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Tuesday, 19 August 2025

Personal Explanations — General Debate—Comment Made During Debate

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🗣️ Speech Rt Hon Winston Peters (New Zealand First Party — List Member)
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I seek leave to make a personal statement.

💬 SPEAKER: Generally, you have to outline “concerning”—personal statement concerning. Sorry, the rules have changed a little bit.

It’s about a comment I made on 2 April this year in this House.

💬 SPEAKER: OK. Leave is sought for that purpose. Is there any objection? There appears to be none.

On 2 April this year, more than four months ago, in a general debate, I made a comment which on reflection I should withdraw and apologise for. I said, “The number of frauds committed by the Green Party in the last election knows no bounds.” That remark was in the heat of a noisy, heckling period, and I misread my notes. Everyone in this House at the time would understand it was clearly not the Green Party being referenced.

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