10:32 am today
Wairarapa MP Mike Butterick has visited most schools across the district delivering tote bags, pens and notebooks, stress balls, lunchboxes and mints all emblazoned with the National Party logo.
The Wairarapa MP has upset some parents by giving school children swag bags of National Party branded merchandise.
Wairarapa MP Mike Butterick has visited most schools across the district delivering tote bags, pens and notebooks, stress balls, lunchboxes and mints all emblazoned with the National Party logo, his name, contact details and the House of Representatives' crest.
The Ministry of Education said in general, schools can support learning about politics, but they must not allow political promotion, campaigning, or advertising on school grounds.
