That response<\/a> on Tuesday afternoon did not directly address the allegations but stated there was “no question” of his wh\u0101nau’s integrity.<\/p>\nParliamentary Service told RNZ it did not comment on “individual employment matters or internal party correspondence”.<\/p>\n
The allegations<\/p>\n
In the letter, the staffer – whose name is redacted – claimed that Kapa-Kingi had showed “complete disregard toward security” after being caught tailgating through the main entrance security gates, despite having a family member swipe card.<\/p>\n
When stopped and questioned by a guard, Kapa-Kingi refused to go through the usual screening process and “started his abuse”, the letter claimed.<\/p>\n
“Eru has said to me that he doesn’t have to do anything I say or show me the relevant Parliament ID because I am not a cop and I’m just a security guard who can’t do s**t.”<\/p>\n
The staffer said Kapa-Kingi adopted an “aggressive tone and came across with a lot of hatred and intimidation”, repeatedly referring to one security guard as a f***ing white baldhead c***”.<\/p>\n
Other terms allegedly used included: “you are just a piece of s***”, “f*** you c***” and “get f****d”.<\/p>\n
“I found that kind of abusive behaviour very confronting and completely unacceptable, especially for the place that we work,” the staffer’s letter said.<\/p>\n
“With the combination of the abuse, language and racism displayed by Eru, I firmly believed that he was going to go through with his threats of physical violence.”<\/p>\n
Kapa-Kingi allegedly also repeatedly questioned the guards whether they knew who he and his family was: “You are going to be so embarrassed and f***ed when you find out.”<\/p>\n
“Words such as this I believe were used to try and intimidate [redacted] and myself, hoping that we would back down from the situation, let him get away with what he had done and not take things further,” the letter said.<\/p>\n
The staffer said the whole situation could have been resolved “a lot sooner and a lot easier” if Kapa-Kingi had simply retrieved his access card for his bag or undergone through the brief screening process.<\/p>\n
The letter requested that Kapa-Kingi be dismissed from his current employment and be barred from reapplying for a family access card.<\/p>\n
Te P\u0101ti M\u0101ori’s email to members claimed that Kapa-Kingi was ultimately trespassed from the Parliamentary premises and had his contract terminated for “serious misconduct”.<\/p>\n
The email claimed Kapa-Kingi was later brought back under a different company name as a way of circumventing the termination.<\/p>\n
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