Defence Minister Ron Mark has admitted to getting into a scuffle with a man who took his signature cowboy hat at a concert.
Mark says he was at a Fleetwood Mac tribute show in Carterton on December 7 when a drunk man snatched his Stetson.
"I asked for it back. He refused. He played silly games, hid it behind his back and I grabbed him by the shirt. He eventually gave my hat back," the New Zealand First MP told reporters on Tuesday.
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"Later on the evening we caught up. He apologised, I apologised, we shook hands, and that was it."