Another pub run by Mitchell was shut down for a week following a promotion allowing unlimited drinks for a fixed price.
[8] In February 2018, Mitchell proposed a member's bill to Parliament to make English an official language of New Zealand.
[9][10][11] Mitchell has sat on the select committees for: Business; Economic Development, Science and Innovation: Officers of Parliament; and Standing Orders.
[3] The proposed bill would have required migrants to sign agree to a cultural "code of conduct" and could expel them from New Zealand if they breached it.
[2] NZ First leader Winston Peters promised a showing of the bar's security footage, saying that it would exonerate Mitchell.
Between 2017 and 2019, New Zealand First party officials had allegedly channelled half a million dollars of donations into the NZ First Foundation's bank account to cover various party-related expenses such as the party's headquarters, graphic design, an MP's legal advice, and even a $5000 day at the Wellington races.
[20][15] He gave a valedictory speech in July 2020 where he reiterated his political goals "such as fixing the Resource Management Act, building roads, pushing for a single standard of citizenship for all New Zealanders, stopping the wholesale selling off of our State assets, building better internal capabilities for manufacturing and processing to add value to our exports to create wealth for Kiwis, and, of course, controlling immigration."