Tensions rise at Palmerston North election candidate meeting

Stuff August 2, 2020

"New Conservative candidate David Poppelwell was firm.

Legalising cannabis and euthanasia would be the wrong call and lead down a “slippery slope”, and the daily updates on Covid-19 during ”prime-time television” was too much.

Poppelwell challenged the Government’s actions during the pandemic, questioning the powers given to police."