Matthew Hague

Matthew Hague is a New Zealand lawyer and director of Frontline Law. He previously served in the New Zealand Defence Force and New Zealand Police, including as a military lawyer. He is ACT's 2026 candidate for Wellington North.

What DI has documented

DI has documented statements by Matthew Hague on Government Ethics, Government Transparency, and Military and Defense. Read the quotations, original sources and related cases below.

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Statements by Matthew Hague

Matthew Hague

Role at the time: Military lawyer and former Defence Force member, speaking in a Newstalk ZB interview; also an ACT candidate

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Statement summary

Hague says an integrity breach would raise questions about Davies's disclosures during repeated security vetting.

“there's questions about whether he disclosed it over the years during that process as well”
Open the original interview (opens in a new tab)Matthew Hague on the Chief of Defence Force's resignationFull 2:41 interview, especially 01:16-02:28.
Why we used this label

Relative to the handling of integrity information in Davies's vetting, Hague makes his criticism depend on an unresolved integrity breach. He raises disclosure questions without concluding that the checks failed.

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