Trevor Mallard was in the wars at the weekend - Stuff reports:
Labour MP Trevor Mallard has suffered serious injuries in a bike crash.
During Cycling Otago's third annual R&R sport tour on Saturday, Hutt South MP Mr Mallard broke his right femur and right shoulder blade on the Taieri Plains when he accidentally touched wheels with two fellow competitors near Henley.
"We were going over 40 kilometres [an hour] at the time," he said. "Three of us went down. The other two were fine. I broke my right femur up near the hip and also broke my scapula. I bounced along on my right side."
The accident happened on the first of five stages in a two-day event.
Mr Mallard, 56, Labour's Rugby World Cup spokesman, was in Dunedin to discuss World Cup prospects with organisers today and to meet up with the party's Dunedin North candidate for this year's general election, David Clark.
Mr Mallard, a keen recreational cyclist, was operated on in Dunedin Hospital on Saturday afternoon. A plate and and screws were inserted below the hip to knit his broken femur together.
He said yesterday he was waiting for his surgeon to advise when he might be allowed to fly back to Wellington. "I'm not very good at taking advice but I'll be listening to the doctor."
We wish Trevor a speedy recovery. He's not our favourite politician by any stretch of the imagination, but his absence from Parliament will give Lockwood Smith some breathing space, given Mallard's self-confessed difficulty in taking kindly advice from Mr Speaker!
We're sure to that an enforced period of rest will give Mallard plenty of time to blog on Red Alert, which might be a good thing, or going by some of his less temperate offerings of late, might not! We're sure though that he will express a view on the state of the public health system!
Get well soon Trevor.
19 comments:
"We wish Trevor a speedy recovery"
Why 'wish' Why not pray?
When will your Phillip Field post appear Inv2?
In the interests of increased public scrutiny of MP's spending, can anyone confirm that this Wellington-based MP paid out of his own pocket for his air ticket and accommodation (and presumably excess luggage if he took his own bike) to attend this event in Otago.
@ Anon (11.08) - let's not make this anything more than it is; an expression of goodwill towards a bloke who fell off his bike.
@ Robert Guyton - irrelevant, as ever. But since you asked, he has NOT been granted leave to appeal against all the charges of which he was convicted, nor against his sentence. At Kiwiblog, Graeme Edgeler comments:
Field was denied leave to appeal his sentence. He was also denied leave to appeal his convictions for attempting to pervert the course of justice. Even if he wins this appeal, he’s not “getting away with” everything. The convictions related to trying to get witnesses to stay silent etc. will remain.
(Off-thread Inv2)
Who is this joker robertguyton??
Seems to be full of his own self importance to me, almost like a stalker here inv2.
All a little creepy I reckon.
Is he what is known as a troll inv2?
Anonymous: I would have thought a Wanker would be a better fit.
The right wing again display their credentials. Keep going people. It is a cliche because it's true.
Ah; the old left/right thingee again. Notwithstanding that this thread is written by a rightie wishing a leftie well after his accident.
Just no pleasing so people, I guess...
My 2cents,
I hope Trev gets well soon. He livens up parliament.
Nice jim jams too!
It is true that if you cannot think of something nice to say, it is better to say nothing...so...
"Nice jim jams too!"
Are they wincyette or cotton duck?
John Key had some advice for Trevor.
“We don't like to see him in that condition and we wish him a speedy recovery,” Prime Minister John Key said. “Tell him to go on the cycleway next time on his own so he can't hit another bike.”
Nice one Doug. Funny. Key is a classic. You're blogger profile is just as funny. Word to the wise: make sure when you try to hide your profile you ensure that it can't be accessed via the log./root/v/c_ folder of another blog site that doesn't hide its user profile.
Doug's a bit of a wag eh! Wonder what he's hiding?
Key's rip-snortin' comments show the man at the top of his game, that's for sure. Mind you, Trev no doubt had a similar encouraging witticism to offer Key when he fell from the stage at the Chinese New Year and broke his own precious wing. Was it the Year of The Weasel,The Goose, The Loon,or was it the Snake-in-the-grass? Difficult to remember.
While Trevor is in Hospital they should check his feet he has shot them enough.
Doug - they wouldn't need to - they could just look on the web.
Alex - those will be hospital pj's. Trev probably does not travel with any of his own.
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