Winston Peters refuses to apologise for comments towards Green MP
Foreign Minister Winston Peters has refused to apologise for telling Green MP Lawrence Xu-Nan to go back to his own country.
Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters responded to heckling from Green MP Lawrence Xu-Nan last week by telling him to go back to his own country. The comments have drawn widespread criticism as racist. Peters has refused to apologise despite meeting with the Prime Minister and being questioned directly in Parliament by Xu-Nan. The Speaker has declined to take action on a Green Party request that Peters be asked to withdraw and apologise.
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RNZ
Winston Peters refuses to apologise for 'racist' comments after meeting with PM
The foreign minister has attracted a firestorm of criticism after comments towards Green MP Lawrence Xu-Nan.
1News
Xu-Nan grills Peters on 'racist' comments that were directed at him
Peters, the Foreign Affairs Minister, last week responded to heckling from Lawrence Xu-Nan by saying "go back to your own country".
RNZ
Xu-Nan grills Peters on 'racist' comments that were directed at him
Green MP repeatedly put Peters' own comments to him directly, but the NZ First leader quibbled that the questions were about his comments made as head of the party.
NZ Herald
Winston Peters is behaving like a fringe-dwelling thug, not an elder statesman – Audrey Young
OPINION: Peters could ruin the coalition's re-election chances.
RNZ
Speaker will not take action over Winston Peters' 'racist' comments
The Speaker will not be taking action on a request from the Green Party that New Zealand First leader Winston Peters be asked to withdraw and apologise for his comments to their MP Lawrence Xu-Nan.