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Winston Peters Defends Puberty-Blocker Bill, Rejects Court Review

By Drooid · Oct 7, 2026, 12:15 PM UTC · How we work

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Winston Peters said the puberty-blocker bill would not have passed if NZ First had governed.
He called Labour leader Chris Hipkins’s description of a woman “breathtaking” and said leaders cannot define female.
Peters told Family First he “doesn’t care what the court says” about the High Court puberty-blocker review.
He labeled wokeness “sickening” and “behaviourally fascist” and reiterated opposition to overturning the law.

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Winston Peters said the puberty-blocker bill would not have passed if NZ First had governed.
He called Labour leader Chris Hipkins’s description of a woman “breathtaking” and said leaders cannot define female.
Peters told Family First he “doesn’t care what the court says” about the High Court puberty-blocker review.
He labeled wokeness “sickening” and “behaviourally fascist” and reiterated opposition to overturning the law.