Technology company Fuji Xerox New Zealand is back in the Government's good books after being suspended as a contractor for more than a year.
But one of its biggest critics, Winston Peters, still won't say he has confidence in the company.
The suspension in late 2017 followed allegations of accounting irregularities that uncovered half a billion dollars in losses at Fuji Xerox New Zealand and its Australian partner.
The Serious Fraud Office is still investigating Fuji and ethical concerns led to the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment implementing a new code of conduct for all its suppliers last month.
In opposition Mr Peters was highly critical of the company's demise, saying it portrayed New Zealand as a "banana republic''.
RNZ political reporter Jo Moir asked the acting Prime Minister whether he stands by those comments.
