Race Relations Commissioner says Winston Peters comments in Parliament ‘racist’

Home / New ZealandUpdatedDubby Henry & Lochlan LinehamNZ Herald·30 Jul, 2026 08:22 PM3 mins to read‌Melissa Darby says it's "unbecoming of a Foreign Minister" to tell Chinese Kiwi Green MP Lawrence Xu-Nan to "go back to your own country". Video / Ryan Bridge TODAYThe Race Relations Commissioner says Winston Peters’ latest comments are racist and “should be seen for what they are”, after he told a Chinese-Kiwi MP to “go back to your own country” in Parliament on Wednesday. But Commissioner Dr Melissa Derby has stopped short of calling for Peters to be AdvertisementAdvertise with NZME.