Winston Peters Apologises for Calling MP 'Dickhead' in Parliament

Echo Chamber: ‘Mr Peters wants to call me a dickhead’

‘Dickhead’, ‘bollocks’, ‘arrogant wokester loser’ – who knows what will come out of Winston Peters next. Echo Chamber is The Spinoff’s dispatch from the press gallery, recapping sessions in the House. Columns are written by politics reporter Lyric Waiwiri-Smith and Wellington editor Joel MacManus. It only took a minute for Gerry Brownlee to rise to his feet during Wednesday’s question time and threaten to kick someone out of the House. The speak…

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Winston Peters apologises for calling MP 'dickhead' in Parliament

By Giles Dexter of RNZ New Zealand First leader Winston Peters has apologised for calling Te Pāti Māori MP Tākuta Ferris a “dickhead” in the House, but is...