The Labour Party's received a complaint that outgoing police minister Ginny Andersen bullied a teenage volunteer.
Andersen is accused of yelling at a girl who was volunteering in her Hutt South electorate.
She hasn't denied the allegations but has apologised for any upset she may have caused.
Andersen wore a brave face on election night - Labour's drubbing saw her downing a few glasses of wine as she lost her Hutt South seat.
It was that night Andersen - then the Police and Justice Minister - allegedly yelled at two teenage volunteers.
Newshub has obtained a complaint made to Labour from their mother.
She accused Andersen of yelling at her daughter and son on election night, telling them, "Maybe you should have done some more door-knocking" in an aggressive way and making them feel like this was the reason Labour and Andersen lost.
The mother also details another time her daughter couldn't volunteer because she was going on a family trip and Andersen allegedly yelled at her on the phone.
In 2020, the mother said her daughter mixed up home addresses and Andersen called her "useless" and "made her feel little", it alleged.
Newshub was among multiple media outlets which were sent this complaint - the source said they were leaking it because they were unhappy with the Labour leadership's handling of it. Newshub tried to speak to Andersen on Thursday at her office but was unsuccessful.
Instead, Newshub caught her on the phone.
"I've put a statement out already and I'll leave it at that for now," she said.
Asked if she wasn't denying the complaint, Andersen said: "Look, I don't want to get into it because I really don't think the best way when allegations have been made like this is for them to play out in public, I'm hoping that mediation will be able to resolve what occurred."
In her statement, Andersen said she was really sorry if her comments caused hurt.
The Labour Party confirmed it had received a complaint but the investigation process was confidential. In 2023, Andersen was on the rise as her colleagues' stars were extinguished. She took over the police porfolio when Stuart Nash had to resign.
"It is a big portfolio and I have confidence in her ability to tackle it," Prime Minister Chris Hipkins said at the time.
Then she took on Justice when Kiri Allan resigned after being charged following a car crash.
It appears now it's Andersen's turn to make headlines for all the wrong reasons.
