25 Oct 2024

NZ should not apologise for Manawanui sinking impacts - Peters

From Checkpoint, 5:23 pm on 25 October 2024

Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters said New Zealand should not apologise to Samoa for the environmental impact from the HMNZS Manawanui sinking and ongoing fuel leaks. Mr Peters made the comments in the capital Apia, where he has just arrived for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting - or CHOGM. Questions surrounding Winston Peters' attack on a public servant have followed him all the way to Samoa, political reporter Russell Palmer spoke to Lisa Owen from Apia.