27 May 2020

Judith Collins 'sick of being demonised' for her ethnicity

From Checkpoint, 5:19 pm on 27 May 2020

For a second day straight, National has found itself in controversy about colour - specifically, the colour white.

Tensions over race relations have boiled over again today with one senior National MP saying she was "sick of being demonised for her ethnicity" during a public select committee hearing.

The caucus has been valiantly trying to get the conversation back on track - after new leader Todd Muller unveiled his new frontbench line-up with only white faces in his top twelve spots.

RNZ political editor Jane Patterson has the story.