Colin Craig is suing Whale Oil blogger Cameron Slater for defamation.
Former Conservative Party leader Colin Craig has revealed how he wanted to kiss his former press secretary Rachel MacGregor in a long and intimate letter written in the run-up to the 2011 general election.
The revelation came on day two of Craig's defamation case against right-wing blogger Cameron Slater atthe Auckland High Court.
During cross-examination, Slater's lawyer Brian Henry asked Craig to read parts of a 12-page letter he wrote to MacGregor just six weeks after employing her as his press secretary.
One passage concerned questions Craig said he'd been asked by people who were keeping tabs on him.
"Questions were: Colin, are you having an affair? Do you think your relationship with you PA (ie you) is special? Have you kissed her?"
During cross-examination in his defamation case against right-wing blogger Cameron Slater former Conservative Party leader Colin Craig has read parts of a long and intimate letter he wrote to former press secretary Rachel MacGregor (left) in the run-up to the 2011 general election. Photos / File
Regarding the third question, Craig wrote, "And again obviously the answer to the last question was no, not that I wouldn't want to, a lot, but that is a boundary."
Henry also questioned Craig about a part of his letter where he apologised for looking down her top.
"I owe you an apology ... I was caught off-guard. My eyes went where they shouldn't have gone."
When asked if he believed his comments had been appropriate in the context of their professional relationship, Craig said he and MacGregor had "an intimate friendship" that wasn't "purely professional."
The letter ended with a poem before concluding "your friend and more. Love Colin."
The trial continues and is set down for three weeks.
Colin Craig in the High Court at Auckland during his defamation case against right-wing blogger Cameron Slater. Photo / Michael Craig
