'There's a Game Going on Here': Luxon Asks for Votes in Response to Peters' Immigrant Comments

Luxon says Peters’ comments were racist – but backs him as minister

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says he believes Winston Peters’ comments about a Chinese-born MP are racist, but still expressed confidence in his...

'There's a game going on here': Luxon asks for votes in response to Peters' immigrant comments

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has condemned Winston Peters' comments about a Green MP as racist and "outrageous", but says he maintains confidence in him as Foreign Minister.

Luxon expresses confidence in Peters as Foreign Minister, says his remarks were ‘racist’

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon is expressing confidence in Winston Peters as his foreign minister and won’t sack him. He adds he’s “not worried” about “spats” with China.

Chinese Embassy voices concerns to MFAT over Peters’ comments

Reading Time: 2 minutes By Giles Dexter of RNZ China has expressed its concerns to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade over comments Winston Peters made to Green MP Lawrence Xu-Nan. The Chinese Embassy in New Zealand said it had lodged “solemn representations” with MFAT over the “negative China-related remarks made by a certain politician in the New Zealand Parliament.” That certain politician, Peters, told the Chinese-born MP to “go back …