Winston Peters Denies He Made a Mistake Releasing Emails Showing PM Wanted Explicit Iran War Backing

‘Dumb on so many levels’: unpacking the Peters v Luxon inferno over Iran emails

When a prime minister is accusing his foreign minister of ‘putting politics ahead of the national interest’, it’s way beyond a squabble.  By the end of last week, it looked like the conflagration within the governing coalition was over.  Winston Peters had waded into the febrile episode that saw Christopher Luxon call a confidence vote in Christopher Luxon, castigating an “ego trip” that just invited further caucus dissent and instability. Luxon…

Perspective with Heather du Plessis-Allan: Is the coalition really in crisis?

Look, I’m not as excited about the Winston Peters-Chris Luxon emails meeting as clearly some people are. I mean, there are people predicting the collapse o

Winston Peters denies he made a mistake releasing emails showing PM wanted explicit Iran war backing

Foreign Minister Winston Peters is now denying he made a mistake in his office releasing emails to the Herald showing Prime Minister Christopher Luxon wanted...

Luxon and Peters clash revealed in emails

Within days of the Iran war starting Christoper Luxon wanted to move the government's position to "explicit public support" for the US, documents...

Luxon, Peters hold talks after emails reveal clash over NZ's Iran war stance

Within days of the Iran war starting, Luxon wanted to move the Government's position to "explicit public support" for the US, the documents suggest.