MP's bashing revelation stuns NZ politics

By Ben McKay
Updated August 8 2022 - 4:13pm, first published 3:54pm
A New Zealand opposition MP was expelled from high school for beating a younger student. (AP PHOTO)
A New Zealand opposition MP was expelled from high school for beating a younger student. (AP PHOTO)

New Zealand's opposition National party is standing by its newest MP Sam Uffindell after revelations he was expelled from a prestigious high school more than two decades ago for viciously beating a younger student.

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