NZ First leader Winston Peters stops short of support for Prime Minister Christopher Luxon

Winston Peters refuses to say if he has confidence in the prime minister

Asked repeatedly by Stuff if he had confidence in the prime minister, Winston Peters walked away without answering yes or no

NZ First leader Winston Peters stops short of support for Prime Minister Christopher Luxon

New Zealand First leader Winston Peters refuses to say whether he still supports the prime minister in light of a recent attempt within National to overthrow him.

Luxon rejects Hipkins’ ‘Air NZ Managers’ claim

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has dismissed as “ridiculous” Chris Hipkins’ claim that he once compared National’s backbench MPs unfavourably with Air New Zealand middle managers. Hipkins told Parliament he had heard about the alleged remark from an Auckland businessperson several years ago, while acknowledging he had no evidence beyond that person’s account. According to a report in state media, Luxon denied making the comment and accused the…