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Protest Leaders Sue Peters for Defamation, Highlight Fossil Fuel Donation

6/19/2026

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Protest organizers, representing thousands of demonstrators, accused NZ First leader Winston Peters of defamation after he called participants dishonest and refused to delete his post.
Peters’ post, which drew 1.7 million views, stayed online because he said supportive responses showed common sense.
Rainbow Action Tamaki called Peters a hypocrite, noting $100,000 donation to NZ First from GMP Environmental, a fossil-fuel industry firm.

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Protest organizers, representing thousands of demonstrators, accused NZ First leader Winston Peters of defamation after he called participants dishonest and refused to delete his post.
Peters’ post, which drew 1.7 million views, stayed online because he said supportive responses showed common sense.
Rainbow Action Tamaki called Peters a hypocrite, noting $100,000 donation to NZ First from GMP Environmental, a fossil-fuel industry firm.