questions how much of this is actually 'advice' versus instruction – and how democratic is it really to keep media away from a protest.
He’s done it under the guise of protection of course – appointing himself as some overarching protector of all – whether they want or need to be protected or not.
It’s an…
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