Racing minister Grant Robertson must sack all of the board members of Harness Racing NZ

The issue

Harness Racing NZ board members have multiple conflict of interest & a poor record on animal welfare & pre & post race drug tests CEO Gary Woodham & fellow Colin Hair & Ken Spicer board members own multiple horses who are trained by various people who have failed drug testing Under their watch they have only caught a few cobalt cases Two trainers have lost their license after passing multiple drug test Which vet Dr Andrew Grierson of Woodlands stud is in charge of YES another huge conflict of interest here These two trainiers were only caught by way of tip offs None of their horses were moved straight away from the care of either of these two trainers which shows no interest in any animal welfare

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The issue

Harness Racing NZ board members have multiple conflict of interest & a poor record on animal welfare & pre & post race drug tests CEO Gary Woodham & fellow Colin Hair & Ken Spicer board members own multiple horses who are trained by various people who have failed drug testing Under their watch they have only caught a few cobalt cases Two trainers have lost their license after passing multiple drug test Which vet Dr Andrew Grierson of Woodlands stud is in charge of YES another huge conflict of interest here These two trainiers were only caught by way of tip offs None of their horses were moved straight away from the care of either of these two trainers which shows no interest in any animal welfare

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