The Human Rights Commission is warning political and community leaders about their choice of words when speaking about the Israeli-Gaza conflict.
ACT leader David Seymour has accused Green MP Chlöe Swarbrick of repeating a pro-Hamas statement - "from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free" - at a pro-Palestine rally in Auckland.
Chlöe Swarbrick says that is a purposeful distraction.
Human Rights Commissioner Paul Hunt spoke to Charlotte Cook.