Hobson’s Pledge Calls On Labour MP To Correct The Record And Apologise For Politicising TragedyHobson’s Pledge calls on Labour MP Shanan Halbert to correct the public record and apologise after making false allegations about Hobson’s Pledge during a radio interview yesterday. Mr Halbert claimed Hobson’s Pledge had spread misinformation about local iwi in relation to the tragic landslide at Mount Maunganui. “Hobson’s Pledge has not commented on the landslide, nor on any individuals or groups connected to it,” said Don Brash. “When a Member of Parliament publicly accuses an organisation of spreading misinformation, that claim should be accurate and evidence-based,” he said. Given Mr Halbert’s professed concern about misinformation, it is incumbent on him to correct the record and apologise for making allegations that are demonstrably false.”Advertisement - scroll to continue reading© Scoop Media