Beggars turned the table on Sir Bob Jones, calling him a "self-righteous pig" and other expletives when Tristram Clayton hit the streets to get reactions to the businessman's comments.
"He's a self-righteous pig. He should try and come out and see what it is like," said one man, who has
lived on the streets for more than 15 years.
In an interview with Newstalk ZB yesterday Jones said he could not believe there were still beggars in New Zealand.
"They're a bloody disgrace. They're an eyesore, it's a disgrace in a modern society that fat people - that fat Maoris as they mostly are - are lying on our streets of our city begging," Jones said.
He said begging should be made illegal.
