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Dr Miller said New Zealand-By Geoff Taylor ers were normally pretty fair-and The Dominion Post minded about such things and

had the attitude of “there butDon Brash is “damaged for the grace of God go I”.goods” and will ultimately lose

But the event had once againhis leadership of the Nationalemphasised the National lead-Party despite apparent at-er’s political naivety.tempts to ride out a storm over

“There was some careless-his private life, according to aness about the way this hap-leading political scientist. MOURNING: Serey Seng, left, and Pheang Son, the mother and grandmother of Melanie Seng, at the spot where the toddler is believed to have got through the fence.PICTURE: Iain McGregor

After going to ground for two pened. You are particularlyvulnerable if you startdays over allegationsaccusing the otherof an affair, Dr Brashside of being corrupt.was today back in con-If you push the cor-trol of the National Pool owner: it’s no one’s faultruption line longParty and confident heenough you have to becould save his Mr Khammo said his family was will involve police, the Hamilton City

By Reon Suddabysure you are above re-marriage. extremely upset about Melanie’s Council and the coroner.proach.”He was to appear death. “We feel very sorry for the The council’s marketing manager,

Party insiders saytoday at several The owner of a Hamilton swim- family and the girl. Philip Burton, said pool owners hadthe next two or threeevents in Auckland ming pool where a toddler drowned “We can’t sleep, all we’re thinking to ensure their pools were safe.weeks will be crucialwith his wife Je Lan. says a gap in the pool fence was is what we can do for the family.” “Regardless of laws and enforce-to Dr Brash’s survival.Dr Brash’s decision blocked by a wooden pallet, and he The Sengs think Melanie got into ment, it does come back to a basicToday, he was toto re-enter the public has done nothing wrong. the pool by walking through a gap responsibility by pool owners,” heattend a public meet-arena appears aimed Three-year-old Melanie Seng was between a fence at the back of the said.ing and visit a fleaat stamping out talk found on Wednesday in the pool at a properties and a garage. “You can have the best fence andmarket and shoppingof a brewing coup and Vernall St, Nawton, house owned by However Mr Khammo said the gap best gate in the world, if it’s not man-mall.shows he may not be Hamilton man Petros Khammo. was blocked by a wooden pallet. aged properly it’s clearly of no value.”ready to stand aside. Earlier he brushed Mr Khammo rented the house to The Khammo family planned to Mr Burton said there were “rela-aside news mediaBut Auckland Uni- his sister, Ghadah Khammo. Melanie meet the Sengs. tively few” pool drownings in Hamil-questions but was lat-versity political scien- lived with her parents in the house “We must go to see the family, the ton. Last year seven children underer reported to havetist Raymond Miller

next door. problem happened in our house. It’s five drowned in pools in New Zealand.said he would contin-said Dr Brash andMs Khammo yesterday said not our fault, it’s not anybody’s fault None was from the Waikato.ue in the role as Na-party insiders might

Melanie’s mother, Serey Seng, . . . but we can’t bring her back,” Mr Water Safety New Zealand commu-tional Party head.still be weighing upknocked on her door on Wednesday Khammo said. nity co-ordinator Mark Haimona saidthe options and look- But the front-run-afternoon to ask if she had seen her Ms Khammo has since moved out drowning was the third highest causeing for an “exit ner for Dr Brash’s job,daughter. Ms Khammo had not, but of the house, and Mr Khammo was of accidental death in New Zealand,strategy”. f inance spokesman

MELANIE SENG: The three-year-old died in her soon after heard Mrs Seng screaming considering selling the property. behind road crashes and falls in theJohn Key, refused to“I still do believeneighbour’s pool on Wednesday. PICTURE: Supplied when she found Melanie in the pool. An inquiry into Melanie’s death home.rule out a leadershipthat he is now dam-

bid yesterday, tellingaged goods to the ex-tent that the party would not TV3: “There is no vacancy. Iflet him lead it into the next there is a vacancy, come backelection,” Dr Miller said. and talk to me.” Vet badly hurt as horse lashes out“There may be a decision Mr Key’s main rival would

OffbeatA Vietnamese man who once

that he should go now or keep be former leader Bill English — appeared on telev is ion toA Matamata vet is in Auck- Westpac Waikato air ambu- The horse had been sedatedsome dignity and self respect but neither is thought to have demonstrate his ability to resistland Hospital with serious head lance to Waikato Hospital be- but “just exploded” and lashedand let him continue as leader the numbers at the moment to electr ic shocks has beeninjuries after being kicked fore being flown to Auckland out with its hind legs, businessfor a few months. mount a successful coup. electrocuted while repairing awhile examining a horse. for specialist treatment. partner Jim Marks said.“I’ve always felt that he Meanwhile, the party’s chief generator. Nguyen Van Hung, in

Rob Moorhead was kicked in The experienced vet, from Mr Marks said Mr Moor-would not lead National into whip Lindsay Tisch has disput- his early 40s, was killed in Taythe head and upper body by the Marks Ewen and Associates head had done everything rightthe next election. The events of ed suggestions his support for Ninh prov ince near themare about 9.30am on Equine Veterinary Hospital in and it was extremely rare forthe last few days are likely to Dr Brash was “lukewarm”. He Cambodian border while repairing

the generator without first cuttingthe power supply, a local officialsaid. ‘‘He used to demonstrate atour office how he would insert twofingers into the electrical plugholewithout problems,’’ the officialsaid. Hung, nicknamed ‘‘HungElectric’’, appeared on television’sStrange Stories of Vietnam.

Wednesday. Matamata, was examining the vets to be injured in such situ-advance rather than delay that told the Waikato Times he wasdecision.” He was flown by the horse on a Kiwitahi farm. ations. — Aaron Leaman“100 per cent behind” Dr Brash.

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