Winston Peters

Former deputy prime minister Winston Peters is pursuing legal action against Speaker of the House Trevor Mallard for his two-year trespass from Parliament ...

If you take that away you get the kind of country no one wants to live in or if they do live there they want to get out," said the NZ First Party leader. "MPs refused to hear them and when someone went down and said 'I'll hear you' the Speaker has the audacity to trespass that person of Parliament." Peters said he attended the protest as he felt the majority of protesters needed someone to listen to them. Geddis said the criteria used in the decision-making of issuing the trespass notice to Peters would be questioned. "So, he'll [Peters' lawyer] argue that the decision to trespass is an unreasonable one given that he had a fairly low-level involvement in the protest," he said. "The big issue is the right to protest is fundamental to any democracy.

Former Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters is remaining coy about whether or not he'll throw his hat into the ring for the Tauranga by-election.

That's not how the game is played," Peters said when pushed by Clarkson on whether he's throwing his hat in the ring. Asked about the Tauranga by-election, which is being held on June 18 and whether or not he will become a candidate, Peters refused to answer. Receiving the trespass notice on his doorstep, he told 1News on Tuesday, "I thought it had to be a joke."

Peters said yesterday he had been trespassed for two years after attending the convoy protest against the vaccine and vaccine mandates. Peters attended after ...

And I made a further call that MPs should not be exempted – which was last night supported by the Parliamentary Service Commission.” “The grounds were closed. But you know that’s a matter to be discussed,” Mallard said. “I think that would have to happen, in that even if you had a Speaker who refused to withdraw a trespass notice, a court would hold it "unreasonable" to allow it to stand and so deprive the voters of their elected representative,” Geddis said. This is about fairness, freedoms, democracy, and one law for all New Zealanders.” Mallard said he had decided that those who attended the protest after the trespass order was issued should be trespassed, and that MPs should not be exempt.

Former Deputy Prime Minister and New Zealand First leader Winston Peters says he will seek a judicial review of the decision to trespass him from ...

This is about fairness, freedoms, democracy, and one law for all New Zealanders," he said. "He cannot be allowed to get away with this dictatorial, fascist behaviour." But he said he took issue with the "little narrow meeting" Mallard had called to discuss the issue. "He cannot be allowed to get away with this dictatorial, fascist behaviour." "He cannot be allowed to get away with this dictatorial, fascist behaviour." "I thought it had to be it was so ridiculous," he said.

The former deputy prime minister has been trespassed for two years for visiting Parliament protesters.

"He does ultimately have the jurisdiction and the responsibilities over these grounds, but it is an issue where he is having to decide whether past Members of Parliament are treated exactly as everyone else," Ardern said on Tuesday. He said it was not about whether former MPs should be treated differently to others at the protest - "they should not" - but rather "fairness, freedoms, democracy and one law for all New Zealanders". "It is my intention to seek a precedent on behalf of the hundreds of others who were unreasonably and therefore unlawfully trespassed for peacefully protesting," Peters said.

Jacinda Ardern says she has asked Speaker Trevor Mallard to run the decision to trespass Winston Peters past other parties.

He did not think the decision would “stand up in court”. He said he was seeking legal advice on the decision. “I’ve encouraged him to give the opportunity for all of the parties within Parliament to discuss the issue and see if we can reach a consensus around the issue of trespass notices and how they apply,” she said. But Ardern said the decision “ultimately” rested with Mallard and she has asked him to call together the Parliamentary Services Commission, so all parties could discuss the decision. In a statement, Peters said the move was outrageous. Peters said he was trespassed from Parliament for two years after attending the occupation by the anti-vaccine and anti-mandate protesters.

"I have found out that the Speaker of the House, Trevor Mallard, has trespassed me from Parliament grounds for a period of two years," the former Deputy PM said ...

"Obviously there were a number of high-profile politicians and personalities there that were identifiable," he added. "That is entirely a matter for the Speaker," she said today when asked about King's trespass notice. "Matt King is no longer a member of the National Party. Obviously, the decision is one of the Speaker, I imagine in conjunction with the police," Luxon said. He said it would inevitably end up in the courts - which would only add to the cost of the protests. "I have found out that the Speaker of the House, Trevor Mallard, has trespassed me from Parliament grounds for a period of two years," the former Deputy PM said today. The NZ First party leader said there was a difference between those who were on Parliamentary grounds taking an active part in the protest and those who were not.

He claims Mallard's “dictatorial behaviour” is “supported by Labour”. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, the Labour leader, on Tuesday morning said decisions about ...

“It is because of this that I have taken legal advice and will continue to do so. By trespassing Winston from Parliament – the Left have finally lost the plot in NZ and Trevor Mallard is effectively a political fascist – there can be no tolerance of these power freaks in the NZ political landscape. There must be an immediate protest planned for the lawns of Parliament, to allow a Speaker to lose the plot in the way Mallard has is dangerous to the stability of NZ Democracy.

Peters said in a statement: "This dictatorial behaviour by Mallard, supported by Labour, should be reserved for third world banana republics".

He later tweeted that he wanted to "listen to the protesters and hear their side of the story". "The fact that Mallard has chosen to wilfully ignore the gaping holes in his reasoning, as well as the intent and application of the Parliamentary Services Act 2000 and the Trespass Act 1980, is as remarkable as it is evidence of his arrogance knowing no bounds." "Remember the protesters asked me to come and speak with them - as they had asked every single current Member of Parliament who had refused to."

In a statement, Peters said he found out on Monday night that Speaker Trevor Mallard had trespassed him from Parliament's grounds for two years. He claims ...

Peters had faced criticism when he visited anti-mandate protesters in February as they held a protest camp inside Parliamentary grounds. Those protests turned ...

It doesn't stop him running for Parliament, if he's elected it won't stop him being an MP and attending the House." Erecting structures on the grounds is also banned, and signs must be handheld. He said the Speaker as a public authority did have extra obligations to take account of things like freedom of association and freedom of expression, but that did not mean the Speaker did not have the power to do this. Everyone knew that the grounds were closed and knew - particularly with it blaring out - there were warnings to leave, repeated over the course of the several weeks." "Winston Peters has a stronger case to say 'I should be on the other side of the line' than some of the others - particularly those who are camping there - but there is a line and it's not ridiculous to have drawn it where it was. "I would have thought this is a - from a legal perspective - a reasonable decision for an occupier, in this case the speake, to be able to make," he said. The grounds of Parliament were "sacred grounds" and everyone had the right to protest and he had preached non-aggressive actions, he said. "I see it entirely as a matter for the Speaker how he chooses to deal with the aftermath of the protest and the attendance of protesters." "Not necessarily a criminal offence, but committing what the law calls a trespass - and one of the consequences of a trespass can be a trespass notice." "They know that I'm a leader of the Democracy NZ party and they know that I'm a frequent critic of theirs and Trevor Mallard and their behaviour, so this is a definite attempt to muzzle me." He would not contact the Speaker directly, but he had received preliminary legal advice from his lawyers and full advice would be discussed "in the fullness of time very very soon". He said Mallard had gaping holes in his reasoning, that there were differences between the protesters "who were legally, peacefully and rightfully there" and those who were ended up being violent.

First Matt King and now Winston Peters have been banned from parliament, and it's going to backfire horribly.

If the goal is to rally, unify and animate the unlawful campers of parliament, this may be the most effective tactic since sprinklers and Barry Manilow. I’d be amazed if he didn’t soak up the spotlight and take it with him to court, challenging the two-year ban from parliament and seeking to summon a cause celebre. The various participants scattered to Peka Peka, to Marsden Point, to a deeply sad fortnight-long “Unite” protest event in Wellington that was attended by almost nobody. In the (admittedly unlikely) event that King were elected to parliament next year, meanwhile, it would set up what someone who understands such things better than me calls “a doozy of a constitutional collision”, given that he would not be able to sit or vote as an MP until he takes an oath of allegiance, something which the speaker is tasked with administering in the House of Representatives, which happens to be a place he is prohibited from entering. He couldn’t be fairly described as an organiser of the occupation, and there’s nothing to suggest that those who were instrumental in running the event – the Convoy 2020 and Freedom and Rights Coalition leaders, say, or Sue Grey, Chantelle Baker, the Counterspin crew, the Voices for Freedom trio, the list goes on – have been sent similar letters. The letter sent to King fails even to detail the reasons for requiring him not to step foot anywhere in parliament until 2024.

Former Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters said he was taking action on the Parliament trespass notice.

But you've got to make a stand and you've got to make the stand right here and right now." My understanding is that he just basically went for a wander and a tiki tour, many members of the media did exactly the same thing during the Parliamentary protest - so we are in quite unconstitutionally uncharted waters." Nobody takes pleasure in this nor the cost. "Now Winston Peters, I don't like the guy much, but he has been the Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand on two occasions, one of our longest serving MPs, he just visited the forecourt. Ardern said it was clear trespass notices were being issued, but "now the issue the Speaker is having to grapple with is how that applies to past MPs." "I thought it had to be a joke," Peters said, after receiving the trespass notice on his door step.

Jacinda Ardern has asked House Speaker Trevor Mallard to consult other political parties over trespass notices issued to former MPs - including Winston ...

Reader donations are critical to what we do. "Ultimately, this is a decision for the Speaker but we've spoken this afternoon. In response to a request for comment, Mallard said "the decisions are made by delegated authority". Newsroom has reached out to the Parliamentary Service for comment.

Trespass order challenged but Speaker says everyone's being treated the same.

It doesn't mean that I won't have a view," she said today. But ultimately, it is going to be his call." "The focus should be on those who were violent or there is reason to believe will cause trouble in the future. Ardern said her philosophy in politics was "play the ball, not the man". "This is not about whether former members of Parliament should be treated differently to others who were at the protest – they should not," Peters said this morning. He told the Herald he did not believe the trespass orders should be revoked but added: "I'm not going into any detail on something that could be before a court."

The Prime Minister has asked Speaker Trevor Mallard to convene a meeting with all parties to explain trespass notices that were sent out to a number of for.

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Look I've got to agree with Winston Peters, I think Trevor Mallard has lost the plot. I cannot actually believe that he believes that it's ok to trespass.

But they were not the people who were simply there to have a conversation or to show support in a peaceful way. I don't think many of us expect we'll see a protest like that ever again or at least in the near future. He turned up to the protest.