Aug 7, 2026 · 5 min · 5 segments
It is hard to pin down a minister in Question Time, when each has a doppelgänger ready to deflect the blame or shoulder the responsibility. Winston Peters this week said more or less 'you should ask…
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This week at Parliament, much of the available attention was captured by derogatory comments made by Winston Peters.
Some of the remaining focus went to Christopher Luxon, including for using a Defence Force plane to return home after a party fundraising event.
We're not discussing those actions today, but how they were defended in question time.
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This is an RNZ podcast.
This week at Parliament, much of the available attention was captured by derogatory comments made by Winston Peters.
Some of the remaining focus went to Christopher Luxon, including for using a Defence Force plane to return home after a party fundraising event.
We're not discussing those actions today, but how they were defended in question time.
