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Labour Leader Challenges PM Over Peters' Alarming Remarks

4/24/2025

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Labour leader Chris Hipkins is urging Prime Minister Christopher Luxon to respond to Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters' alarming remarks about RNZ's funding during a tense interview. Peters resisted inquiries about his party's controversial proposal to legally define "woman" and "man." Luxon, however, stood firm, asserting that funding decisions rest solely with Cabinet.

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Labour leader Chris Hipkins is urging Prime Minister Christopher Luxon to respond to Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters' alarming remarks about RNZ's funding during a tense interview. Peters resisted inquiries about his party's controversial proposal to legally define "woman" and "man." Luxon, however, stood firm, asserting that funding decisions rest solely with Cabinet.