Hurricanes Sponsor CEO calls for Bowker to resign

Wellington Mornings with Nick Mills
13/08/2021 7 min
Hurricanes Sponsor CEO calls for Bowker to resign

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As the embattled business man and Hurricanes shareholder Troy Bowker stays silent over a controversial comment one sponsor is calling for Bowker to cut ties with the team.Businessman and franchise shareholder Bowker has described entrepreneur Ian Taylor's support for calling the country Aotearoa - "sucking up to the left Maori-loving agenda".All Blacks and Hurricanes star TJ Perenara yesterday labelled the comments as racist and insulting.CEO of Hurricanes sponsor Kapura, Jamie Williams, told Wellington Mornings host Nick Mills Bowker's comments don't align with what they believe the Hurricanes organisation is all about.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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