Source: Radio New Zealand
Chris Bishop said he did not know the RSA expected him, the situation was “pretty embarrassing” and he was “gutted to attend. RNZ / Nick Monro
Hutt South MP Chris Bishop says a “breakdown in communication” saw his name read out at a wreath-laying ceremony he did not attend.
In Facebook post, Bishop said he had received a few questions about this morning’s dawn service in the Hutt.
He said he did not know the RSA expected him, the situation was “pretty embarrassing” and he was “gutted”.
“I wasn’t officially invited to do so.
“Obviously, if I had known, I would have been there.”
Meanwhile, Bishop attended two other services at the Hutt Civic Centre and Wainuiomata on Saturday, and would also lay a wreath at the Ataturk memorial service at Breaker Bay in the afternoon on behalf of the government.
RNZ has approached the RSA for comment.
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