NZ First MP Ron Mark at the 2019 NZ First conference, wearing one of his cowboy hats. Defence Minister Ron Mark has confirmed he got into a scuffle with a drunk man who stole his cowboy hat. LOREN DOUGAN/STUFF Defence Minister Ron Mark and his partner Chris Tracey, who were in the crowd at a Fleetwood Mac tribute show earlier this month when a man stole Mark's cowboy hat. He could not explain why someone would want to steal the cowboy hat. A manager of the concert venue, Carterton Events Centre, said he was not aware of any incident related to the minister and his cowboy hat.

Source: Stuff December 17, 2019 03:11 UTC