16 Mar 2023

Pressure on PM to remove Stuart Nash's other portfolios

From Morning Report, 7:11 am on 16 March 2023

The Prime Minister is under mounting pressure to strip Stuart Nash of all of his ministerial portfolios. 

Nash yesterday resigned as police minister, after admitting he'd once encouraged the police commissioner to appeal a court decision.

He wasn't police minister at the time, but his actions breached the Cabinet Manual. 

Opposition parties are outraged Nash remains in Cabinet and are demanding Chris Hipkins take action. 

Here's RNZ political reporter Katie Scotcher.