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Does he stand by his statement in the House on 5 August 2026, in answer to a supplementary question to oral question No. 6, that a member of Parliament “has been in this Parliament five minutes, has wasted so much of Parliament’s time”?

Answered Question 35407 (2026)
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Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

Question

  • Does he stand by his statement in the House on 5 August 2026, in answer to a supplementary question to oral question No. 6, that a member of Parliament “has been in this Parliament five minutes, has wasted so much of Parliament’s time”?

Answered by

Rt Hon Winston Peters

List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs

Answer

Yes.