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Labour Rules Out NZ First Coalition | Auckland News
Labour leader Chris Hipkins has shut the door on any coalition with NZ First, calling their recent racist remarks — including Winston Peters telling a Green MP of Chinese descent to “go back to your own country” — unacceptable and a line that can’t be crossed. The decision was unanimous among Labour MPs, who say they won’t work with a party whose rhetoric is fueling hate. Hipkins says he’s spoken to migrant communities affected by this rise in racism and will not tolerate such behavior in his government. Peters fires back, claiming Labour only now rules him out after he’d already done so —…
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