Supporting the Rugby Team

The NZ Herald editorial is unimpressed with the PM's move to have the have the Speaker investigate the Parliamentary Rugby Team.

So ends, probably, a harmless and charming tradition. What could be more in tune with country than the pleasure that a few of its male MPs derive from an occasional game of rugby? What could be the harm in accepting sponsorship for their recent trip to ?

 The sponsorship had been organised by a representative of TV, as it has been for years. Sky TV has an obvious interest in rugby. So do some of the other sponsors: Air New Zealand, adidas, , , McDonald's and AMP. The French Government provided internal travel and accommodation.

Lobbying is a long way from corruption. If this trip was unethical, we have become too sanctimonious for words, or play.

Hear hear.

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