Winston: ‘Not my first legal rodeo’

• Published date: 04 May 2024
• Author: John Weekes
• Publication title: Daily Post, The (Rotorua, New Zealand)

Peters yesterday said he was standing up for a free society and it was “laughable” to suggest his comments about Bob Carr had damaged bilateral relations

He said it was too soon to say what would happen with Carr’s possible defamation action.

Peters, deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, gave a speech to the New Zealand China Council in Auckland yesterday.

Business leaders present included Air NZ chief executive Greg Foran and ANZ New Zealand chief executive Antonia Watson.

Asked afterwards about Carr’s legal action, Peters told media: “I’m not going to get deviated on this matter. This is not my first legal rodeo, either.”

The issue related to an interview on RNZ on Thursday in which Peters criticised Carr’s views on the Aukus security partnership involving Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States.

Carr’s...