Lawmaker Vows to Honor Streaking Promise Mon Sep 19, 7:14 AM ET
WELLINGTON, New Zealand - A Green Party lawmaker who pledged to run naked through the streets if a rival party leader was re-elected said he will honor his word.
Legislator Keith Locke, the Green Party's foreign affairs spokesman, said Monday he didn't want to break an election promise.
He had said he would do the nude dash if rightist Act Party leader Rodney Hide won a parliamentary seat in the Aukland suburb of Epsom. Regarded as an outside chance, Hide romped home in the contest Saturday with a 3,200-vote majority.
"We haven't set a date, we've got preparations to do in terms of choreography," Locke said. "It will be artistic and it will involve body paint."
A local business group, the Newmarket Business Association, is helping pave the way for the lawmaker's run down Broadway, which is "a straight and wide strip — ideal for such exposure," said Cameron Brewer, the group's general manager.
"When Mr. Locke is ready, the ... association will warn the faint-hearted, clear the footpath on Broadway ... ensure there are the necessary officials, and provide a much-needed loincloth," Brewer said.
