The Labour Party is asking the Government to find out why the defence force's elite Special Air Service (SAS) unit has been reduced to holding fundraisers for soldiers and their families.
It was revealed this weekend the SAS held a training day with 70 people from Direct Capital Ltd and associated companies at the Papakura Military Camp on October 28.
For $35,000 - $500 per person - participants were given a glimpse of SAS culture, used SAS firearms to shoot at human cut-outs and drank cocktails with war hero Corporal Willie Apiata.
Debate on this issue is now closed. Here is a selection of Your Views:
Is it appropriate for the SAS to be used in fundraising ventures?
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