New Zealand’s opposition party has stood down MP Sam Uffindell and launched an investigation after backing him for two days, following fresh allegations of bullying behaviour during his university years, which he denies.
The move comes after a woman who lived with Uffindell and three other University of Otago flatmates in 2003 alleged in an interview with broadcaster RNZ released on Tuesday that Uffindell was an aggressive “verbal bully” who could become physically intimidating, and would trash the house after “excessive” alcohol and drug use.
