The comment, which has now been deleted, was posted on a 1 News story about a firearms incident near a Napier primary school.
In a screenshot of the comment posted to social media, Gaughan can be seen describing MÄori as the scourge of New Zealand and arguing that the quicker we put them in prison the better . I m talking about the majority of the male population, the comment continues. The ones who beat their missis. Who don t give a f k about society. Yeah you who will Rebel against these words. But truth be told you are NZ biggest problem right now (sic).
Gaughan told
Stuff those businesses had “every right to do that”, and he would have done the same if he was in that situation, but said he hoped he could gain support back from his customers to help his team. “Without a business and without sales, the business cannot continue to support these people who are working for us. I would like to think there is a second chance for the business.” Marilyn Yosores, co-owner of Eagle Brewing and Gaughan’s partner, said in a post earlier on Friday he had resigned from the business and was remorseful about what he said.
Canterbury brewery owner says his comment labelling Māori scourge of NZ was misconstrued as racism Newshub 14/05/2021
Warning: This article contains racist language.
The owner of a Canterbury brewery has denied he s racist despite labelling Māori the scourge of New Zealand and appearing to call for their mass imprisonment.
David Gaughan, the founder of Eagle Brewing in Kaiapoi, was heavily criticised after a comment of his on a news website s Facebook page was spotted by social media users.
Since the backlash, Gaughan has announced he is stepping away from Facebook and will take time to reconsider his positions as owner, director and executive brewer at Eagle.