A report's been tabled in Parliament, recommending a Te Pati Maori MP apologise for deliberately misleading the House. 

In a debate in September last year,Takuta Ferris described MPs as being masters of obscuring the truth. 

Ferris denied an accusation he'd called MPs liars - language considered un-parliamentary -  and it was referred to the Privileges Committee.

ZB senior political correspondent Barry Soper says Ferris needs to apologise.

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