Senior National Party MP and Attorney General Chris Bishop was notably absent when called upon to lay a wreath at the Hutt's Dawn Service this morning.
Bishop said in a statement to Facebook that he'd received a few questions about the incident which he described as "pretty embarrassing".
The Hutt South MP said he was "gutted" about the breakdown in communication which lead to his absence at the remembrance at Hutt Civic Events Centre this morning.
"I did not know the RSA were expecting to me to lay a wreath and I wasn't officially invited to do so. Obviously if I had known, I would have been there."
"It looks like there was a breakdown in communication between the RSA and my office and me," said Bishop.
The MP said "as always" he had attended two Petone services, the later Hutt Civic service and the Wainuiomata service.
Bishop would also be attending the Ataturk memorial service at Breaker Bay this afternoon on behalf of the Government, where he would be laying a wreath.
Bishop was appointed Attorney-General on April 7 in a cabinet reshuffle in which he gave up the roles of Leader of the House and National Party campaign chair.
The Lower Hutt RSA has been approached for comment.
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